Pelagic bird surveys and other research on board Achiever
In 2024, Achiever and crew completed the final year of a multi-year at-sea pelagic bird survey for Environment and Climate…
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We are working towards ending commercial trophy hunting in the Southern Great Bear Rainforest tenure
One of our longest running projects at Raincoast has been our Safeguarding Coastal Carnivores campaign, which seeks to stop commercial…
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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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The Coastal Clean Up
The Coastal Clean Up removed over 128 tonnes of garbage in the central coast of B.C. in August and September….
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New research shows rare Spirit bear needs more protection
Spirit bears are rarer than we thought and protection of their habitat is inadequate. New research has identified that the…
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New study published on Spirit bears
New research has identified that the small genetic change responsible for Spirit bears – a rare, white-coated form of black…
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No notes from the field
For the last 10-plus years, and as we’ve highlighted previously, March and April are usually busy with preparations for the…
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Problem humans and the ecology of bear-human conflict
Last month, in Penticton, BC a group of five black bears – three males and two younger females – had…
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We can end commercial trophy hunting in the Nadeea tenure
In the world we currently live in, it is such a rare opportunity to have a direct, tangible, positive impact….
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What next for coastal carnivore conservation?
The end of grizzly hunting across BC, announced in late 2017, was a seminal conservation win that Raincoast, Coastal First…
