The influence of ecotourism on grizzly bear activity depends on salmon abundance
A new study, “Influence of ecotourism on grizzly bear activity depends on salmon abundance in the Atnarko River corridor, Nuxalk…
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Grizzly bears shy away from bear ecotourism sites when visitor numbers are high, except when salmon is scarce
A new study, “Influence of ecotourism on grizzly bear activity depends on salmon abundance in the Atnarko River corridor, Nuxalk…
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Detecting killer whale pregnancies from the air
To continue over a decade of collaborative killer whale research alongside colleagues at NOAA, SR3, and Ocean Wise, Raincoast’s cetacean…
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Sampling water during the wet season: A new partnership with the Lower Nicola Indian Band reflects a shared interest in protecting water
A cool, gray sky lingered overhead, as we headed inland. Our journey took us through the Lower Fraser Valley, over…
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Sign our petition to tell the federal government to enact a mandatory 1,000 meter vessel buffer for endangered Southern Resident killer whales
Recently, Washington State (U.S.), passed legislation (Senate Bill 5371) that establishes a mandatory 1,000-yard buffer for recreational and commercial whale…
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Two Ladies of the Court in Saint Joan
Artist: Charles RickettsMedia: Watercolour on boardDate & Location: 1924Image Source: Picryl Significance to Queer Art History Charles Ricketts was a British painter, designer,…
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Protein found in human sweat inhibits growth of Lyme bacteria
International researchers looked at biobank samples from 617,731 patients and discovered that patients with Lyme disease were more likely to…
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New research shows how human disturbance keeps grizzlies from their salmon
Published in the journal Ecology & Evolution, a new paper titled “Human disturbance in riparian areas disrupts predator-prey interactions between…
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Help us get our NoiseTracker project off the ground
Numerous organizations and institutions, including nonprofits, First Nations, academia, technical agencies, government, industry, and port authorities, are involved in Acoustic…
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A true paradigm shift? Discerning the fine print of the provincial government’s draft Biodiversity and Ecosystem Health Framework
For over a century, British Columbia’s extraction-based economic and management paradigm has fueled industrial growth, unsustainable land-use, and overharvest, while…
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Erica Zygelman reviews the EQ-i 2 0 Certification Course with EITC
“I’m really excited to have this as part of my toolkit!” Source
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Avoid using underlines (except in hyperlinks and annotations)
Good typography is everyone’s job. Readability and usability have a pretty direct impact on how your ideas get taken up….
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Mindfulness Network for People of Colour
I was happy and honoured to join the Mindfulness Network for People of Colour’s book club to discuss Radical Mindfulness……
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Job posting: Species Monitoring and Outreach Technician
Raincoast Conservation Foundation is looking to hire a Species Monitoring and Outreach Intern for a 16-week term with possibility of…
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Exploring the secret lives of underwater creatures through DNA
With our Conservation Genetics Lab up and running at the Pacific Science Enterprise Centre, we are excited to begin working…
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Meet Dr. Erin Wall, a new Postdoctoral Fellow with Raincoast
Erin recently joined Raincoast’s Cetacean team as a Mitacs Elevate Postdoctoral Fellow in collaboration with the North Coast Cetacean Society…
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More hatchery salmon cannot help endangered killer whales
In December 2023, the Raincoast Conservation Foundation, along with six other conservation groups that work on salmon and killer whales,…
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Backgrounder: The court case over the Southeast Alaskan Troll fishery on Chinook salmon
In 2020, the non-profit Wild Fish Conservancy (WFC) filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court that challenged the 2019…
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Sharing our plans for our future mobile lab
The Healthy Waters team has been busy this winter, with field work in seven watersheds, stretching from the Chemainus River…
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Unlocking social connections in multi-unit housing: Insights from our 2021-2022 resident surveys
Creating a sense of community and social connection is a challenge in fast-paced urban life. As Metro Vancouver embraces densification…
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Wolf Stories: Animal welfare and the evolution of animal ethics
In this article, we’ve interviewed David Fraser (C.M., Ph.D.), a Professor Emeritus in the Animal Welfare Program at the University…
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Groups urge federal government to investigate tire chemical implicated in mass salmon deaths
VANCOUVER/UNCEDED xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (MUSQUEAM), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (SQUAMISH) AND səlilwətaɬ (TSLEIL-WAUTUTH) TERRITORIES — Ecojustice, on behalf of Raincoast Conservation Foundation, Watershed Watch Salmon…
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Guide government actions on Southern Resident killer whales recovery: Take the federal survey before February 12, 2024
Raincoast, along with our colleagues at the David Suzuki Foundation, Georgia Strait Alliance, WWF-Canada, and the Natural Resources Defense Council,…
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Letter in Science states that Canada’s wolf cull subsidizes industry
Wolf control, often presented as a ‘solution’ to stabilize caribou populations, ultimately allows continued approval by governments of resource exploitation,…
