Fish and wildlife populations are declining and the B.C. WildLife Federation wants your help to do something about it.
The BC Wildlife Federation is hosting a series of town hall meetings across B.C., including in Kamloops, Kelowna, Vernon and Salmon Arm.
The town hall events are intended to spark discussions amongst British Columbians about declining wildlife populations, strains on natural resources and a lack of funding for fish and wildlife management.
According to Dave Hodgkinson, Vice President of the Kelowna District Fish and Game Club and Chair of the Fishing and Wildlife Committee, the declining wildlife populations stem from a lack of funding going into wildlife management.
"The biggest thing is that over the past two years the amount of funding that has gone into wildlife management has gone down.," begun Hodgkinson. "And as a result of that the number of wildlife, half of the wildlife populations in B.C., have gone down."
According to Hodgkinson, on top of sparking awareness and discussions, the B.C. Wildlife Federation is hoping to send a message to politicians that this is an issue worth doing addressing.
"We just want to get together and discuss what issues are most important to people who are concerned about preserving wildlife, and then I would hope that after that the politicians would get the message. There was some good news this week with the announced funding for a separate entity to look after wildlife management. That's something that the BC wildlife federation has been asking for for many, many years. Finally, it looks like that is going to happen."
Here's a list of the upcoming town hall meetings in the Okanagan:
To find out more about these town halls as well as about the B.C. Wildlife Federation and how to get involved, click here.
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