<p>In a record of sorts, over 850 anti-logging protesters have been arrested in Canada since April 2021. This record has been made for the country’s biggest act of civil disobedience. &nbsp;</p>

<p>Although most of the trees have been logged, the protestors look to preserve the remaining ones that are hundreds of years old. These trees are present in the old-growth forest that lies within Vancouver Island. &nbsp;&nbsp;</p>

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<p>Protesters have also clashed with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police to preserve these trees.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>

<p>Part of the Rainforest Flying Squad, the protesters have used various methods to resist logging. They have locked their bodies to the road, chained themselves to logs and also stayed in the trees. &nbsp;</p>

<p>The Royal Canadian Mounted Police have also reportedly responded aggressively. Protester Jean-François Savard told The Guardian, “The [police] are getting very frustrated by our tenacity because we’re constantly rebuilding and coming up with new ideas. People aren’t giving up.” &nbsp;</p>

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<p>The police have also been criticised for removing name badges, covering their faces and preventing the press from covering the ongoing protest. &nbsp;</p>

<p>The protesters are also protecting the Marbled Murrelet chicks, which are endangered species that live within the old-growth trees.&nbsp;</p>


In a record of sorts, over 850 anti-logging protesters have been arrested in Canada since April 2021. This record has been made for the country’s biggest act of civil disobedience.

In a record of sorts, over 850 anti-logging protesters have been arrested in Canada since April 2021. This record has been made for the country’s biggest act of civil disobedience. Although most of the trees have been logged, the protestors look to preserve the remaining ones that are hundreds of years old. These trees are present in the old-growth forest that lies within Vancouver Island. Watch: Can carbon capture help solve global warming? × Protesters have also clashed with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police to preserve these trees. Part of the Rainforest Flying Squad, the protesters have used various methods to resist logging. They have locked their bodies to the road, chained themselves to logs and also stayed in the trees. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police have also reportedly responded aggressively. Protester Jean-François Savard told The Guardian, “The [police] are getting very frustrated by our tenacity because we’re constantly rebuilding and coming up with new ideas. People aren’t giving up.” Also Read: Is it a wakeup call? Wildfires, hurricanes become a regular misery The police have also been criticised for removing name badges, covering their faces and preventing the press from covering the ongoing protest. The protesters are also protecting the Marbled Murrelet chicks, which are endangered species that live within the old-growth trees.

Canada arrests over 850 anti-logging protesters since April 2021

<p>A number of protests in western Canada against logging of old-growth forests have become largest acts of civil disobedience in country's history. The protesters are fighting to stop companies from cutting down trees that are often hundreds of years old.</p>

<p>As per media reports, more than 800 people have been arrested since April. The number has exceeded previous record set in the 90s.</p>

<p>Protests at Vancouver Island have seen protesters blocking roads used by logging companies by tactics such as locking their bodies to the road. Some of them have chained themselves to wooden tripods, others have suspended themselves from trees. Some of the protesters have locked their arms inside devices called "sleeping dragons" that are cemented into the ground.</p>

<p>Tactics such as these have brought the protesters at odds with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP). The police have had to use force at some places in order to tackle the protests. They have also come under a lot of criticism for their methods.</p>

<p>They are mainly drawing criticism for actions like removing protesters' masks to pepper spray them, obstructing their own faces and not wearing nametags while tackling the protesters.</p>


A number of protests in western Canada against logging of old-growth forests have become largest acts of civil disobedience in country's history. The protesters are fighting to stop companies from cutting down trees that are often hundreds of years old.

A number of protests in western Canada against logging of old-growth forests have become largest acts of civil disobedience in country's history. The protesters are fighting to stop companies from cutting down trees that are often hundreds of years old. As per media reports, more than 800 people have been arrested since April. The number has exceeded previous record set in the 90s. Protests at Vancouver Island have seen protesters blocking roads used by logging companies by tactics such as locking their bodies to the road. Some of them have chained themselves to wooden tripods, others have suspended themselves from trees. Some of the protesters have locked their arms inside devices called "sleeping dragons" that are cemented into the ground. Tactics such as these have brought the protesters at odds with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP). The police have had to use force at some places in order to tackle the protests. They have also come under a lot of criticism for their methods. They are mainly drawing criticism for actions like removing protesters' masks to pepper spray them, obstructing their own faces and not wearing nametags while tackling the protesters.

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Canada arrests over 850 anti-logging protesters since April 2021

Anti-logging protests become biggest civil disobedience in Canada