Learning from the two lives of grad school
For the past year and a half, I have been completing grad school with Raincoast’s Applied Conservation Science Lab, investigating…
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The next generation of conservation scientists
Where will the conservation scientists, managers, and informed advocates of tomorrow come from? That’s a question we’ve been considering since…
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Job posting: Field Technicians for wildlife monitoring field work in Haíɫzaqv Territory
In partnership with the Heiltsuk Integrated Resource Management Department (HIRMD) and the Raincoast Applied Conservation Science Lab (UVic), the Raincoast…
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New adventures, old relationships
After a long journey from Vancouver, my colleague Persia Khan and I finally arrive in Port Hardy to meet Achiever….
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Collecting bear hair: more than a field season
It’s the end of April and we’re pulling into Bella Bella to join our Heiltsuk colleagues for two months on…
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Next steps for Project TEACH
Project TEACH was co created by Raincoast and the Coexisting with Carnivores Alliance (CwCA) in the winter of 2021, whose…
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Introducing Project TEACH (Talking about Ecology and Aims for Conserving Habitat)
From wide-roaming carnivores to below-ground fungal networks, ecosystems are deeply connected. This connectivity means that when one element is disturbed…
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Indigenous Knowledge, Western Science, and their interaction: rich opportunity but caution to avoid harm is required
“‘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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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…
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Research: Dietary differences among individuals with different genes and coat colours gives insight into the maintenance of the Spirit bears among black bear populations
A new study published by a team of researchers, led by Dr. Christina Service, provides insight into the mechanisms that…
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When evidence informs advocacy
When evidence informs advocacy, a potent approach to conservation becomes available. This philosophy underpins everything we do at Raincoast. One…
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Tracking Raincoast’s, past, present, and future
As this decade closes, it’s timely to celebrate what we have collectively achieved for BC’s coast. Raincoast’s past in the…
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The future of applied conservation science is bright
This has been a time of remarkable accomplishment for the Raincoast Applied Conservation Science Lab at the University of Victoria….
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Converging knowledges to inform and empower conservation
This past summer, I had the opportunity to travel aboard the Raincoast vessel Achiever with several other members of the…
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A night to celebrate women in conservation
Although science has traditionally been a male-dominated field, my motivation to pursue it came largely from women I read about…
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Notes from the (pre) field: “Caution – bear research in progress”
Heralded by the song of the varied thrush, April comes to an end and a renewed energy fills Raincoast’s Applied…
