The Great Bear Rainforest still faces many threats, including clearcuts.
Despite progress in the negotiations on land use in the Great
Bear Rainforest, industrial logging is still the single largest
threat to this ecosystem. However, environmental policy roll backs
encouraging the spread of fish farms and an increased potential for
offshore oil and gas development would affect the fragile
connection between land and sea in this coastal environment. The
current Liberal government's desires to increase mining investment
and allow the trophy hunt of grizzly bears to continue (despite
having no accurate idea how many bears call this rainforest home)
add to the gauntlet of issues that must truly be resolved before
the Great Bear Rainforest is saved.
Threats to the Great Bear Rainforest
Industrial logging
Industrial logging, in particular clearcutting, is a major
threat to the Great Bear.
Fish
Farms
Open cage fish farms pose a serious threat to the Great Bear
ecosystem.
Environmental Policy Roll-Backs
Changes to environmental policies pose a threat to the Great
Bear.
Offshore Oil and Gas Development
Offshore oil and gas development threatens coastal areas
throughout British Columbia.
Mining
No significant mineral deposits have been found in the Great
Bear, but mining activity remains a threat.
'Sport' Hunting
Hunting for 'sport' threatens many of the Great Bear's most
majestic animals.