Confronting bright extinction
For more than a decade, Raincoast has been championing recovery for Canada’s endangered salmon-eating killer whales. In 2024, scientists from…
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Wolves, whales, and water
Our Conservation Genetics Lab has had an exciting year working on a wide range of research projects. We have completed…
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Hanging by a thread
In 2014, we had an opinion piece published in the Victoria Times Colonist stating that “Southern Resident killer whales are…
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A look back on our impact in 2020
Here is a look back on the impact we had last year… 2020 wasn’t all bad! Thank you for helping…
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First webinar episode on the Fraser River Estuary!
You’re invited to the Fraser Estuary! On Wednesday at 12PM Pacific our new webinar series, Connected Estuary, is launching. In…
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Balancing multiple ways of knowing: Coastal Insights episode with Albert Marshall
Drawing upon multiple types of knowledge (e.g. Indigenous Knowledge, local-knowledge, science-based knowledge) can strengthen understanding of the past, predict the…
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The impact of vessel traffic on whales’ critical life functions
In a paper published in Nature, authors examined the impact of vessel traffic on whales. This video was the result…
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Join us for our Coastal Insights: Eyes on the coast lesson!
Join us tomorrow for our first lesson of Coastal Insights: Eyes on the coast! Tomorrow we will explore the Salish…
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Trophy hunting threat on hunters seeking food
New research published this week by Raincoast and colleagues at the University of Victoria and the University of Wisconsin-Madison suggests…
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Protecting Southern Resident killer whales in the Salish Sea
Reversing, or even slowing, our unsustainable human footprint on a time scale relevant to dwindling wildlife populations is a challenge….
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Peer reviewed study shows lethal wolf control has statistical flaws
In BC, the provincial government estimates that some 1,200 wolves are killed on an annual basis for recreational purposes. Hundreds…
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Raincoast Conservation research reached millions in 2020
In 2020, our conservation efforts and research reached millions around the world. And we are looking forward to 2021. We…
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Thank you for your support in 2020
As 2020 closes and we reflect on the year, please accept our thanks and gratitude for your support, in whatever…
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The S,DÁYES Flycatcher Forest
Raincoast and Pender Islands Conservancy are now raising funds to purchase the S’DÁYES Flycatcher Forest, on North Pender Island (W̱SÁNEĆ…
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Announcing Raincoast’s newest conservation initiative
Forests on the Gulf Islands need to be protected. After decades of largely unregulated road construction, residential development, and logging,…
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BearID
BearID detects a bear’s face in an image and classifies the individual. It’s facial recognition for bears! Dr. Melanie Clapham,…
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Fraser Estuary Connectivity Project makes substantial difference to salmon
Just as we were getting excited about starting our field season to monitor the effectiveness of Raincoast’s Fraser Estuary Connectivity…
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Wolf School 3: What can science tell us about wolves of Coastal British Columbia and beyond
Sept 2, 2020 @ 6pm PST Dr. Heather Bryan Heather played a key role in Raincoast’s early research on coastal…
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A short history of fantastic peer to peer fundraising campaigns
As an organization working to end commercial trophy hunting in the Great Bear Rainforest, we rely on our supporters. We’re…
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Update: closing in on securing the Nadeea tenure
The Vancouver launch of our One Shot for Coastal Carnivores show has been a great success. Hundreds of people visited…
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Conservation Letters: The elephant (head) in the room: A critical look at trophy hunting
Writing in the scientific journal, Conservation Letters, an international team of conservation scientists argue that trophy hunting – hunting that…
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New study casts doubt on scientific basis of wildlife management in North America, offers a way forward
In a new study, a team of scientists from Raincoast Conservation Foundation, Simon Fraser University, University of Victoria, and the…
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More salmon, more grizzly cubs at play
This female grizzly bear is a formidable huntress and a good mother; when this photo was taken she was supporting…
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Wild Ones Live: Nature Needs People
Jon Mooallem is the author of Wild Ones: A Sometimes Dismaying, Weirdly Reassuraing Story About Looking at People Looking at…
