Activist on hunger strike in Canada calls on government to halt logging

Jacob Fillmore has only had broth and water for 12 days to raise awareness over destruction of eastern forests

A man in the second week of a hunger strike is calling on a provincial government in Canada to halt logging, amid growing fears that clearcutting the country's eastern forests could prove devastating for endangered species.

Jacob Fillmore, a 25-year-old activist in the province of Nova Scotia, has survived on broth and water for 12 days, camping outside the province's legislative assembly to raise awareness over the destruction of old-growth forest.