Threatened Wildlife in the Sea-to-Sky Corridor      
                           
     
 
Human Threats
   
       
 
Geographical Threats
   
 
Spotted Owl
 
 
 
 
 
"Without habitat, there is no wildlife. It's that simple." Wildlife Habitat Canada. The above animal species have all been negatively affected by human activities in southwestern British Columbia. These animals are found in a region that is experiencing a great amount of growth in terms of development. Issues of habitat destruction are becoming even more relevant as the cities and towns along the Sea to Sky Highway prepare for the 2010 winter Olympics.
 

The Sea to Sky Corridor encompasses terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems from North Vancouver, north to the ski-village of Whistler. There are many bird, mammal, and reptile species that flourish in this region of cool, moist temperate forests, while other animal populations are struggling to exist. This however, is not a construct of the natural environmental conditions by a result of increasing human populations and increasing occurrence of geographical disturbances. Many disturbances are human caused and result in the degradation or loss of suitable habitat.

 

References

Base Map: As adapted from, Community Mapping Network. Sea to Sky Sensitive Habitat Atlas. http://www.shim.bc.ca/atlases/sea2sky/main.htm. Accessed, 15 Nov 1006.

Map Data: Environment Canada. 2006. Species at Risk: Spotted Owl caurina subspecies . From, http://www.speciesatrisk.gc.ca/search/speciesDetails_e.cfm?SpeciesID=33. Accessed 30 Nov. 2006.

J.L. DesGranges. 2005. Hinterland who's who: Great Blue Heron. From, http:// www.hww.ca/hww2.asp?cid=7&id=43. Accessed 30 Nov. 2006.

Mundy, K. 1991. Hinterland whos who: Grizzly. From, http://www.hww.ca/ hww2.asp?id=90&cid=8. Accessed 30 Nov. 2006.

California Herpes. 2006. Red-legged Frog. From, http://www.californiaherps.com/noncal/northwest/nwfrogs/pages/r.a.aurora.html. Accessed, 4 Dec 2006.