Miley Cyrus News: Songstress Supports Anti-Wolf Cull In British Colombia; Urges Fans To Sign Petition
Miley Cyrus had her heart on the wolves in the wilderness of British Columbia which are said to have been culled to save the endangered mountain caribou.
In an Instagram Post, the Wrecking Ball singer started her environmental advocacy with the advocacy group Pacific World in aiming to gain 200,000 signatures, CBC News British Colombia reported.
Miley posted on Instagram saying, "Why Is The British Columbia Killing Our Wild Wolves?
She accompanied it with a lengthy message to her followers about the matter's seriousness.
"I am shameless when it comes to making changes in a world that at times needs to re-evaluate its morals when dealing with kindness and compassion towards animals, humanity, and the environment. We can't let another winter pass us by without stopping this mass extermination!"
The controversial rule has started in January this year when the British Columbia government aimed to have a wolf cull in the next 5-10 years in protecting the caribou.
Conservationists viewed the move as 'unethical' and 'unscientific' saying that the killing of hundreds of wolves each year is not the answer, The Dodo reported.
Chris Genovali, executive director of the Raincoast Conservation Foundation explained about the complexity of the situation pointing out that human activity, and not the wolves, are destroying the caribou.
"This unscientific and unethical wolf cull is a consequence of oil and gas development, and industrial logging, which have endangered woodland caribou. ... Rather than address the real problem, i.e. the destruction of life sustaining caribou habitat, Alberta has chosen to scapegoat wolves ... " he wrote.
To date, helicopter hunters shot 84 wolves in B.C.'s South Peace and South Selkirk regions as part of the one-year plan enacted between January 15 to April.
South Selkirks and South Peace regions are said to be areas where wolves thrive in number. The government further advised hunters to shot as many as 184 wolves but reports said that they have hunted lesser than what is expected, The Globe and Mail said.
