In addition to birds, caribou are a good indicator of the health of the Boreal Forest. I thought I would share this insightful article by Boreal friends Dr. David Suzuki and Dr. Faisal Moola, who argue that recent declines in caribou numbers show Canada needs to increase protection of the Boreal and the symbolic creatures who reside within the [...]

 
Raymond Taniton - Chief Negotiator  on the Grizzly Bear Mountain Scented Grass Hills file
Credit: Ed Reeves
 Thank you to the elders and community of Deline for their vision and perseverance that resulted in the announcement a few days ago that two massive peninsulas on Great Bear Lake are now officially protected areas that will be co-managed by [...]

In a public forum last week I was told by staff person of a government agency that:
1. The effect of placing miles of pipelines and roads and thousands of well pads and compressor stations in the tar sands region of Alberta was the ecological equivalent of the effect of a natural forest fire;
2. That providing [...]

DANGER IN THE NURSERY: PANEL DISCUSSION ON THE IMPACT OF CANADA’S TAR SANDS OIL DEVELOPMENT ON MIGRATORY BIRDS
Natural Resources Defense Council invites you to
a briefing about migratory birds and the Canadian tar sands
FRIDAY, APRIL 3
10:00 – 11:30 AM
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Choate Room and Foyer
1779 Massachusetts Ave. NW, Washington, DC
Speakers:
George M. Woodwell, Ph.D.
The Woods [...]