Timber poaching a growing problem on Vancouver Island

Magnificent trees that are hundreds of years old are being poached by timber thieves, sometimes just to turn a quick buck by reducing old-growth Douglas fir to firewood.
B.C.’s natural resource officers are always on the lookout for poachers but are also asking the public to report any suspicious activities they witness while hiking or riding on Crown land.
Timber poachers are becoming more of a problem on Vancouver Island where they under the cover of darkness enter Crown land and chop do