The science and ethics of wolf conservation
Marked by a long history of persecution and astonishing resilience, wolves continue to be in the crosshairs of both the…
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Marked by a long history of persecution and astonishing resilience, wolves continue to be in the crosshairs of both the…
Applied science in its most productive form requires a commitment to acknowledging – and communicating – difficult realities about contentious…
With the failure of the Global Plastic Pollution Treaty negotiations this past weekend in Busan (Republic of Korea), one can…
In late November 2024, I had my first opportunity to canoe to one of our wildlife camera sites. This wildlife…
Raincoast has been working to implement adequate recovery measures for endangered Southern Resident killer whales for almost 20 years. We’ve…
Raincoast’s youth program, Salish Sea Emerging Stewards, aims to educate, inspire, and empower the next generation of conservation leaders. Combining…
In 2024, Achiever and crew completed the final year of a multi-year at-sea pelagic bird survey for Environment and Climate…
From the epic journeys of individual wolves to legendary exploits of pack leaders, the stories of mother wolves have not…
The Healthy Waters program has attracted interest from First Nations, communities, and organizations interested in capacity building around water quality…
On the islands of Yáláƛi, the Goose Island Archipelago, on British Columbia’s central coast, the composition of birds singing their…
In 2014, we had an opinion piece published in the Victoria Times Colonist stating that “Southern Resident killer whales are…
It has been an incredible year, albeit a bit of a roller coaster, truly. There have been numerous twists and…
On the remote islands of Yáláƛi, the Goose Island Archipelago, on the Central Coast of British Columbia, the composition of…
VANCOUVER/UNCEDED xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (MUSQUEAM), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (SQUAMISH), and səlilwətaɬ (TSLEIL-WAUTUTH) TERRITORIES: Conservation groups are calling on federal ministers to recommend that Cabinet…
For more than a decade, Raincoast has been championing recovery for Canada’s endangered salmon-eating killer whales. With more deaths this…
Canada’s draft Priorities Plan is open for public comment until midnight tonight. Take action now. For years it was a…
Another October, another successful sailing trip aboard the SV Achiever is in the books for the Salish Sea Emerging Stewards…
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, NOVEMBER 25, 2024 – Microfibres are a major part of the global plastic pollution challenge. These tiny…
Since 2023, Raincoast has been operating hydrophones to monitor underwater soundscapes in key locations. This relatively new initiative provides invaluable…
As you may have heard, Canada Post workers are currently on strike. While it’s unclear how long this disruption will…
Postdoctoral fellow Dr. Erin Wall is in Perth, Australia, presenting her research on the development of humpback whale song at…
Thank you everyone who attended and helped us honor the recipients of the 2024 Raincoast Ocean Science Awards. We had…
We know that old-growth forests provide many important services to coastal species, but when these environments are changed, how does…
This past fall, Raincoast’s Wild Salmon team and technicians from the Reynolds Lab at Simon Fraser University conducted fieldwork for…