CPAWS-BC
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Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society – British Columbia Chapter
An environmental non-profit working to protect lands, waters and nature in British Columbia
www.cpawsbc.org
An environmental non-profit working to protect lands, waters and nature in British Columbia
www.cpawsbc.org
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CPAWS-BC works to protect wilderness in every corner of BC and deep in to the ocean.
But what exactly do we do here? Scroll through the thread to learn more 🧵⬇️
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Canada's new budget is out—it's a swing and a miss. In a year when generational investment was expected, Budget 2025 is a stunning letdown that fails to mention nature at all. Catch our Statement: cpaws.org/nature-bench...
November 5, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Canada's new budget is out—it's a swing and a miss. In a year when generational investment was expected, Budget 2025 is a stunning letdown that fails to mention nature at all. Catch our Statement: cpaws.org/nature-bench...
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Thank you to Premier Eby and Coastal First Nations for taking a stand to protect the north BC coast against calls to repeal the Oil Tanker Moratorium Act 👏 The north coast is one of the richest and most productive ecosystems on earth – lifting the ban "makes absolutely no sense" #bcpoli #cdnpoli
B.C. premier, First Nations call on feds to continue oil tanker ban along northern coast | CBC News
B.C. Premier David Eby stood with members of numerous First Nations from B.C.’s northern coast on Wednesday to support and sign a declaration that asks Ottawa to continue a moratorium on oil tankers i...
www.cbc.ca
November 5, 2025 at 9:42 PM
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Prime Minister Mark Carney’s first budget scales back rules around greenwashing, cuts environmental spending and hints an emissions cap on the oil and gas industry is unlikely. VIA @meyer.bsky.social thenarwhal.ca/carney-budge...
How Carney’s first budget impacts the environment | The Narwhal
Prime Minister Mark Carney’s first budget scales back many Trudeau-era environmental programs and creates a youth climate corps
thenarwhal.ca
November 5, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Prime Minister Mark Carney’s first budget scales back rules around greenwashing, cuts environmental spending and hints an emissions cap on the oil and gas industry is unlikely. VIA @meyer.bsky.social thenarwhal.ca/carney-budge...
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Are seabirds ocean savers? New research published in Nature Reviews Biodiversity finds seabirds help connect ocean ecosystems by moving nutrients from open ocean to islands and back to coastal waters.
Learn more: https://www.earth.com/news/how-saving-seabirds-could-help-save-the-oceans/
Learn more: https://www.earth.com/news/how-saving-seabirds-could-help-save-the-oceans/
How saving seabirds could help save the oceans
Restoring seabirds revives reefs, strengthens fisheries, and reconnects ecosystems from ridge to reef, driving climate recovery.
www.earth.com
November 5, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Are seabirds ocean savers? New research published in Nature Reviews Biodiversity finds seabirds help connect ocean ecosystems by moving nutrients from open ocean to islands and back to coastal waters.
Learn more: https://www.earth.com/news/how-saving-seabirds-could-help-save-the-oceans/
Learn more: https://www.earth.com/news/how-saving-seabirds-could-help-save-the-oceans/
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This is why we need the Clean Coasts Act. Most #MarineDebris cleanup efforts are initiated by volunteers & non-profits – more needs to be done to hold polluters accountable. "Someone knows where these came from. So, somebody should be held to account for cleaning them up.”—Peter Ross @raincoast.org
Industrial tires filled with Styrofoam wash up on Vancouver Island beach | CBC News
Eleven industrial tires each weighing about four tonnes and filled with Styrofoam have washed up near Campbell River, B.C., prompting concern for wildlife in the area.
www.cbc.ca
November 5, 2025 at 6:36 PM
This is why we need the Clean Coasts Act. Most #MarineDebris cleanup efforts are initiated by volunteers & non-profits – more needs to be done to hold polluters accountable. "Someone knows where these came from. So, somebody should be held to account for cleaning them up.”—Peter Ross @raincoast.org
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While Ford uses his bully pulpit & taxpayers’ dollars to promote the Ring of Fire, grassroots leaders from Neskantaga, Attawapiskat & Marten Falls are showing there is another way—one rooted in truth, humility & care for the Earth.
Show your support: buff.ly/qDvJg8f
Show your support: buff.ly/qDvJg8f
November 5, 2025 at 1:45 PM
While Ford uses his bully pulpit & taxpayers’ dollars to promote the Ring of Fire, grassroots leaders from Neskantaga, Attawapiskat & Marten Falls are showing there is another way—one rooted in truth, humility & care for the Earth.
Show your support: buff.ly/qDvJg8f
Show your support: buff.ly/qDvJg8f
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Today's federal budget puts nearly $90-billion toward capital spending, national defense, housing & economic growth. But one thing is missing: nature.
Instead, it incl:
❌ The possible end of the oil & gas emissions cap
❌ Cuts to ECCC & the DFO
❌ No new funding to protect or restore biodiversity
Instead, it incl:
❌ The possible end of the oil & gas emissions cap
❌ Cuts to ECCC & the DFO
❌ No new funding to protect or restore biodiversity
November 5, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Today's federal budget puts nearly $90-billion toward capital spending, national defense, housing & economic growth. But one thing is missing: nature.
Instead, it incl:
❌ The possible end of the oil & gas emissions cap
❌ Cuts to ECCC & the DFO
❌ No new funding to protect or restore biodiversity
Instead, it incl:
❌ The possible end of the oil & gas emissions cap
❌ Cuts to ECCC & the DFO
❌ No new funding to protect or restore biodiversity
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Canada's 2025 budget:
✅ invests in housing and infrastructure and promises to strengthen some climate regulations
😡 creates new LNG subsidies and doubles down on oil-and-gas handouts
🤡 completely ghosts nature funding.
Not the clear vision an "investment budget" demands.
✅ invests in housing and infrastructure and promises to strengthen some climate regulations
😡 creates new LNG subsidies and doubles down on oil-and-gas handouts
🤡 completely ghosts nature funding.
Not the clear vision an "investment budget" demands.
November 5, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Canada's 2025 budget:
✅ invests in housing and infrastructure and promises to strengthen some climate regulations
😡 creates new LNG subsidies and doubles down on oil-and-gas handouts
🤡 completely ghosts nature funding.
Not the clear vision an "investment budget" demands.
✅ invests in housing and infrastructure and promises to strengthen some climate regulations
😡 creates new LNG subsidies and doubles down on oil-and-gas handouts
🤡 completely ghosts nature funding.
Not the clear vision an "investment budget" demands.
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Budget 2025 recognizes nature as part of a strong and resilient Canada but we need the details and dollars to deliver on that promise.
Full reaction here: https://naturecanada.ca/news/statements/statement-nature-canada-reacts-to-budget-2025/
@mark-carney.bsky.social #cdnpoli #budget2025
Full reaction here: https://naturecanada.ca/news/statements/statement-nature-canada-reacts-to-budget-2025/
@mark-carney.bsky.social #cdnpoli #budget2025
November 5, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Budget 2025 recognizes nature as part of a strong and resilient Canada but we need the details and dollars to deliver on that promise.
Full reaction here: https://naturecanada.ca/news/statements/statement-nature-canada-reacts-to-budget-2025/
@mark-carney.bsky.social #cdnpoli #budget2025
Full reaction here: https://naturecanada.ca/news/statements/statement-nature-canada-reacts-to-budget-2025/
@mark-carney.bsky.social #cdnpoli #budget2025
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#Budget2025 is so weak on climate it could expose the federal government to further legal risk. The new "Climate Competitiveness" Strategy offers handouts to polluting industry and walks back climate action.
Our full reaction: www.wcel.org/media-releas... #cdnpoli
Our full reaction: www.wcel.org/media-releas... #cdnpoli
November 5, 2025 at 12:19 AM
#Budget2025 is so weak on climate it could expose the federal government to further legal risk. The new "Climate Competitiveness" Strategy offers handouts to polluting industry and walks back climate action.
Our full reaction: www.wcel.org/media-releas... #cdnpoli
Our full reaction: www.wcel.org/media-releas... #cdnpoli
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Did you know…communities across Canada rely on wetlands to purify water? Please email Prime Minister Mark Carney and Minister François-Philippe Champagne. Tell them you want to see natural infrastructure counted in the budget. www.pm.gc.ca/en/connect/c...
November 4, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Did you know…communities across Canada rely on wetlands to purify water? Please email Prime Minister Mark Carney and Minister François-Philippe Champagne. Tell them you want to see natural infrastructure counted in the budget. www.pm.gc.ca/en/connect/c...
Just like the Little Brown Bat, Scorpios are mysterious, determined, and passionate (about eating mosquitoes?).
Join us in calling on the BC government to protect habitat for species at risk like the Little Brown Bat by visiting besthope.ca.
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Join us in calling on the BC government to protect habitat for species at risk like the Little Brown Bat by visiting besthope.ca.
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November 5, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Just like the Little Brown Bat, Scorpios are mysterious, determined, and passionate (about eating mosquitoes?).
Join us in calling on the BC government to protect habitat for species at risk like the Little Brown Bat by visiting besthope.ca.
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Join us in calling on the BC government to protect habitat for species at risk like the Little Brown Bat by visiting besthope.ca.
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Once on the brink of disappearing, peregrine falcons are now soaring again—thanks to decades of conservation work & the dedication of people like Brian.
🎧 Episode 5 of #ThisIsWildPodcast drops on Fri, Nov 7: the story of the fastest animal on Earth & the chemical that nearly grounded them for good.
🎧 Episode 5 of #ThisIsWildPodcast drops on Fri, Nov 7: the story of the fastest animal on Earth & the chemical that nearly grounded them for good.
November 4, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Once on the brink of disappearing, peregrine falcons are now soaring again—thanks to decades of conservation work & the dedication of people like Brian.
🎧 Episode 5 of #ThisIsWildPodcast drops on Fri, Nov 7: the story of the fastest animal on Earth & the chemical that nearly grounded them for good.
🎧 Episode 5 of #ThisIsWildPodcast drops on Fri, Nov 7: the story of the fastest animal on Earth & the chemical that nearly grounded them for good.
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Our latest blog includes some frankly shocking revelations...
... including the fact that the DFO allowed the forestry industry to destroy legally protected #CriticalHabitat for #SpeciesAtRisk, because industry was concerned the rules were too onerous 🌲🪓🪵
cpaws-southernalberta.org/critical-hab...
... including the fact that the DFO allowed the forestry industry to destroy legally protected #CriticalHabitat for #SpeciesAtRisk, because industry was concerned the rules were too onerous 🌲🪓🪵
cpaws-southernalberta.org/critical-hab...
November 4, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Our latest blog includes some frankly shocking revelations...
... including the fact that the DFO allowed the forestry industry to destroy legally protected #CriticalHabitat for #SpeciesAtRisk, because industry was concerned the rules were too onerous 🌲🪓🪵
cpaws-southernalberta.org/critical-hab...
... including the fact that the DFO allowed the forestry industry to destroy legally protected #CriticalHabitat for #SpeciesAtRisk, because industry was concerned the rules were too onerous 🌲🪓🪵
cpaws-southernalberta.org/critical-hab...
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Rolling into the week with some GREAT news!
On October 17, 2025, three new protected areas in B.C. were officially announced:
🌊 Banks Marine Refuge, co-governed by Gitxaała Nation and DFO;
🌊 G̱aw Ḵáahlii and X̲aana K̲aahlii Marine Refuges, co-governed by the Council of Haida Nation and DFO.
On October 17, 2025, three new protected areas in B.C. were officially announced:
🌊 Banks Marine Refuge, co-governed by Gitxaała Nation and DFO;
🌊 G̱aw Ḵáahlii and X̲aana K̲aahlii Marine Refuges, co-governed by the Council of Haida Nation and DFO.
November 4, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Rolling into the week with some GREAT news!
On October 17, 2025, three new protected areas in B.C. were officially announced:
🌊 Banks Marine Refuge, co-governed by Gitxaała Nation and DFO;
🌊 G̱aw Ḵáahlii and X̲aana K̲aahlii Marine Refuges, co-governed by the Council of Haida Nation and DFO.
On October 17, 2025, three new protected areas in B.C. were officially announced:
🌊 Banks Marine Refuge, co-governed by Gitxaała Nation and DFO;
🌊 G̱aw Ḵáahlii and X̲aana K̲aahlii Marine Refuges, co-governed by the Council of Haida Nation and DFO.
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Nation-building projects should benefit communities and respect Indigenous rights, not give handouts to Big Oil. This is why we are joining 48 orgs telling PM Mark Carney: No public funds for the Pathways Alliance #CCS project.
Read the letter: bit.ly/4qHUSBg #CarbonCapture #ClimatePolicy #cdnpoli
Read the letter: bit.ly/4qHUSBg #CarbonCapture #ClimatePolicy #cdnpoli
November 3, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Nation-building projects should benefit communities and respect Indigenous rights, not give handouts to Big Oil. This is why we are joining 48 orgs telling PM Mark Carney: No public funds for the Pathways Alliance #CCS project.
Read the letter: bit.ly/4qHUSBg #CarbonCapture #ClimatePolicy #cdnpoli
Read the letter: bit.ly/4qHUSBg #CarbonCapture #ClimatePolicy #cdnpoli
Ált'ka7tsem/Howe Sound's unique glass sponge reefs are home to amazing wildlife. And they're just minutes away from downtown Vancouver!
Here is some of the marine life found near the Brunswick Point marine refuge.
cpawsbc.org/learn/howe-s...
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Here is some of the marine life found near the Brunswick Point marine refuge.
cpawsbc.org/learn/howe-s...
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November 4, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Ált'ka7tsem/Howe Sound's unique glass sponge reefs are home to amazing wildlife. And they're just minutes away from downtown Vancouver!
Here is some of the marine life found near the Brunswick Point marine refuge.
cpawsbc.org/learn/howe-s...
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Here is some of the marine life found near the Brunswick Point marine refuge.
cpawsbc.org/learn/howe-s...
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🗺️ 🏭 🧟 🥊 Tankers, flare stacks, and fossil fuels—oh my!
Check out this new map tool to get an overview of polluting LNG projects across North America. stand.earth/lng-false-cl...
Check out this new map tool to get an overview of polluting LNG projects across North America. stand.earth/lng-false-cl...
November 3, 2025 at 2:50 PM
🗺️ 🏭 🧟 🥊 Tankers, flare stacks, and fossil fuels—oh my!
Check out this new map tool to get an overview of polluting LNG projects across North America. stand.earth/lng-false-cl...
Check out this new map tool to get an overview of polluting LNG projects across North America. stand.earth/lng-false-cl...
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When the ocean heats up, urchin love life cools down. New Hakai-linked study shows that even modest, non-lethal warming can suppress purple sea urchin reproduction — a twist that could temporarily help kelp forests recover. But both kelp and urchins feel the heat.
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November 3, 2025 at 7:09 PM
When the ocean heats up, urchin love life cools down. New Hakai-linked study shows that even modest, non-lethal warming can suppress purple sea urchin reproduction — a twist that could temporarily help kelp forests recover. But both kelp and urchins feel the heat.
🔗 tinyurl.com/2s46j5v8
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Celebrating our gelatinous friends today on World Jellyfish Day! 🪼
Important members of the food chain, the mesmerizing jellyfish contributes to the magic of the ocean and our fascination with it.
Important members of the food chain, the mesmerizing jellyfish contributes to the magic of the ocean and our fascination with it.
November 3, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Celebrating our gelatinous friends today on World Jellyfish Day! 🪼
Important members of the food chain, the mesmerizing jellyfish contributes to the magic of the ocean and our fascination with it.
Important members of the food chain, the mesmerizing jellyfish contributes to the magic of the ocean and our fascination with it.
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Roberts Bank Terminal 2 is on the federal government's list of potential fast-track projects. But the expansion could impact the Fraser estuary ecosystem and the wildlife that depends on it — including the western sandpiper. New from @sevawood.bsky.social 🪶 thenarwhal.ca/roberts-bank...
Port of Vancouver expansion threatens superfood ecosystem | The Narwhal
Roberts Bank Terminal 2 could lead to ‘irreversible’ change in the Fraser estuary, a critical feeding ground for western sandpiper flocks
thenarwhal.ca
November 3, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Roberts Bank Terminal 2 is on the federal government's list of potential fast-track projects. But the expansion could impact the Fraser estuary ecosystem and the wildlife that depends on it — including the western sandpiper. New from @sevawood.bsky.social 🪶 thenarwhal.ca/roberts-bank...
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“We all survive on this river...It’s meant to be used, not to get destroyed,” says Chief Gary Quisses. As ON weakens environmental safeguards, leaders like Chief Quisses are reminding us what’s at stake—our shared responsibility to protect the land, water & future generations.
November 3, 2025 at 1:15 PM
“We all survive on this river...It’s meant to be used, not to get destroyed,” says Chief Gary Quisses. As ON weakens environmental safeguards, leaders like Chief Quisses are reminding us what’s at stake—our shared responsibility to protect the land, water & future generations.
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Meet the spiny dogfish! One of the most abundant shark species in the ocean. Dogfish are named because fishers have observed these species chasing down smaller fish in dog-like packs.
Learn more: https://oceana.ca/en/marine-life/spiny-dogfish/
Learn more: https://oceana.ca/en/marine-life/spiny-dogfish/
November 2, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Meet the spiny dogfish! One of the most abundant shark species in the ocean. Dogfish are named because fishers have observed these species chasing down smaller fish in dog-like packs.
Learn more: https://oceana.ca/en/marine-life/spiny-dogfish/
Learn more: https://oceana.ca/en/marine-life/spiny-dogfish/
“Unfortunately, J64 did not surface after J42. We hoped maybe it was nursing … but we kept seeing J42 surface repeatedly, and there was no calf with her. After a few long dives and still no calf, we had to conclude that J64 did not survive and was now gone.” - @whaleresearch.bsky.social
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Newest J-Pod orca calf missing, presumed dead
The latest observation of J-Pod on Oct. 23 did not find J64 with its mother and the rest of the pod, says the Center for Whale Research.
www.timescolonist.com
November 3, 2025 at 7:33 PM
“Unfortunately, J64 did not surface after J42. We hoped maybe it was nursing … but we kept seeing J42 surface repeatedly, and there was no calf with her. After a few long dives and still no calf, we had to conclude that J64 did not survive and was now gone.” - @whaleresearch.bsky.social
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Sleek seals and sensational squids! 🦑
The waters around Kitamaat Village are perfect for the tiny bobtail squid. See this adorable cephalopod and more from the Kitamaat Village observatory—deployed w/ Haisla Nation to monitor B.C.’s changing coastal waters
🎥 https://bit.ly/4oNyrZI
#KnowTheOcean
The waters around Kitamaat Village are perfect for the tiny bobtail squid. See this adorable cephalopod and more from the Kitamaat Village observatory—deployed w/ Haisla Nation to monitor B.C.’s changing coastal waters
🎥 https://bit.ly/4oNyrZI
#KnowTheOcean
November 1, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Sleek seals and sensational squids! 🦑
The waters around Kitamaat Village are perfect for the tiny bobtail squid. See this adorable cephalopod and more from the Kitamaat Village observatory—deployed w/ Haisla Nation to monitor B.C.’s changing coastal waters
🎥 https://bit.ly/4oNyrZI
#KnowTheOcean
The waters around Kitamaat Village are perfect for the tiny bobtail squid. See this adorable cephalopod and more from the Kitamaat Village observatory—deployed w/ Haisla Nation to monitor B.C.’s changing coastal waters
🎥 https://bit.ly/4oNyrZI
#KnowTheOcean