Over the last few months many of you have stepped up to support our efforts to permanently end commercial trophy hunting in the spectacular Kitlope River Valley and surrounding environs. Thank you. The video below gives you some insight into …
On May 10, the Canadian federal government announced its first wide-ranging measures to reduce the primary threats compromising survival of the salmon-eating Southern Resident killer whales reliant on the transboundary waters of the Pacific Northwest and British Columbia. Although federally …
Saving endangered whales: Strategies from above and below the 49th parallel Read more »
It is a Thursday night at the Kitimat Valley Institute and there is a long line-up of people waiting to buy a book from the master storyteller, Xenaksiala elder, Cecil Paul. He and Gerald Amos, his shist a bey or …
At Raincoast, we use, and rely on many powerful images to convey the beauty and importance of the areas where we work, and the wildlife that thrives there. They are critical to help us inform people of conservation concerns, and …
A picture is worth 1000 words, but not at any price Read more »
We recently closed our third season of Raincoast’s Salish Sea Emerging Stewards program with a new addition to the program – an event to connect, reflect and celebrate our precious coastline. People of all ages and backgrounds joined in the …
The Fraser River in British Columbia remains one of the world’s most productive salmon rivers. Equally significant is the Fraser River’s estuary, which serves as vital habitat for fish, bird, and mammal species that are linked across thousands of kilometers …
Today we are returning to court with partners Ecojustice and Living Oceans Society to challenge the federal government’s re-approval of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion. Our lawyers at Ecojustice submitted a motion to the Federal Court of Appeal this morning, …
Just days before being asked to go on a last-minute week-long trip to the Kitlope I had been glued to the pages of Cecil Paul and Briony Penn’s new book, Stories From the Magic Canoe. I was invited to visit …
2019 marks the second year of a decade-long $100,000 commitment from Maple Leaf Adventures to our research and conservation efforts on the BC Coast and, in particular, the Great Bear Rainforest. We are grateful that Maple Leaf recognizes the importance …
The day after the federal government approved the Trans Mountain Pipeline yet again, Raincoast’s Wild Salmon Program Director, Misty MacDuffee spoke with Mark Brennae on CFAX1070 to talk pipelines, whales, and how humans are implicated in the disappearance of species. …
Misty MacDuffee on CFAX 1070 talking about the approval of the Trans Mountain Pipeline Read more »
Just weeks after construction on the Steveston Jetty, dozens of young chinook and chum salmon were funnelled into our research nets in the Fraser estuary. It’s unusual to have such immediate results on a restoration project, and we were delighted. …
The Fraser River estuary is fragmented by structures that alter the flow of water Read more »
Success! Since the removal of sections of the Steveston jetty in February, we have been sampling our new jetty ‘breaches’ and have consistently caught juvenile salmon moving through them! This is a huge success and was realized just weeks after …
Great news: juvenile salmon moving through habitats reconnected after 100 years Read more »
The federal government’s decision to approve the Trans Mountain pipeline project is the wrong choice for endangered killer whales and for the climate emergency. Timeline Ecojustice, Living Oceans Society, Raincoast Conservation Foundation and the Trans Mountain pipeline project: January 2016 …
For Immediate Release June 5, 2019 Healthy Ice Cream Turns Heroic On National Orca Day Killer Creamery Partners with Raincoast to Protect Killer Whales BOISE, IDAHO – Killer Creamery celebrates National Orca Day by launching black keto ice cream. The …
Killer Creamery Partners with Raincoast to Protect Southern Resident Killer Whales Read more »
British Columbia’s north and central coast, also known as the Great Bear Rainforest, along with Haida Gwaii, hosts a uniquely biodiverse region that is becoming increasingly rare in this world. It is a place where lush forests and granite buttresses …
Ecological legacy of coastal B.C. hangs in the balance Read more »
The pictures may be grainy but my memories are not. I first visited the Kitlope in 1990 aboard the Maple Leaf at the invitation of the Haisla and Xenaksiala people who were fighting to save their homeland from clearcut logging. …
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Canada’s recovery measures for endangered killer whales a positive step: conservation groups VANCOUVER, May 10, 2019 —A coalition of six conservation groups commend the federal government’s new measures to support Southern Resident killer whale recovery. The measures …
Media release: Canada’s recovery measures for endangered killer whales a positive step Read more »
It all started in the summer of 2018, when my wife and I received a call from our good friend Suze who lived on the west coast and is a dedicated advocate for the Raincoast Conservation Foundation. Suze was joining …
Humpback whales, artistic cartography, for the coast Read more »
For the last several months Raincoast and our partners have been working diligently to inform government about what is required for Southern Resident killer whale recovery. Right now, as we anticipate the return of these endangered whales to the Salish …
No half measures for Southern Resident killer whales Read more »
This has been a time of remarkable accomplishment for the Raincoast Applied Conservation Science Lab at the University of Victoria. The research that the lab produces is a dynamic mix of population analyses, biogeography, marine-terrestrial interactions and much more, all …
The future of applied conservation science is bright Read more »
Scientists from Raincoast Conservation Foundation, University of Victoria, Alpha Wildlife Research & Management, and University of Saskatchewan reviewed more than 200 peer-reviewed academic journals that commonly publish wildlife research, evaluating the presence and comprehensiveness of ‘Animal Care’ requirements of authors. …
Research: Publication reform to safeguard wildlife from researcher harm Read more »
Earlier this week, Raincoast’s Dr. Chris Darimont was honoured with the Murray A. Newman Conservation award at the Ocean Awards. The award was presented by Dr. Peter Ross, Vice-president of Research at Ocean Wise®. Darimont was recognized for the significance …
Passengers of all ages aboard Achiever have experienced awe, belonging, and even transcendence while communing with nature. People are transported beyond their everyday life and often report having a sense of deep harmony with something bigger. These experiences are transformative …
Creating transformative experiences for students on the Salish Sea Read more »
The National Energy Board (NEB) has recommended that the Trans Mountain expansion project should proceed despite the “significant adverse effects” of oil tankers on the critically endangered population of Southern Resident killer whales. Although we disagree with the NEB’s conclusion, …