The Conservation Alliance

As the last unsettled low elevation valley in southern Canada, the Flathead River Valley  is a sanctuary for species that are rare or at-risk elsewhere in North America. Located in the south-eastern corner of British Columbia, adjacent to Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park, the Flathead is still home to all the animal species found in the area at the time of European contact. Despite its relatively untouched state and the mining and oil and gas development ban announced by the B.C. government in February 2010, this area – and the species found here – are still urgently in need of permanent protection. The ban is not legislated and could be overturned by a future provincial government. Logging, grizzly trophy hunting, increased road access, and quarrying still threaten the Flathead and its remarkable wildlife. A national park in the south eastern one-third of the Flathead, next to Waterton-Glacier, the piece closest to... Read More