Endangered Species Facts
Parks Don’t Always Protect Endangered Species….huh?
Parks in BC are mostly high in the mountains and do not always protect low elevation old growth forests where most endangered species live.
Hey, Share That Rainforest!
If we stop logging low elevation old growth forests, they will grow up to be old growth again in about 200 years. Scientists say that plants and animals will only need about half of the forested land in BC, so the other half can be used for growing trees for people to use to build houses, cabinets and musical instruments like violins. But we will have to cut them down a bit more slowly than we do now so we won’t run out again.
WHOO Has Banned Logging Old Growth?
Stopping old growth logging may seem like a big deal. But many other places have already done it. China, Japan, Australia, the Philippines, New Zealand, and even the United States have banned logging old growth forests in some areas. Also, hundreds of magazine and book publishers in Europe, Canada and the US have stopped buying paper made from old growth trees. Harry Potter books are printed on old growth free paper for a reason—the author, J. K. Rowling cares about preserving old growth forests!
For more information
wildernesscommittee.org
speciesatrisk.gc.ca
