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Southern Resident killer whales are identified as Endangered under the Species at Risk Act. As of February 2025, only 73…
Southern Resident killer whales are identified as Endangered under the Species at Risk Act. As of February 2025, only 73…
Canada’s draft Priorities Plan is open for public comment until midnight tonight. Take action now. For years it was a…
A long-awaited federal strategy to address ocean noise has finally arrived. But it does not measure up to the urgent…
This week, Raincoast Conservation Foundation with our partners SkeenaWild Conservation Trust and Watershed Watch Salmon Society, head to Seattle with…
Drones have been widely used in the last decade for a host of wildlife studies. They’ve been particularly helpful to…
Canada contains some of the most globally significant ecosystems; our country is home to 80,000 species, 300 of which occur…
Southern Resident killer whales are one of the most deeply revered and iconic wildlife species in Canada. And they are…
In December we completed construction on our second breach in the North Arm Jetty. This 30-meter wide breach will allow…
The Canadian government has completed the construction of the expanded Trans Mountain Pipeline between Edmonton and Vancouver, and oil exports…
As the mighty Fraser River nears its terminus in the Salish Sea, it meets its most prevalent interface with humanity,…
Today, June 1, is Wild Salmon Day. Established in 2019, Wild Salmon Day is a celebration of the diversity, abundance,…
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…
6PPD is an additive that manufacturers use to prevent tires from degrading. Over time, tires release particles and chemicals that…
In 2015, scientists from the Raincoast Conservation Foundation teamed up with international experts to model the viability of critically endangered…
Walk into a large salmon hatchery and you will find a place not unlike an industrial assembly line. On one…
“How are the salmon doing?” It’s a question that salmon biologists get all the time, from friends at a café…
At Raincoast, we’re science-based in every sense of the word. We conduct research and publish peer-reviewed papers and reports that…
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…
With our Conservation Genetics Lab up and running at the Pacific Science Enterprise Centre, we are excited to begin working…
The Healthy Waters team has been busy this winter, with field work in seven watersheds, stretching from the Chemainus River…
It was a great leap of faith when we started fundraising for $1.92 million two years ago. We accepted the…
I trod down the gravel path between my home and the ferry dock at Snug Cove on Bowen Island. The…