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In The Media

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June 2022

Castanet: Kelowna firearm owners say Liberal gun-control measures miss the mark (Jesse Zeman interviewed)

The Province: B.C. firearms retailers report handgun sales spike (Jesse Zeman interviewed)

Castanet: New hunting rules fuel division, Northern BC First Nations say (Jesse Zeman interviewed)

e-know.ca: Proposed law will waste billions regulating the wrong people (BCWF featured)

Global News: B.C. Wildlife Federation seeking citizen scientists for deer study (BCWF featured)

CFJC Today: B.C. Wildlife Federation wants critical areas of fire-damaged Thompson-Okanagan roads off-limits for vehicles (BCWF featured)

Castanet: BC Wildlife Federation calls for return to backcountry closures in fire areas (BCWF featured)

The Vernon Morning Star: Love wildlife? B.C. wildlife foundation looking for hikers to help with animal cameras (BCWF featured)

Vancouver is Awesome: Your guide to the best summer day camps for kids in Metro Vancouver (BCWF mentioned)

CBC: Wildfire recovery rules poorly enforced, spark commercial ‘free-for-all’ in B.C. Interior, advocates say (BCWF featured)

The Nelson Daily: Creston retiree lands Grand Prize in Kootenay Lake Angler Incentive Program year end draw (BCWF mentioned)

The Williams Lake Tribune: No licence required to fish with dad this Father’s Day weekend (BCWF mentioned)

The Vernon Morning Star: ‘Free-for-all’ access to burned Okanagan forests stopping post-wildfire regeneration: Advocates (BCWF featured)

Chemainus Valley Courier: Victoria fly fishing club marks 45 years with new Cowichan River angling map (BCWF mentioned)

Comox Valley Record: Courtenay and District Fish and Game club hosts Fishing Forever (BCWF mentioned)

The Vancouver Sun: Jesse Zeman: Too many wildlife populations in B.C. are crashing due to industrial encroachment (BCWF featured)

The Columbia Valley Pioneer: Listening to our Indigenous Elders, their wisdom and concerns (BCWF mentioned)

May 2022

100 Mile Free Press: B.C. drops regulations for shooting ranges from legislation meant to curb gun violence (BCWF featured)

The Energy Mix: ‘Tail Wags the Dog’ as BC Hydro Accused of Ignoring Habitat Conservation Duties (BCWF featured)

Cape Breton Post: Newfoundland politician pushing new bill to study seal populations (BCWF mentioned)

CityNews: Canada goose nesting at Vancouver Convention Centre not a mother-to-be (Jesse Zeman quoted)

The Castlegar Source: Cougars and cameras and deer, oh my! BCWF holds 50/50 fundraiser (BCWF featured)

Maple Ridge – Pitt Meadows News: Outdoors backcountry workshops for women in Maple Ridge forest (BCWF featured)

Castanet: Women gather at Camp Winfield for a weekend of outdoors training and confidence-building (BCWF featured)

Kelowna Capital News: Building confidence, gaining independence in the Okanagan while Becoming an Outdoors Woman (BCWF featured)

The Ashcroft-Cache Creek Journal: Loon Lake fundraiser features works by local artists (BCWF mentioned)

Prince George Citizen: Hunting closures, regulation changes announced in Northeast B.C. (BCWF mentioned)

The Nelson Daily: Planning measures released for Year Three of Kootenay Lake Recovery (BCWF mentioned)

Info news.ca: Local retailers carrying the burden of new firearms regulations (BCWF featured)

Vancouver Sun: Tori Ball: Set aside your differences, B.C. leaders, to protect nature (BCWF featured)

NationTalk: Changes to hunting regulations support reconciliation, wildlife stewardship (BCWF mentioned)

Alaska Highway News: Peace River North MLA ‘shocked’ by new moose hunt regulations (BCWF mentioned)

Saltwire: Parliament studying how DFO acts on scientific data (BCWF mentioned)

Castanet: Two Vernon men fined a total of $13,000 for illegally killing three moose near Kelowna (BCWF mentioned)

CBC: B.C. makes contentious change to moose, caribou hunt in northeast (BCWF mentioned)

Vancouver is Awesome: Province turns its back on science, says BC Wildlife Federation (BCWF featured)

ICI Radio-Canada: Réactions contrastées aux nouvelles restrictions sur la chasse en C.-B. (BCWF mentioned)

Prince George Daily News: B.C.’s hunting regulation changes will hurt northern residents (BCWF mentioned)

Yahoo! News Canada: Regulation changes drastically impact moose hunting in B.C.’s northeast (BCWF mentioned)

March 2022

Kelowna Now: Highlighting endangered BC animals on World Wildlife Day (BCWF mentioned)

Nation Talk: BC Government: Wildlife Act changes support reconciliation (BCWF mentioned)

Energetic City: MLA Davies urges residents to provide feedback on proposed hunting regulations (BCWF mentioned)

Castanet: Shooting for the future of Okanagan fish and game clubs (BCWF featured)

Energetic City: B.C. Liberals to host virtual roundtable on proposed Peace region hunting regulations (BCWF mentioned)

Haida Gwaii Observer: Kokanee population ‘collapsed’ in Kootenay Lake but unlikely to disappear (BCWF mentioned)

Castanet: BC hunters concerned over proposed changes to hunting allocations in Northern BC (BCWF featured)

Alaska Highway News: Proposed changes to moose hunt not being welcomed (BCWF featured, Jesse Zeman quoted)

MyBulkleyLakesNow: BC Wildlife Federation says BC is taking aim at the wrong groups (BCWF featured, Jesse Zeman quoted)

Prince George Citizen: Fort St. John mayor condemns threat against Blueberry chief (BCWF mentioned)

CBC: Death threat aimed at Blueberry River First Nations chief over proposed changes to moose, caribou hunting (BCWF mentioned, Jesse Zeman quoted)

Trail Times: Kootenay Lake anglers support added incentive to fish (BCWF mentioned)

Alaska Highway News: Hunters rally behind BC Liberals on proposed moose hunt changes (BCWF mentioned)

Energetic City: Hundreds of B.C. residents sound off on NDP’s proposed hunting regulations (BCWF mentioned)

Ducks Unlimited Canada: Ducks Unlimited Canada releases comprehensive report to guide future restoration efforts in the Fraser River Estuary (BCWF mentioned)

August 2021

B.C. Local News: Okanagan Lake drawdown could be cause for thousands of dead salmon eggs (BCWF quoted, Patt Whittingham, BCWF’s Okanagan president quoted, Jesse Zeman, Director of the Fish and Wildlife Restoration Program quoted)

Penticton Herald: Three-quarters of kokanee spawners dead in Okanagan Lake, group says (BCWF quoted, Patt Whittingham, BCWF’s Okanagan president quoted)

Global News: Early drawdown of Okanagan Lake compromised fish restoration efforts, says B.C. Wildlife Federation (Jesse Zeman, Director of the Fish and Wildlife Restoration Program quoted)

The Valley Voice: Two kids win big for conservation in the Kootenay Lake Angler Incentive Program (BCWF mentioned)

Pennywise: Locals of all ages netting great prizes this summer (BCWF mentioned)

 

July 2021

Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows News: Habitat Conservation Trust announces 5 grants for projects in Pitt River watershed (BCWF mentioned)

Vancouver Sun: B.C. wildfires update for July 30: B.C. government urges caution this long weekend | Evacuation order lifted for properties near Osoyoos | 248 wildfires, 3,058 properties evacuated (Jesse Zeman, Director of the Fish and Wildlife Restoration Program, quoted)

The Valley Voice: Kootenay Lake Angler Incentive Program grand-prize winner (BCWF mentioned)

Agassiz Harrison Observer:  Fraser Valley conservation projects to see influx of more than $171,000 (Chuck Zuckerman, president of the BCWF, quoted)

National Post: Why you can’t just blame climate change for B.C. being on fire (Jesse Zeman, Director of the Fish and Wildlife Restoration Program, quoted)

CBC Radio Canada: Feux en C.-B. : une mauvaise gestion des forêts a créé une « bombe à retardement » (Jesse Zeman, Director of the Fish and Wildlife Restoration Program, quoted)

Vancouver Sun: B.C. gets a hefty economic bang for the bucks it spends on protecting watersheds (see Wetlands Workforce)

The Castlegar Source: Young anglers time to get trout heads in the KLAIP game (see Kootenay Lake Angler Incentive Program)

Vancouver Sun: Jesse Zeman: Archaic management has turned our forests into an overstuffed matchbox (By Jesse Zeman, Director of the Fish and Wildlife Restoration Program)

Infotel: B.C. has turned its forests into a ticking time bomb (By Jesse Zeman, Director of the Fish and Wildlife Restoration Program)

Cowichan Valley Citizen: Art and the watershed: Learning about what’s here and how to preserve it (see Wetlands Workforce)

Water Canada: Research reveals B.C.’s watershed sector is a jobs powerhouse (see Wetlands Workforce)

Rossland News: Contract awarded for takedown of Trail dams (see Wetlands Workforce)

Kelowna Now: Habitat Conservation Trust Fund awards $9.3M for 175 conservation projects (see Wetlands Workforce)

Taste of Squamish: Chelem Trail: A Virtual Tour with the BC Wildlife Federation (By Emma Kingsland, Development & Volunteer Assistant)

The Jill Bennett Show on CKNW 980: Jesse Zeman, Director of the Fish and Wildlife Restoration Program, discusses the effect of B.C.’s wildfires on wildlife. 

CBC Daybreak South with Chris Walker: Jesse Zeman, Director of the Fish and Wildlife Restoration Program, discusses wildfire, controlled burns and wildlife. 

May 2021

Creston Valley Advance: BC’s Family Fishing Weekend returns June 18 to 20 (BCWF’s & Freshwater Society of BC’s Virtual Family Fishing Webinar mentioned)

Agassiz-Harrison Observer: BC’s Family Fishing Weekend returns June 18 to 20 (BCWF’s & Freshwater Society of BC’s Virtual Family Fishing Webinar mentioned)

Alaska Highway News: New educational wetland planned for Mackenzie school (see Media Release)

The Prince George Citizen: B.C. Wildlife Federation to build wetland at Mackenzie Secondary School (see Media Release)

Times Colonist: Trevor Hancock: B.C. is now a biodiversity-loss hotspot (BCWF mentioned)

Pique News Magazine: Internal documents reveal DFO suppressed, downplayed threats to this B.C. endangered species (see Media Release)

Revelstoke Mountaineer: New B.C. coalition calls for improvements in species and habitat management (Fish, Wildlife and Habitat Coalition mentioned)

Trail Times: Incentive program rewards Kootenay angler with $1,000 prize (see Kootenay Lake Angler Incentive Program)

Prince George Citizen: Internal documents reveal DFO suppressed, downplayed threats to this B.C. endangered species (see Media Release)

Global News TV: DFO accused of risking B.C. steelhead extinction (Interview with Jesse Zeman, BCWF Director of Fish and Wildlife Restoration, see Media Release)

The Globe and Mail: How Ottawa thwarted efforts to help an endangered species (see Media Release)

The Narwhal: DFO ignored pleas from scientists, altered report to downplay risks to imperilled steelhead: docs (see Media Release)

E-Know: Kootenay Lake Angler program ends May 31 (Kootenay Lake Angler Incentive Program mentioned)

E-Know: Dire situation leads to new coalition calling for change (Fish, Wildlife and Habitat Coalition mentioned)

Grand Forks Gazette: Wildsight joins coalition calling on government to prioritize wildlife and habitat protection (Fish, Wildlife and Habitat Coalition mentioned)

The Aldergrove Star: Coalition calls on B.C. to invest in wildlife stewardship and habitat protection (Fish, Wildlife and Habitat Coalition mentioned)

The Prince-George Citizen: New coalition eyes endangered species law for B.C. (Fish, Wildlife and Habitat Coalition mentioned)

Fraser Valley News Network: New Coalition Calls on Government to Re-Establish B.C. as a World Leader in Fish, Wildlife and Habitat Management (Fish, Wildlife and Habitat Coalition mentioned)

Agassiz-Harrison Observer: Coalition calls on B.C to invest in wildlife stewardship and habitat protection (Fish, Wildlife and Habitat Coalition mentioned)

Coast Reporter: New coalition eyes endangered species law for B.C. (Fish, Wildlife and Habitat Coalition mentioned)

Aldergrove Star: Green Beat: ‘If you built it, they will come’ (BCWF Conservation Award winner, Larri Woodrow mentioned)

Alaska Highway News: New wildlife coalition calls for change (with quotes by Jesse Zeman, BCWF director of fish and wildlife restoration)

E-Know: KLAIP continues to help kokanee salmon

Fraser Valley News Network: BC Wildlife Federation Recognizes Two Lifetime B.C. Conservationists (BCWF Conservation Awards Program)

Aldergrove Star: Langley’s Larri Woodrow named conservationist of the year (BCWF Conservation Awards Program)

Langley Advance Times: Langley’s Larri Woodrow named conservationist of the year (BCWF Conservation Awards Program)

April 2021

CBC: New research shows continued habitat loss will drive caribou to extinction in B.C. (with quotes by Jesse Zeman, BCWF Director of Fish and Wildlife Restoration Program) 

The Narwhal: Kitimat Rod and Gun Club calls on local government to protect environment amid industrial boom (with quotes by BCWF Director Mark Langegger)

The Columbia Valley Pioneer: Columbia Lake Provincial Park illegal tree harvesting (BCWF mentioned)

Kelowna Capital News: Nesting bald eagles harassed by youth-piloted drone in Kelowna (BCWF mentioned)

Infotel: Keep your drones away from wildlife, Okanagan Conservation Officers warn (BCWF mentioned)

Infotel: Wolves, habitat changes decimating Interior B.C. moose populations (BCWF Conservation Webinar Series, “Factors Affecting Moose Populations in Interior B.C.”, mentioned)

The Prince George Citizen: Gun law a ‘mishmash’ (Letter to the editor written by Gary Mauser, BCWF Firearms Committee Chair)

The Thyee: Heart of the Fraser Should Be Named ‘Ecologically Significant’ (BCWF mentioned)

Read the letter that the BCWF, the Outdoor Recreation Council of BC and the Watershed Watch Salmon Society sent to the minister of fisheries, Bernadette Jordan, asking that Fisheries and Oceans Canada formally list the Heart of the Fraser as an Ecologically Significant Area under the Fisheries Act.

Energetic City: North Peace Rod and Gun Club president calls Bill 4 ‘unnecessary’ (BCWF mentioned)

Vernon Morning Star: Vehicles trashed on Westside amid annual cleanup (BCWF Conservation App mentioned)

Keremeos Review: Saving Ginty’s pond (Alyssa Purse, BCWF Wetlands Program Coordinator mentioned)

The Trail Champions: Get a Trout with the Kootenay Lake Angler Incentive Program

The Nelson Daily: Get a Trout with the Kootenay Lake Angler Incentive Program

BC Local News: Kootenay fisherman hooks into angler incentive prize