ADAM OLSEN -- It's a challenge to see that the long-term solution for solving the caribou dilemma is to actually shoot wolf predation into non-existence
One of the more controversial actions of the provincial government, in recent years, is the attempt to protect caribou by shooting wolves from helicopters. We can all agree that many caribou herds in British Columbia are at a crisis level. Some herds have gone extinct, some are close to extinction and others are in decline. What is more difficult is what to do about the predicament we are in. So far, the response from the province is to blame the wolves for being such efficient predators. Humans however, seemingly take no responsibility for the ongoing effort we have undertaken to assist the wolves through our persistent habitat destruction. It's a challenge to see that the long-term solution for solving the caribou dilemma is to actually shoot wolf predation into non-existence. In Question Period I asked the Minister of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development, the Honourable Doug Donaldson, about the governments appr...