Miley Cyrus Visited B.C. And Said It Was The Best Day Of Her Life

    "I knew in my heart that the wolf cull was wrong."

    Lauren Strapagiel
    by Lauren Strapagiel

    BuzzFeed News Reporter, Canada

    Miley Cyrus spent the weekend in B.C.'s Great Bear Rainforest with a group of scientists and First Nation members in support of a movement to end the province's wolf cull.

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    Photos of the pop star were shared by Spirit Bear Adventures, a wilderness tour company in Klemtu, home of the Kitasoo/Xai’Xais First Nation.

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    During the two-day trip Cyrus and her brother Braison chatted with ecologists and explored the rainforest, home to wolves, salmon and caribou.

    And, of course, bears.

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    In a video produced by Pacific Wild, Cyrus said that while it's "ridiculous" that she's a pop star, her work means she can lend a voice to initiatives like this.

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    "What I do is really unimportant, but if I didn't do those things then I wouldn't have the voice that I have to be the megaphone for what these amazing people have researched for so long and can teach me," she said.

    Ian McAllister, co-founder and director of Pacific Wild, told BuzzFeed Canada they reached out to Cyrus after she spoke out against B.C.'s wolf cull to her social media followers.

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    Cyrus' support also caught the attention of Premier Christy Clark, who responded by referencing the singer's often revealing outfits.

    "It was really insulting. She clearly and sincerely is interested in wildlife issues and wolves in particular," said McAllister.

    "To dismiss her such as our premiere did didn’t show a lot of class."

    "Miley said more than once that it was the best day of her life," said McAllister.

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    Despite opposition from groups like Pacific Wild, the B.C. government is looking to increase the number of wolves killed this winter.

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    The government has maintained that the cull is to protect the province's endangered caribou population, but McAllister said there's a lack of science to support its effectiveness.

    "The truth is, there’s people in our government that want to eliminate wolves from large parts of this province," he said.

    "These are highly social, highly intelligent creatures that shouldn’t just be killed and have their family structures ripped apart."

    “When I first spoke out, I knew in my heart that the wolf cull was wrong,” said Cyrus, in a statement released by Pacific Wild.

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    “But after this visit, I know science is on my side, not just on the wolf cull, but also on the trophy hunt issue. Both are unsustainable and both are horrific. Both have to end.”