The pandemic has impacted our lives in many ways, particularly with regard to learning in schools and experiential programming. Teachers have had to fast-track their technological skills and shift from their regular face to face connections with students to engaging …
The Right Honourable Justin Trudeau, P.C., M.P Office of the Prime Minister 80 Wellington Street Ottawa, ON K1A 0A2 July 27, 2020 Download the open letter (PDF) Dear Prime Minister Trudeau: The undersigned Canadian animal protection organizations and scientific experts …
Open letter to The Right Honourable Justin Trudeau: Curb the wildlife trade Read more »
It was a profoundly silent winter morning. The forest was vividly awake. Twin sister red cedars, the sacred XPÁY, grow intertwined, elegant limbs drooping around each other, coiled in an ancient embrace. The ubiquitous sword ferns poke at their feet, …
The Port of Vancouver is proposing to double the size of its Deltaport shipping terminal at Roberts Bank next to the Tsawwassen Ferry Terminal. Deltaport is already a significant presence in Georgia Strait. Its 210-acre container terminal connects to the …
Terminal 2 Backgrounder: Impacts on Southern Resident killer whales Read more »
The Port of Vancouver is proposing to double the size of its Deltaport shipping terminal at Roberts Bank beside the Tsawwassen Ferry Terminal. Deltaport is already a significant presence in the Fraser estuary. Its 210-acre container terminal connects to the …
Terminal 2 Backgrounder: Impacts to Fraser Chinook salmon Read more »
A new study demonstrates that addressing potential threats from wolves has not slowed the decline of mountain caribou in British Columbia and Alberta. The scientists looked closely at the data provided in a previous study that examined how 18 caribou …
Photo by Ian Harland. Detecting errors that overturn conclusions from previous research, a new study shows that addressing potential threats from wolves has not in fact slowed the decline of mountain caribou in British Columbia and Alberta. The freely-available open-access …
No evidence that predator control will save endangered mountain caribou, study says Read more »
In British Columbia, Canada, wolves continue to be killed through a variety of means. These include legal recreational hunting and trapping. Our goal is to stop the hunting and trapping of BC’s wolves. Our initial initiative includes educating the public …
Spirit bears are rarer and less protected than we thought. New research has identified that the small genetic change responsible for Spirit bears – a rare, white-coated form of black bears – is up to 50% rarer in the Great …
Join us for an unique evening bringing together contributors from the book, Spirits of the Coast. Hear from four diverse perspectives, Jess Housty, Nikki Iyolo Sanchez, Misty MacDuffee and Eric Mazimpaka, as they discuss their own connection to killer whales. …
Klemtu, British Columbia: New research has identified that the small genetic change responsible for Spirit bears – a rare, white-coated form of black bears – is up to 50% rarer in the Great Bear Rainforest than previously estimated. The study …
Michael Soulé’s work has been central to the growth of conservation science. He has been called the grandfather of conservation biology. Soulé has been an important source of knowledge, counsel, and insight to many of the scientists at Raincoast Conservation …
Without the crushing emotional burden of a pandemic, Takaya the grey wolf would surely and immediately emerge as British Columbia’s Cecil the Lion. His senseless killing by a hunter this week could – and should – leave a significant and …
Takaya the grey wolf will become B.C.’s Cecil the lion Read more »
Thank you for joining our Kitlope webinar last week. We were thrilled to have you join us and enjoyed taking you on a virtual trip to the Kitlope. We’ve published the webinar video to our Youtube channel in case you …
Raincoast currently has an agreement to purchase the exclusive rights to guide trophy hunters in an area of over 5000 sq. km., which includes all of the Kitlope/ Nuyum Jees Conservancy. This is the next step in our campaign to …
About a year ago, I got a call from the Royal British Columbia Museum asking if I would like to contribute a chapter to a book they were producing on killer whales. I felt both honoured and anxious, but readily …
A bond through salmon, language and grandmothers Read more »
The Port of Vancouver is proposing to double the size of its shipping terminal at Roberts Bank, putting further stress on an estuary that has already lost more than 70% of its natural habitat. Since 2016, Raincoast has been undertaking …
Terminal 2 expansion threatens the Fraser estuary Read more »
Sidney, British Columbia: A new short video, produced by Raincoast Conservation Foundation and supported by a coalition of conservation groups, highlights the threats to the Fraser estuary from the proposed Terminal 2 expansion. The Port of Vancouver wants to double …
Spring marks the anticipated shift in seasons; as the days get longer, new shoots emerge and bird songs become a welcome daily tune. Typically, it also represents an exciting time for Raincoast Conservation Foundation with the start of our busy …
Raincoast’s education program goes live and interactive Read more »
SIDNEY – As the oceans become quieter amidst the global pandemic, an application for seismic surveys off the West Coast of Vancouver Island threatens the recovery of endangered Southern Resident killer whales. This week, in response, a coalition of conservation …
For the last 10-plus years, and as we’ve highlighted previously, March and April are usually busy with preparations for the annual bear monitoring field work in the Raincoast Applied Conservation Science (ACS) Lab. Typically, desks pile up with field gear, …
There is a body of research that shows how predators can affect the spread of disease among prey. We also know that human hunters are a special variety of predator. What does this mean for the spread of infectious disease …
On the risk of pathogens carried by hypermobile human predators Read more »
The senseless trophy killing of Takaya, the ‘lone wolf’ made famous by his stay on Discovery Island, once again brings to the fore the full-spectrum persecution of Canis lupus in British Columbia. BC’s wolves are killed through a variety of …
It’s time to take action for wolves in British Columbia Read more »
Sidney, BC: The Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency issued its findings today on the ecological implications from the expansion of the shipping terminal at Roberts Bank in the Fraser Estuary. Raincoast and its intervenor partners, all represented by Ecojustice, made extensive …