This comprehensive report on the state of Canada's most endangered bird species - the Northern spotted owl - looks at habitat loss in southwest BC, the owl's only home in Canada. Logging of oldgrowth forest is the reason for the owl's plight and the report lists the top ten loggers of owl habitat.

Map 3: Spotted Owl Habitat and Spotted Owl Management Zones

Forest age class 8-9 (greater than 140 years), with a height class > 2 (taller than 19.3 metres), below 1,370 metres elevation were isolated and used to illustrate the current potential Spotted Owl habitat within the Squamish and Chilliwack Forest Districts.