Just because something feels like the right thing to do, from an anthropocentric perspective, it doesn't mean it's actually beneficial to real-life nature and wildlife.
Forests need management it is simple, we let mother nature do it with fire or humans need to step up.
I was heavily protested in Canada while doing this, it was impossible to talk to protestors about why the thinning was needed.
"Selective logging" in our times means cut-clear logging, leaving nothing in its wake. Anyone who takes a hike can see the effects, including the absence of wildlife.
Select logging is select logging, clear cuts is clear cuts. In general you cannot clear cut anymore, there are so many restrictions that guarantee trees are left standing. Wild life tree patches are required, bird trees, zones between water ways have to have a tree buffer zone. That does not include if you find a bear den, eagle nest or other similar things. You will be required to leave a large swath of trees around those areas.
If you have ever been around clear cuts or even select logging areas you will see a lot of wild life. It is much easier to see moose and deer around logging blocks. Lazy hunters often go to those areas to specifically hunt which is why a lot of logging roads these days are deactivated back to nature.
redczar•7mo ago