Interfor Stops Logging BC Spotted Owl Habitat

International Forest Products (Interfor) surprised Canadian wilderness advocates in October with the announcement that they would

stop logging the Elaho Valley of British Columbia, about 125 miles (200 km) north of Vancouver. The valley is home to the spotted owl, possibly Canada’s most endangered species. Fewer than 25 breeding pairs are thought to remain in the province. British Columbia’s Small Business Forest Enterprise Program, which at present is logging more spotted owl habitat than any other BC company, now faces pressure to follow Interfor’s lead.