Conservation Be Damned
When it comes to steelhead on the interior Fraser tribs it’s pretty much destination fucked. Bob Hooton recaps recent developments on the business of conserving …
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DFO Ignored Science on Threats to Fraser River Steelhead
A stunning report from The Narwhal regarding Thompson and Chilcotin steelhead. Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) watered down a scientific report to downplay threats to …
Investigation confirms dire situation of B.C. steelhead
And in all likelihood, the Canadian Federal Government won’t act. A thorough risk assessment of Chilcotin and Thompson steelhead trout has confirmed the results of …
B.C. Wildlife Federation Fights Back Over Thompson Steelhead Populations
Fisheries and Ocean Canada’s handling of the collapsing steelhead runs on the Thompson and Chilcotin is a disgrace. A member of the B.C. Wildlife Federation …
B.C.’s battle to save endangered steelhead shrouded in secrecy
The comtinuing saga of Interior Fraser steelhead. The provincial Environment Ministry is pressing the federal government for an emergency Species at Risk Act listing for …
Risking The Extinction of Thompson-Chilcotin Steelhead
The commercial pink salmon fishery is so important to the B.C. federal government it’s willing to wipe out an entire species to keep harmful gillnets …
Thompson Steelhead – The Final Nail
Un fucking believable. The Governor in Council (GiC) has decided that not listing Thompson River and Chilcotin River Steelhead Trout under the Species at Risk Act would …
Thompson steelhead trapped at bottom of Bonaparte River fishway
This is beyond incompetence. According to the BC Wildlife Federation (BCWF), the few remaining Interior Thompson steelhead trout are stuck at the base of the …
TAKE ACTION: List Interior Fraser River steelhead under Canada’s Species At Risk Act
Time is running out for Thompson River Steelhead and some outside pressure and attention would help. The most important thing is to get emails and/or …
The Fat Lady is Singing on the Thompson
Confusion abounds with respect to measures that will be taken to protect what little remains of interior Fraser steelhead. Let’s not fool ourselves here. All …