Why we purchase commercial trophy hunting tenures
Working with our Coastal First Nations partners, our goal is to permanently end commercial trophy hunting of all large carnivores…
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.
Working with our Coastal First Nations partners, our goal is to permanently end commercial trophy hunting of all large carnivores…
As we stared out over the shimmering water of the Salish Sea, we all stood in awe of the beauty…
“‘Research’ is probably one of the dirtiest words in the Indigenous world’s vocabulary”, writes Linda Tuhiwai Smith in the introduction…
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Since the BC government started killing wolves in 2015, 1,429 wolves have been trapped, hunted or shot from low-flying aircrafts…
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…
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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…