A fragile island with unique geological features, a salmon estuary and wetland, and an at-risk waterfront forest on the Sunshine Coast are a few of the areas that will now be protected forever.

SALISH SEA LANDS PROTECTED FOREVER News provided by BC Parks ... Less than 3% of this zone, which is less than 1% of the province, is included in British Columbia's protected area system.

The historic treaty will provide a legal platform for establishing large areas of the high seas as marine protected areas. ... States to protect marine life and biodiversity of the Salish Sea?

But protected areas for each humpback whale population segment, she adds, must be discerned on a case-by-case scenario. No adjacent, alternative habitat exists for humpbacks that flock to Hawaii ...

We were amazed when we first noticed this behavior,” said Michael Weiss, research director at the Center for Whale Research in the U.S. state of Washington. What started as a puzzling observation in ...

Once abundant in the Salish Sea, ... it’s estimated that around 15,000 humpback whales lived in the area. ... are protected under the Marine Mammal Protection Act.

BC Parks Foundation, with support from the Wilson 5 Foundation, Environment and Climate Change Canada and other donors, protect BC's most fragile ecosystems SECRET COVE, BC , Aug. 23, 2024 /CNW/ - A ...