In our first update of 2026, let us start by welcoming the newest members of this community and thanking those of you who have journeyed with us, continuing to show up for wildlife in support of those that need us most.
January brought with it several important windows of opportunity. Across British Columbia and Alberta, the public has been invited to weigh in on decisions that will shape the future of apex predators, public safety, and coexistence for years to come.
In this update, we are asking you to lend your voice where it matters most. From Moon’s Law and the urgent need to reform trapping regulations, to provincial consultations on hunting and predator management, these moments of invited public input are real (and rare) opportunities to influence policy, protect wildlife, and shift the narrative toward science, compassion, and stewardship.
Please remember that your voice matters and so do the stories we tell. Not just the ones we share with the world, but the stories we tell ourselves about the impact we are able to have. Your influence is felt, and you never know if your voice will be the one that tips the scales.
Thank you for standing with us and for continuing to show up for apex predators when it counts.
The Exposed Wildlife Conservancy Team
Commercial trapping is subsidized by the government and funded through taxpayers, yet this indiscriminate killing practice is putting people, pets and wildlife at risk every year.
This month, Moon, a two-year-old rescue husky, was killed in front of his family by a Conibear fur trap. This took place just metres from a plowed public road near Radium, B.C.
Alongside Moon’s family and The Fur-Bearers, we are asking for the creation of Moon’s Law, which would end commercial/recreational trapping in British Columbia.
In the interim, we are urging the province to implement these immediate updates to trapping regulation:
Let’s put an end to these dangerous, outdated and inhumane commercial practices favouring just 0.02% of the population, from taking place in public spaces.
Please take a moment to stand with Moon’s family. Share the petition with your networks and add your name.
The Government of B.C has proposed a series of amendments to B.C.’s hunting and trapping regulations. The window for public feedback is open until Feb. 13, 2026, at 4:30 p.m. (Pacific time).
Bears, cougars, wolves and wolverines are among the animals to be impacted by the 60 changes proposed.
EWC will be releasing official statements on these proposals in the coming weeks, and we encourage our community to take this window of opportunity and provide feedback to the government.
Please share with your community and add your voice to make a real, tangible difference.
B.C.’s grizzlies remain in the crosshairs… A recently released survey from the office of Jordan Kealy, MLA for North Peace River, opens with the following statement:
“This survey is intended to collect information regarding grizzly bear populations, dangerous encounters, and more, since the NDP grizzly hunting ban in 2017, for the office of Jordan Kealy, MLA for Peace River North. Please answer factually, from your own firsthand account only. Share this survey with others if they have a story to tell.
”While the survey appears to be calling for stories to support the reintroduction of grizzly hunting to BC, we believe it is important that MLA Kealy receives stories of coexistence, of peaceful encounters, of science, and of tolerance. Let us meet this push for anecdotal fear-mongering with calm truths and uplifting stories.
Now more than ever, it’s important that the conservation community steps up to provide a voice for wildlife.
Please take five minutes and add your voice for BC’s grizzly bears.
We’re told that extraction is the path to prosperity. We think it’s time to start asking our representatives: What, and who, is this economy really working for?
A resource-dependent economy is an unstable one, expanding rapidly in boom years and collapsing just as fast in busts. Through extraction, biodiversity is lost, communities are hollowed out, and local economies become tethered to forces beyond their control. Meanwhile, it’s increasingly evident that conservation and ecotourism sectors deliver broader value that is often shared equitably with communities.
In our latest Weekend Read, we explore the economic argument for ecotourism and ponder the important question: what’s holding Alberta back?
The Fur-Bearers have reported that British Columbia’s predator control program has killed at least 2,558 wolves and 48 cougars since 2015. In 2025 alone, 366 wolves were killed, making it one of the deadliest years on record.
This publicly funded program costs roughly $1.8 million per year and involves shooting wolves from helicopters under the stated goal of woodland caribou recovery.
It’s through awareness and education that we bring about change.
You can take action for wildlife today by signing the petition and sharing with your community.
