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When people think about conservation science, especially associated with organizations such as Raincoast, they might imagine the Central Coast of…
Our highly collegial and productive Raincoast Applied Conservation Science lab is seeking expressions of interest for a MSc position to…
Sylvie here, I’m the ACS lab’s new manager and research associate. This fall, things look a little bit different for…
On Monday, October 16th, as a special seminar from the departments of Geography and English here at the University of…
Our highly collegial and productive Raincoast Applied Conservation Science Lab is seeking expressions of interest for a MSc or PhD…
We are back to in-person classes, a busy campus, and a full lab. We’re thrilled to have Ali Gladwell (MSc),…
In collaboration with the Raincoast Conservation Foundation, we have created a Bear Project Infographic (PDF). We made this for a…
A crash course in small vessels As we prepare to make our journey up the coast, lab members Ilona Mihalik,…
Dear future woman* in science, Today (and everyday) we’re committed to celebrating you! It isn’t always easy, but you’re equipped…
Increasingly, wildlife and fisheries researchers and managers are called to “bridge” or “integrate” Indigenous knowledge systems with Western scientific approaches…
In June 2021, I joined Dallas Smith, president of Nanwakolas Council, in Da’naxda’xw Awaetlala territory to discuss developments of the…
Search any living room or board game cafe and you are likely to find a Jenga tower lying somewhere on…
Reflections from the 2021 ACS Lab Retreat The world is in a very different place since the last lab retreat…
Our senior mentor, Paul Paquet, texted this morning to let me know that Michael Soulé had died. Earlier this week,…
Image credit to: BlackLivesMatter As Conservation Scientists in the Applied Conservation Science Lab, we acknowledge the pervasive racial and socioeconomic…
Melanie displays, ‘Bears on computer screens, for when we can’t see them in the field’ while working from home during…
Defining animal behaviour requires careful observation and the use of measurable markers to quantify those behaviours. Recent calls for consistency…
PhD student, Lauren Eckert, pondering in the Raincoast ACS Lab. A quick Google search of the term “wildlife biologist” or…
Bryant DeRoy presents key COMPASS workshop take-aways at our annual lab retreat. As the days become shorter, the campus hustle…
A black bear forages in the estuary. Photo: Lauren Henson. As modern scientists, we frequently deal in abstraction. We are…
Members of the Raincoast ACS lab and W̱SÁNEĆ Leadership Secondary School gathered around the freshly installed “bear hair snare.” Photo by:…
Today is International Women’s Day. February 11th likewise celebrated women – in particular, Women and Girls in the Sciences. As…
Like many of you, I am always pleased to go out and observe nature and wildlife. As a child, I…
Above image: 2018 Kitasoo/Xai’xais biocultural survey crew including Vern Brown, Santana Edgar, Stephen Neasloss, Sarein Basi-Primeau, Chantal Pronteau, Rosie Child, Sam…
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