Canada Saves the Forest
Canada“s boreal forest is the largest intact forest on the planet.www.forestfriendly500.org Canada’s federal government last week announced that it is setting aside some 25.5 million acres of boreal forest and…
Canada“s boreal forest is the largest intact forest on the planet.www.forestfriendly500.org Canada’s federal government last week announced that it is setting aside some 25.5 million acres of boreal forest and…
…by hazardous zones.© GINNY DIERS Indigenous Arctic grayling are threatened by the ravages of extractive industries© GINNY DIERS Oil pumpjacks are a common sight in western Canadian backyards.© GINNY DIERS…
…reduce the total allowable catch of seals from the record numbers allowed during the previous three-year period ending in 2005. CONTACTS: IFAW, www.ifaw.org; Harpseals.org, www.harpseals.org; Protect Seals Network, www.hsus.org/marine_mammals/protect_seals/the_protect_seals_network.html. …
…eastern U.S. forests from decimation for, among other things, toilet paper. Can you tell me if any efforts are underway to protect Canada‘s boreal forest, also long used for making…
As an online gamer, I spend a lot of time in front of my computer. What’s the environmental impact? And are “greener” PCs available? —Bob Grant, Burlington, VT Online gamers…
…the wild. Since its inception Born Free has campaigned for a future where animals and people can co-exist and where threatened and endangered species are protected for generations to come….
…Habitat Fund works with landowners nationwide to protect wetlands, as does Ducks Unlimited Canada. CONTACTS: American Rivers, www.americanrivers.org; Izaak Walton League, www.iwla.org; Wetland Habitat Fund, www.whc.org/wetlandfund; Ducks Unlimited Canada, www.wetlandscanadatrust.com….
…by culling the herd and then reintroducing the species. The jury is still out. Meanwhile, the fate of the bison hangs in the balance. CONTACT: Buffalo Field Campaign, www.buffalofieldcampaign.org ….
…by halting its drilling plans. In a letter to chairperson of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee Richard Lugar (R-IN), Pettigrew complained that hurricane damage is being used to justify…
…emissions in Canada. The environmental groups also called for both Canadian and U.S. governments to incorporate climate science in their environmental policies and to protect the North American Boreal Forest…