Habitat loss is a major factor in salmon decline. The government of Canada continuously fails to enforce the federal Fisheries Act to prevent the destruction of salmon habitat in the Great Bear Rainforest and protect salmon stocks at risk from industrial clearcut logging. Grizzly bears in BC are also at risk. Their populations in coastal BC forests have declined by 40-80 per cent in the past few decades. The existence of these bears is seriously under threat as their habitat is being clearcut.
Alternatives do exist.
Chinese purchasers of Canadian forest products should check where the wood originates. If it comes from the Great Bear Rainforest they should demand harmful logging practices be stopped immediately. Don't let China and Hong Kong's dollars fuel the chainsaws destroying this irreplaceable forest ecosystem.