Research: Conservation in heavily urbanized biodiverse regions requires urgent management action and attention to governance
The Fraser River estuary, which once supported Canada’s largest wild salmon runs, is now home to over half of British…
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The Fraser River estuary, which once supported Canada’s largest wild salmon runs, is now home to over half of British…
Learn about S,DÁYES Flycatcher Forest, a land acquisition initiative between Raincoast Conservation Foundation and Pender Islands Conservancy.. Learn about Coastal…
Raincoast and Pender Islands Conservancy are now raising funds to purchase the S’DÁYES Flycatcher Forest, on North Pender Island (W̱SÁNEĆ…
On December 1st, Raincoast and Pender Islands Conservancy announced a match funding campaign in support of protecting S’DÁYES Flycatcher Forest…
On Oct 28th, 2020 we were happy to announce that we raised enough funds to purchase the Kitlope commercial trophy…
The 1200 Wolf Tee Shirts are selling fast! There are only 68 left in select sizes. We called them the…
Today is ‘Giving Tuesday’ – a global generosity movement celebrating the power of people and organizations to transform their communities…
One week into the fundraising campaign for the S,DÁYES Flycatcher Forest initiative, the Pender Islands Conservancy and Raincoast Conservation Foundation…
We have partnered with Ecologyst and the incredibly talented Ocean Hyland to make these exclusive 1200 Wolf Tee Shirts. Over…
This year the death of Takaya has spurred Raincoast to reassess our own efforts to protect the lives, habitat and…
Research published today in Conservation Science and Practice indicates that 102 species at risk of extinction in the Fraser River…
Sidney, BC: Research published today in Conservation Science and Practice indicates that 102 species at risk of extinction in the…
Raincoast is launching a new campaign. We are working to purchase a 13 acre property on North Pender Island, as…
With gigantic douglas firs and cedars, twisting garry oak meadows, and colourful arbutus groves, Canada’s Coastal Douglas-fir (CDF) biogeoclimactic zone…
Forests on the Gulf Islands need to be protected. After decades of largely unregulated road construction, residential development, and logging,…
North Pender Island, BC: Two charitable conservation organizations based on the coast of the Salish Sea have come together to…
We purchased the Spirit bear tenure in 2011. It covers an area of approximately 3,500 square km including the islands…
Our dedicated research vessel, Achiever, is a key part of the Raincoast team – enabling us to conduct research, visit…
BearID detects a bear’s face in an image and classifies the individual. It’s facial recognition for bears! Dr. Melanie Clapham,…
This week we published an interview with Dr. Heather Bryan. I think one of the themes that has emerged from…
Dr. Heather Bryan, an Assistant Professor in Ecosystem Science and Management at the University of Northern BC, has been studying…
Port Metro Vancouver’s proposed Terminal 2 expansion project, is putting hundreds of thousands of birds at risk. The Port’s Terminal…
The Raincoast Applied Conservation Science Lab at the University Of Victoria has completed its second year of research to study…
On three, we haul the lead line in. One, two, three! I kneel in the stream holding up the seine…