Help permanently protect the S,DÁYES Flycatcher Forest this December
One week into the fundraising campaign for the S,DÁYES Flycatcher Forest initiative, the Pender Islands Conservancy and Raincoast Conservation Foundation…
The perfect holiday gift that supports efforts to protect BC’s wolves
This year the death of Takaya has spurred Raincoast to reassess our own efforts to protect the lives, habitat and…
New research charts path to survival for 102 species at risk of extinction in Fraser River Estuary
Sidney, BC: Research published today in Conservation Science and Practice indicates that 102 species at risk of extinction in the…
Announcing Raincoast’s newest conservation initiative
Forests on the Gulf Islands need to be protected. After decades of largely unregulated road construction, residential development, and logging,…
Raincoast Conservation Foundation and Pender Islands Conservancy Association to purchase conservation property on North Pender Island: S,DÁYES Flycatcher Forest
North Pender Island, BC: Two charitable conservation organizations based on the coast of the Salish Sea have come together to…
What would it be like to study wolves?
Dr. Heather Bryan, an Assistant Professor in Ecosystem Science and Management at the University of Northern BC, has been studying…
Restoring the Upper Pitt River
On three, we haul the lead line in. One, two, three! I kneel in the stream holding up the seine…
Announcing success with the Kitlope
We did it! We have now raised the funds required to buy the Kitlope hunting tenure. You’ve helped us to…
The home stretch to protect the Kitlope’s coastal carnivores
We had an amazing response to our last fundraising appeal – thank you! We have now raised $550,000 of the…
Year two of grizzly bear behaviour monitoring in the Atnarko Corridor, Nuxalk Territory
Patience, attention to detail, and the ability to adapt are a few human qualities that many strive to attain. Grizzly…
Watersheds 2020 Forum – some lessons from the Lower Fraser River
Since 2017, Raincoast has been collaborating with the Lower Fraser Fisheries Alliance (LFFA), West Coast Environmental Law (WCEL) and the…
Three youth undergo Raincoast’s first year-long training program
Our Salish Sea Emerging Stewards program is designed to help inspire a new generation of conservation leaders in the Salish…
Some good news for 2020? How about ending commercial trophy hunting in the 5,300 km2 Kitlope hunting tenure.
I wish you could feel the breeze blowing off the glaciers that surround the Kitlope conservancy. I wish you could…
Research: Compliance of small vessels to minimum distance regulations for humpback and killer whales in the Salish Sea
With myriad stressors in the Salish Sea, the last thing killer whales and humpbacks need is to be approached too…
Measuring tree heights with lasers
Measuring the heights of trees in the Coastal Douglas-fir (CDF) zone is quite a feat. In mature CDF forests (which,…
How do we learn during a pandemic?
A new school year has just begun and many teachers and students are anxious, wondering about what lies ahead of…
Stronger forest protection policy needed on the Gulf Islands
Sidney, BC: In January, Raincoast Conservation Foundation enlisted the help of the Environmental Law Centre (ELC) at the University of…
A new way for American supporters to contribute
Denis, a Bosnian refugee, grew up in Chicago after immigrating to the US in 1996. He is now based in…
Wolf School with Chris Darimont
The last episode of this “semester’s” Wolf School looks toward existing and emerging solutions to the conservation of wolves in…
Federal Minister presses pause on Terminal 2
It’s been a while since I’ve had much cause for optimism about the Port of Vancouver’s plans for the Fraser…
Protected: Notes From the Field: Monitoring an active restoration project… in a pandemic
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Indigenous perspectives on the wolf
From creation stories to Indigenous-led reintroduction and contemporary carnivore coexistence, Indigenous peoples have long shared space and time with, and…
Exploring human dimensions of hunting via social science, evolutionary ecology, and personal experience
In episode 140 of The Hunting Collective podcast, Ben O’Brien does a fascinating and good-natured follow up interview with Dr….
Join us for episode 4 of Wolf School with Cristina Mittermeier
Beyond science, the ability to engage and inspire is critical to Raincoast’s work and conservation in general. With this in…