Early in 2003 the British Columbia government announced a proposed wolf kill in the 6.3 million hectare Muskwa-Kechika special management area in northern BC.

Considered an unparalleled wilderness area with significant wildlife populations even the BC government acknowledges that Muskwa-Kechika (pronounced musk-quah ke-chee-kah) is “one of North America’s last true wilderness areas south of the 60th parallel. Rich in untouched beauty, intact ecosystems, natural resources and abundant animal life, the Muskwa-Kechika area has local, regional, First Nations, national, international and global ecological significance.”

The proposal, which is at the behest of big game hunters, would see wolves shot and trapped throughout the year with the bag limit tripling from 3 to 10 wolves. The government intends to kill 25% of 850 wolves in the region. These regressive measures are in addition to a proposed burn of 120 square kilometres in the region and the sterilization of 13 wolves in five different packs in the area.

The stated rational for the wolf kill is to increase ungulates such as Rocky Mountain Elk, Stone’s mountain sheep and moose for local and foreign big game hunters in the area.

The cull is indefensible from an ecological standpoint and biological perspective and will unbalance the natural ecosystem in the area.

Press releases and In the news articles for wolfs can be found in the campaigns Canada's Species at Risk and Safeguarding BC's Wildlife. You can also do an on-site search for wolfs.