A day in the life as a biologist monitoring the Vessel Restricted Zone from Pender Island
Raincoast is sharing a behind-the-scenes look at our study of endangered Southern Resident killer whales. Every day, biologist and researcher…
Raincoast is sharing a behind-the-scenes look at our study of endangered Southern Resident killer whales. Every day, biologist and researcher…
Raincoast has been conducting whale and vessel monitoring from the Oaks Bluff lookout for a couple of months now. While…
Raincoast Conservation Foundation has joined forces with Earth Species Project (ESP), a non-profit research lab using machine learning to advance…
Janine McNeilly is a research scientist for Raincoast’s Cetacean Research Program. A lifelong whale lover, Janine is working to help…
Killer whales are facing many threats – prey depletion, contaminants, and climate change among them. But one threat is invisible…
The Government of Canada is seeking public feedback on proposed amendments to the Marine Mammal Regulations that would strengthen protections…
Last December, Raincoast launched the first phase of our killer whale communication campaign. Thanks to your generosity, we attained our…
Social behaviour is fascinating. Observing how animals relate, learn from one another, and care for each other always triggers my…
In 2025, the Cetacean Conservation Research Program launched a groundbreaking collaboration to study killer whale communication through an integrated, multimodal…
Southern Resident killer whales are struggling to survive under current conditions of noise, pollution, and prey in the Salish Sea….
Southern Resident killer whales are one of the most deeply revered and iconic wildlife species in Canada. And they are…
The Canadian government has completed the construction of the expanded Trans Mountain Pipeline between Edmonton and Vancouver, and oil exports…
Our House of Commons petition asking the Federal government to enact a 1,000 metre buffer around Southern Resident killer whales…
Last week, the Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada announced the 2024 management measures to support Southern Resident Killer Whale…
The Southern Resident killer whales (SRKW) are some of the Salish Sea’s most iconic inhabitants, but also among its most…
For the past year and a half, I have been completing grad school with Raincoast’s Applied Conservation Science Lab, investigating…
There was a mix of anticipation and curiosity in the air as people filed into the Chapman Creek Hatchery Education…
Recently, Washington State (U.S.), passed legislation (Senate Bill 5371) that establishes a mandatory 1,000-yard buffer for recreational and commercial whale…
Numerous organizations and institutions, including nonprofits, First Nations, academia, technical agencies, government, industry, and port authorities, are involved in Acoustic…
Erin recently joined Raincoast’s Cetacean team as a Mitacs Elevate Postdoctoral Fellow in collaboration with the North Coast Cetacean Society…
Raincoast, along with our colleagues at the David Suzuki Foundation, Georgia Strait Alliance, WWF-Canada, and the Natural Resources Defense Council,…
Have you ever found yourself riveted to a book or show where all the pieces of a crime are being…