Minister says he’ll act on habitat report
The provincial government says it is committed to most recommendations on improving wildlife habitat affected by heightened logging activity associated with mountain pine beetle devastation. Forests, Lands and Natural Resources Operations Minister Steve Thomson has committed to reviewing and acting on the advice and a majority of recommendations contained in the report, Getting the Balance Right: Improving Wildlife Habitat Management in British Columbia. In the aftermath of the mountain pine beetle epidemic, Thomson asked Parliamentary Secretary Mike Morris, a lifelong trapper, to examine the impact of the epidemic and the associated increase in timber harvesting on wildlife habitat in the Interior.
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