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.
Sidney, British Columbia: A new short video, produced by Raincoast Conservation Foundation and supported by a coalition of conservation groups,…
Spring marks the anticipated shift in seasons; as the days get longer, new shoots emerge and bird songs become a…
SIDNEY – As the oceans become quieter amidst the global pandemic, an application for seismic surveys off the West Coast…
For the last 10-plus years, and as we’ve highlighted previously, March and April are usually busy with preparations for the…
There is a body of research that shows how predators can affect the spread of disease among prey. We also…
The senseless trophy killing of Takaya, the ‘lone wolf’ made famous by his stay on Discovery Island, once again brings…
Sidney, BC: The Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency issued its findings today on the ecological implications from the expansion of the…
“The senseless trophy killing of Staqeya (Takaya), the iconic ‘lone wolf’ made famous by his stay on Discovery Island, once…
At Raincoast we are committed to only using images and video that are ethically obtained. We have now published our…
In the last two years, the federal government has taken initial measures to reduce noise and disturbance from vessels (to make…
Many Raincoast staff already work remotely from home and we are encouraging them to continue doing so while following current…
VANCOUVER – The Supreme Court of Canada announced today that it will not hear a set of legal challenges to…
Following years of decline in the number of Chinook and sockeye salmon returning to the Fraser River, the last two…
Since 2016, we have worked with First Nations, community groups, conservation organizations and dozens of individuals to identify the root…
The rainshadow region, extending across the southeastern coast of Vancouver Island from Metchosin to Deep Bay; covering the Gulf Islands,…
Against a backdrop of British Columbia’s recent consideration of UNDRIP into legislation, and visible conflict between Canada and Indigenous Nations/hereditary…
A new peer-review article by a team of non-Indigenous and Indigenous researchers identifies surmountable and deep-rooted obstacles to improving how…
In winter 2018 the Coastal Carnivores photography exhibit showed at the Karen Cooper Gallery (Vancouver), Robert Bateman Centre (Victoria) and…
This backgrounder on endangered Fraser Chinook has been produced by Raincoast Conservation Foundation, David Suzuki Foundation, and Watershed Watch. In…
A grizzly bears strolls an estuary walled by granite cliffs down which countless waterfalls drop hundreds of feet, as if…
As modern scientists, we frequently deal in abstraction. We are separated from the species and ecosystems we study often by…
A new publication discusses how conservation actions to halt biodiversity declines will increasingly be impossible to implement without Indigenous consent…
An estimated one million species are at risk of extinction globally. In Canada and the United states, there is legislation…
When evidence informs advocacy, a potent approach to conservation becomes available. This philosophy underpins everything we do at Raincoast. One…
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