Those big ancient trees are the matriarchs and elders of the forest. They are nearly eradicated in BC now.
"Rachel Holt, an independent ecologist who has advised the British Columbia government, said it is "very disturbing to see example after example" of forests with the oldest, biggest trees continue to be logged, especially those identified as containing the most at-risk and irreplaceable old-growth left in the province.
"This is off the charts, globally rare stuff," Holt said.
"We've lost sight of that in British Columbia. We've never had sight of that, and that's what needs to change."
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/old-growth-tree-cut-down-vancouver-island-should-have-been-protected-advocates-9.7003408?cmp=rss
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