CARIBOU RAINFOREST
Raising awareness of the threats facing the largest inland temperate rainforest in the world.
Our Mission
Supporting conservation of an imperiled ecosystem and an endangered species through film, photography, journalism & collaboration.
Pressure from human activities
Mountain Caribou serve as a “canary in the coal mine”, their continued decline reflecting pressure from human resource extraction, recreation activities, and climate change on the remote and beautiful landscapes that these majestic caribou call home.
How You Can Help
The world’s last remaining inland temperate rainforest is threatened today by unsustainable industrial logging and other resource extraction activities. We aim to create a future for this ecosystem that works for ancient forests and people alike, but we cannot achieve our goals alone. Find out how you can help.
The Book
Caribou Rainforest: From Heartbreak to Hope
In a North American rainforest, that few people even know exists, about a dozen dwindling herds of caribou are struggling to survive.
Caribou Rainforest doesn’t tell an easy story, ask easy questions, or pretend that there are easy solutions to the possible extinction of the last mountain caribou herds found in Canada and the United States. Yet what Caribou Rainforest does—with photographs, words, and science—is explain why this is happening, so that as a community we don’t repeat our mistakes, even when our intentions are good
The FILMS
Last Stand
The Vanishing Caribou Rainforest
Hidden in the interior of the Pacific Northwest is the largest remaining inland temperate rainforest on earth. This magnificent landscape is home to numerous First Nations communities, thousand year old trees and critical habitat for endangered species like mountain caribou. However, industrial development has pushed this ecosystem to the tipping point. The 34 minute documentary “Last Stand” puts the Caribou Rainforest on the map before it’s too late.
CARIBOU HOMELAND
Two First Nations in western Canada come together to protect an iconic animal they’ve relied upon for countless generations. "Caribou Homeland”, an 11-minute short film, offers a glimpse into the multi-faceted, Indigenous led, conservation project that has created the most successful caribou recovery program in North America. The West Moberly and Saulteau First Nations’ work to restore mountain caribou, food sovereignty and their traditional cultures is a unique and poignant bright spot on the conservation map.