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iLCP traveled to British Columbia the July 16- July 29th to document the FLATHEAD in Canada. We continue to work closely with conservation organizations on the ground
and we were joined by world class filmmakers, journalists and
scientists.
Want to know more about the expedition? Check out interviews and Dispatches from the Field here on the Blog and Map.
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Breaking NEWS! British Columbia declares Canadian Flathead Valley off limits to mining, energy development!
iLCP
Congratulates its partners Wildsight, Flathead Wild, Sierra Club and
CPAWS as well as all of the volunteers and international supporters for
their tireless work on this campaign. The iLCP is pleased to have
played a small part in this success.
The Missoulin
Wildsight
Sierra Club
CPAWS
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Flathead Wild is on tour!
Wild and Scenic Film Festival Tour dates:
19-Feb Grand Canyon Wolf Recovery Project Flagstaff, AZ
24-Feb Cascadia Wildlands Eugene, OR
25-27 Feb Save The Bay Rhode Island
27-Feb Great Old Broads for Wilderness Durango, CO
22-Apr Greater Yellowstone Coalition Pocatello, ID
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Background:
WHY FLATHEAD?
This pristine wilderness is threatened by mountain top removal coal
mining, strip mining,
clear cut logging and coalbed methane drilling.
![flathead[2].jpg](http://www.ilcp.com/loadpict/flathead[2].jpg "flathead[2].jpg")
Map courtesy of Canadian Geographic
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Water: So Clean scientists use it as a benchmark for purity around the world.
Grizzly bears: Bear population density is the highest in inland North America
Fish: 4 native fish species; bull trout, westslope cutthroat trout, mountain whitefish and sculpin.
Hoofed Species: Mountain goat, bighorn sheep, elk, moose, mule deer, and white -tailed deer.
Carnivores: The greatest range of carnivores in North America. Grizzly bear, black bear, cougar, lynx, bobcat, wolf, wolverine, badger, red fox, coyote, river otter, marten, fisher, mink and weasel.
Ancient Mountains: The oldest sedimentary formations in the Rocky Mountains, containing fossils of the oldest life forms on earth, create some of canada's most colorful peaks.
* Information courtesy of FLATHEAD WILD
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