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The South Selkirk Caribou herd has dropped in numbers from eleven to three.

Wildsight BC is calling on the provincial and federal governments to take action. John Bergenske with Wildsight says the federal government is recognizing their responsibility under the Species at Risk Act.

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He adds both federal and provincial governments need to take a bigger role in the issue than they have to date. South Selkirk Caribou numbers have been declining for the past several years.

Trish Drinkle, media relations with the BC Snowmobile Federation is also concerned with the low numbers of caribou. She says science based conservation is necessary and sometimes that means making difficult decisions.

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Both Bergenske and Drinkle say the caribou have been vulnerable to predation and habitat loss for years. Bergenske says it's unfortunate they have to consider captive breeding.

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He says there has been a lot of discussion around the issue but no definite plans have been made yet. Wildsight BC has worked with the province for many years to protect the mountain caribou.

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The Columbia Basin Trust has appointed four new board members.

Corky Evans, a founding member of the trust, will join as a director from Winlaw.

Also joining are David Ravens from Revelstoke, Murray Mcconnachie from Trail and Jocelyn Carver from Nelson.

Gord Derosa, John Dooley, Michaeal Delich and Rhonda Ruston are stepping down.

Rick Jensen is going into his third year as chair.

Wendy Booth was appointed vice chair, taking over for Laurie Page.

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Over $870,000 worth of grants will go to environment-based projects in our region.

The funds come from the Columbia Basin Trust's environmental grants program and will be distributed to projects basin-wide.

Delivery of Benefits Senior Manager Tim Hicks says the projects focus on one or more of the trust's four environment goals

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He says these projects will contribute to the well-being of the basin's diverse landscapes.

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Some of the projects include aid in the recovery of whitebark pine, a Fish and Bear Lakes western toad study with the Valhalla Wilderness Society, as well as two different projects focused around the education and preservation of grizzly bears.

32 projects in total received funding.

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Recreational backcountry users should exercise caution over the next few days.

Avalanche Canada has issued a special public warning which will remain in effect until the end of Monday.

The warning includes the West Kootenay-Boundary area.

The weight of the recent snowfall has made an unstable snowpack even worse.

Forecasting Program Supervisor James Floyer said in a release:

'These conditions require expert-level decision making skills and we recommend backcountry users avoid avalanche terrain.  The signs indicating you are exposed to avalanche terrain can be very subtle.  If you don't have the training to recognise them, please avoid the backcountry or hire a professional guide.'

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