Inland Rainforest/Mountain Caribou Information Bulletin
The world’s only Inland Temperate Rainforest and the world’s only mountain caribou are found in southeastern BC. This rare ancient rainforest is disappearing because of clearcut logging, and the old-growth dependent mountain caribou are on the brink of extinction.
A botanical perspective on the antique inland rainforest of the Incomappleux River Valley. Reprinted from Menziesia magazine by permission of the BC Native Plants Society. Page design by Rene McKnight.
While B.C.s coastal rainforest is world-renowned for its splendour and diversity, its interior counterpart, the rare Inland Temperate Rainforest, remains relatively unknown, and is quickly disappearing.
Dr. Lance Craighead, of the Craighead Environmental Research Institute, has undertaken a massive analysis of wildlife habitat in the Inland Rainforest Region.
