Whereas the provincial moose management decisions are guided by the Provincial Moose Management Framework; And whereas moose serve a significant role as a food source and further have cultural importance for Indigenous residents; And whereas provincial moose research has identified the need for intensive landscape-scale management to stem moose population declines; And whereas provincial moose research has identified the need to consider vegetation composition and re-growth during forestry planning and to identify region-specific forestry thresholds for moose: Therefore be it resolved that UBCM urge the provincial government to add moose habitat as a value to all future forestry landscape planning and resource development projects where moose habituate.
