BearID
BearID detects a bear’s face in an image and classifies the individual. It’s facial recognition for bears! Dr. Melanie Clapham,…
This is a microblog where Raincoast publishes their photos and notes from the field and on the coast. Raincoast Shop exists to support the mission and goals of the Raincoast Conservation Foundation. It also exists to celebrate the lands, waters, and wildlife of coastal British Columbia.
BearID detects a bear’s face in an image and classifies the individual. It’s facial recognition for bears! Dr. Melanie Clapham,…
This week we published an interview with Dr. Heather Bryan. I think one of the themes that has emerged from…
Port Metro Vancouver’s proposed Terminal 2 expansion project, is putting hundreds of thousands of birds at risk. The Port’s Terminal…
The Raincoast Applied Conservation Science Lab at the University Of Victoria has completed its second year of research to study…
The Coastal Clean Up removed over 128 tonnes of garbage in the central coast of B.C. in August and September….
2020 has seen record low returns of sockeye to the Fraser River. To help address this critical conservation issues the…
While youth education looks different during COVID, our Salish Sea Emerging Stewards program was still able to work with W̱SÁNEĆ…
Congratulations! Today we reached our fundraising goal to buy the commercial hunting rights in the entire Huchduwaachsdu Nuyem Jees Kitlope…
We’ve had to make changes to the way our Pender Islands Big Tree project is set up on iNaturalist. We…
All predators on the British Columbia coast need our protection. You can help end commercial trophy hunting in the Kitlope…
We had an amazing response to our last fundraising appeal – thank you! We now only need $100,000 to purchase…
There are currently just 74 members of the Southern Resident killer whales remaining. While two births in 2020 is positive…
The Takaya Lone Wolf Arts Festival is happening in Victoria this Saturday, Oct 24 th from 10am-5pm and Sunday Oct…
A recent news article by our friends at The Narwhal looked at the B.C. Cattlemen’s Association’s Livestock Protection Program which…
Working with our First Nations partners, our goal is to permanently end commercial trophy hunting of all large carnivores in…
It’s International Bird Week and we are celebrating all the hundreds of thousands of birds that the Fraser Estuary hosts…
We are approaching the home stretch of ending commercial trophy hunting in the 5,300 km2 Kitlope hunting tenure. Through the…
Today is International Teachers Day. Through our Salish Sea Emerging Stewards program, we have made resources for teachers and educators…
When endangered Southern Resident killer whales are using the inside waters of the Salish Sea, they are in the presence…
This is a crucial time for wild salmon that depend on the Fraser River. Following years of decline in the…
Sept 23, 2020 @ 6pm PST Dr. Chris Darimont The last episode Wolf School looks toward existing and emerging solutions…
The last episode of this semester’s Wolf School with Wolf Conservation Center looks toward existing and emerging solutions to the…
With our First Nations partners we are working to permanently end commercial trophy hunting of all large carnivores in the…
Just as we were getting excited about starting our field season to monitor the effectiveness of Raincoast’s Fraser Estuary Connectivity…