Engagement Summary The Ministry of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development has adopted a four-phase engagement process to develop a new and improved wildlife management and habitat conservation strategy for British Columbia. We are currently wrapping up phase 3 of our engagement process. During this phase, we consulted all First Nations in B.C., … Read More

Engagement Summary The BC Wildlife Health Program was again asking for help assessing the effects of winter ticks on the province’s moose population as part of its annual moose winter tick surveillance program. The program relies on observations from wildlife professionals, wildlife enthusiasts and the public to: Document and map the distribution of winter ticks … Read More

Engagement Summary The provincial government embarked on a new program to recover and conserve woodland caribou in British Columbia, and requested the public’s feedback. The Caribou Recovery Program is a long-term commitment that will include all B.C. caribou herds in a comprehensive and uniform approach to conservation, based on traditional knowledge and science. The province … Read More

Engagement Summary Over the past 12 years, the B.C. government has held various public discussions and engagements about Species at Risk and specific policy topics. These have included: 2010: the Task Force on Species at Risk 2014: the Five-Year Plan for Species at Risk 2016: the Species at Risk Public Engagement A description and the … Read More

Engagement Summary B.C.’s diversity of wildlife provides many environmental, cultural, social, and economic benefits to all British Columbians. The purpose of this engagement was to open a discussion among Indigenous peoples, rural communities, wildlife organizations, natural resource development industry stakeholders, and the public so together we can identify ideas on ways to improve how we … Read More

Engagement Summary On August 14, 2017, the B.C. government announced that effective November 30, 2017 it will end trophy hunting of grizzly bears and stop all hunting of grizzly bears in the Great Bear Rainforest. Government also announced it would launch an engagement process on regulations to support a sustenance hunt, while ending the trophy … Read More

Engagement Summary The Boreal Caribou Implementation Plan (BCIP) has been in place since 2011 and was designed to slow the rate of caribou population decline while the necessary research and monitoring was being conducted to determine best options for recovering the species. The 2017 Science Review, along with a letter introducing this report have been … Read More

Engagement Summary Between October 19 and November 30, 2016, we heard from British Columbians about innovative ways to better protect species at risk in B.C. Fruitful discussions occurred about the Principles for the Protection of Species at Risk. We heard your thoughts on how to increase protection of species at risk on private lands. Ideas were … Read More