What do wildlife do when no one is watching?
Remote cameras are assisting researchers at the Raincoast Applied Conservation Science Lab to answer pressing conservation questions along the coast…
We use rigorous, peer-reviewed science and community engagement to further our conservation objectives. We call this approach ‘informed advocacy’ and it is unique amongst conservation efforts. We investigate to understand coastal species and processes. We inform by bringing science to decision makers and communities. We inspire action to protect wildlife and their wilderness habitats.
Remote cameras are assisting researchers at the Raincoast Applied Conservation Science Lab to answer pressing conservation questions along the coast…
Join us at noon every Wednesday in November for an hour-long expert panel discussion followed by a 30 minute question…
As the barge pulls away, it’s hard to believe that it has been four years since we started our work…
A recent journal article, published in Methods in Ecology and Evolution, draws attention to the need for consistent and high…
Spills of oil and chemicals into British Columbia’s freshwater and ocean environments have killed fish, degraded habitat, and led to…
“What a beautiful day,” our colleague Ian Hamilton notes, looking at the golden morning light filtering through leaves that are…
Federal enforcement and violator prosecution lacking, rendering current measures ineffective. Coast Salish Territories — Canadian whale watching operators and recreational…
Whale watching operators and recreational fishers are routinely violating the 400-metre protection zone buffers around Southern Resident killer whales. Some…
Plastics from just about every sector can now be found all over the world – from mountain tops to the…
It’s just past dawn in an estuary where land and freshwater meets the sea on the East Coast of Vancouver…
Dr. Peter Ross, an internationally recognized ocean pollution expert, joined the Raincoast team this summer, bringing a wealth of relevant…
Managers open salmon fisheries in defiance of minister’s previously announced closures. Three months ago, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, Bernadette…
Bald eagles are mobile and opportunistic scavengers that are often viewed as ubiquitous across the coast of British Columbia where…
“We have doomed the wolf not for what it is, but for what we deliberately and mistakenly perceive it to…
Along the central coast of what is now known as British Columbia, Gitga’at, Haíɫzaqv (Heiltsuk), Wuikinuxv, Nuxalk, and Kitasoo/Xai’xais First…
Pender Island and big trees Pender Islands are located within the rapidly diminishing Coastal Douglas-fir biogeoclimatic zone. These islands, along…
The Arctic has long proven to be a barometer of the health of our planet. This remote part of the…
Last month, Raincoast released a video series demonstrating how to measure trees and nominate them to Big Tree Registries across…
“I’M A MONSTER!!!” Riley yells triumphantly, ripping out an enormous daphne plant. Metallica plays in the background. Pulling Daphne, or…
This summer, I had the privilege of working with Raincoast as their Tree Protection Policy Intern. The main focus of…
Tree bylaws protecting trees on private property exist in many municipalities throughout BC. The Gulf Islands, governed by the Islands…
For perhaps the first time ever, researchers have mapped out the true extent of habitat loss for salmon in the…
Nearly everyday, I walk by a monument memorializing Brewery Creek, a historical creek that meandered through the intersection of Kingsway…
In this summer of drought and heat and fires, of coast-wide fisheries closures, and tense politics around the stewardship of…
Pink Sheep Media is a design and communications company.
This is our community hub. We have so many incredible researchers, writers, creators, and change-makers in our community.