Wmld you let them destroy 
     
     the pyramids of Egypt? 
     
    
   
   
    
     British Columbia’s Queen Charlotte Islands hold treasures every bit as special as the pyramids. 
     
    
   
   
    
     Yet these treasures may be lost forever! 
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
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     lready centuries old when 
     
     Columbus arrived in North 
     
     merica. the Sitka spruce. 
     
    
   
   
    
     western hemlock and red cedar are 
     
     among the largest trees on earth. But 
     
     they are targeted for logging in South 
     
     Moresby. the wildest and most beau- 
     
     tiful part of the Queen Charlottes. 
     
    
   
   
    
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     At this moment what is 
     
     happening on the poor, old 
     
     Charlottes resembles a desper- 
     
     ate attempt to loot a treasure 
     
     house before the owners. you 
     
     and I. realize what's going on 
     
     and take measures to stop It. 
     
    
   
   
    
     — Bill Reid, Haida sculptor 
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
     WHAT MAKES 
     
     SOUTH MORESBY 
     
     UNIQUE? 
     
    
   
   
    
     Cl The world's largest concen- 
     
     tration of the rare Peale's peregrine 
     
     falcon and the largest nesting 
     
     concentration of bald eagles in 
     
     Canada: 
     
    

    
     Cl Over one-quarter of all the 
     
     nesting seabirds on the Canadian 
     
     Pacific coast: 
     
    

    
     Cl More than one-half of 
     
     Canada's Steller's sea lions: 
     
    

    
     D Eleven species of whales: 
     
    

    
     DThe world‘s largest black 
     
     bears; 
     
    

    
     l] Plants. birds. mammals and 
     
     insects found only onlthe Queen 
     
     Charlotte Islands; 
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
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     Cl Several hundred archaeo- 
     
     logical sites. including the Haida 
     
     lndians' Ninstints village. a 
     
     UNESCO World Heritage Site: 
     
    

    
     U Some of the most majestic 
     
     scenery on earth. 
     
    
   
   
    
     WHY LOG l1? 
     
    
   
   
    
     South Moresby has only 2/10 
     
     of 1 percent of British Columbia's 
     
     productive forest land. There are 
     
     means to compensate the logging 
     
     companies without loss of jobs. ' 
     
    
   
   
    
     WILL WE LOSE IT? 
     
    
   
   
    
     The federal and provincial 
     
     governments must be shown that 
     
     Canadians care about South 
     
     Moresby. 
     
    

    
     Federal Environment Minister 
     
     Torn McMillan and BC Environment 
     
     Minister Austin Pelton have said that 
     
     they place top priority on preserving 
     
     the area. But they need strong public 
     
     support to convince their govern- 
     
     ments that South Moresby needs to 
     
     be preserved. 
     
    
   
   
    
     TIME IS RUNNING OUT: PLEASE ACI' NOW! 
     
    
   
   
    
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     Preserving bits and pieces [of 
     
     South Moresby] is not good 
     
     enough. It Is like preserving a 
     
     stately historic building and 
     
     surrounding it with parking lots. 
     
    
   
   
    
     — Robert Bateman, artist 
     
    
   
   
    
     YOU CAN HELP. 
     
    
   
   
    
     Tell Prime Minister Brian 
     
     Mulroney and Premier William 
     
     Bennett of British Columbia: 
     
    
   
   
    
     Stop the logging of South 
     
     Moresby NOW. Preserve this world 
     
     treasure as a park for ourselves and 
     
     future generations. 
     
    
   
   
    
     WRITE or TELEPHONE: 
     
    
   
   
    
     Right Honourable Brian Mulroney 
     
     Prime Minister 
     
    

    
     House of Commons 
     
    

    
     Ottawa. Ontario 
     
    

    
     KIA 0A6 
     
    

    
     (613) 992-4211 
     
    
   
   
    
     Honourable William Bennett 
     
     Premier 
     
     Parliament Buildings 
     
     Victoria, British Columbia V8V 1X4 
     
     (604) 387-1715 
     
    

    
     You can support the effort to 
     
     save South Moresby by sending 
     
     donations to: 
     
     The Save South Moresby Fund 
     
     c/o The Canadian Nature Federation 
     
     75 Albert Street. Suite 203 
     
     Ottawa. Ontario KlP 661 
     
     Telephone (613) 238-6154 
     
     Donations are tax deductible. and 
     
     receipts will be issued on request.