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 Looking at the threats faced by the bear population, government of Canada took a wise step of constructing the Great Bear Rain Forest. Located in British Columbia, the Great Bear Rainforest in Canada is the biggest coastal temperate rainforest of the world. The rainforest offers shelter 1000-year-old red cedars, grizzly bears and the rare white Spirit bear.
This is actually a region of temperate rain forest, specifically Pacific temperate rain forest. Sprawling over is 64,000 sq km (25,000 sq mile) area, twice the size of Belgium, the Great Bear Rainforest is fortunate for its proximity to both ocean and mountains. The provincial government and a wide alliance of conservationists, hunters, loggers, and First Nations entered into an agreement on February 2006. In alliance they established a series of conservatories stretching 400 kilometres (250 miles) along the coast.
However, Great Bear Rainforest is a home to hundreds of species of animals such as the cougars, salmon, wolves, grizzly bears, and a unique subspecies of the black bear the Kermode bear. The uniqueness of this species lies in the cubs. One of the ten cubs displays a recessive white colored coat.
Despite the efforts by the Government, the problem still persists. A recent survey conducted by three Canadian NGOs (David Suzuki Foundation, Raincoast Conservation Soceity, Forest Watch of British Columbia), demonstrated that current logging rate is 72%. For want of timber, human beings have not even spared this forest. They have been indulging in deforestation for years, thereby marring the beauty of this beautiful rainforest.
The Canadian Government proclaimed on 21 January 2007 that it will expend CAN$30m (US$26m, £13m) to protect this rainforest. This would increase the chances of survival of the bears. We should take a pledge to save the natural wealth bestowed to us by the God.
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