End commercial hunting in the Great Bear Rainforest
We have now raised $345,000 towards the $650,000 needed for us to purchase the Kitlope Tenure. In 2005 we began…
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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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Spirit bears are rarer and less protected than we thought
New research has identified that the small genetic change responsible for Spirit bears – a rare, white-coated form of black…
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Thanks to everyone who made our first season of Coastal Insight a success
We just wrapped up our 11th episode of Coastal Insights, a live and interactive online learning program. If you missed…
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Embracing mystery
One of the things that fascinates me about nature is all the things we don’t know. There is still so…
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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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Raincoast presents webinar on ethical wildlife photography
Next week’s Coastal Insights Education program is focused on ethical wildlife photography. Photographer Eric Sambol of Eric Sambol Photography will…
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Protecting the Kitlope
We are working to protect British Columbia’s Great Bear Rainforest from commercial trophy hunting. We do this by purchasing the…
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Consilience – Braiding Indigenous Knowledge and Academic Science episode 7
Consilience is defined as a context in which independent lines of evidence arrive at the same conclusion. In this episode…
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Salmon are for the birds
You may be aware of the tight connections between salmon, forests and bears. You may have heard that coastal forests…
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2019 spirit bear highlights
I already dedicated an entire post to Ma’ah. She is always a highlight. For many years she was the lone…
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Another season for Ma’ah
As the 2019 spirit bear season approached it seemed there was one question on everybody’s mind: would Ma’ah still be…
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A gift to end commercial trophy hunting of coastal carnivores
#GivingTuesday is a global movement of generosity that has a huge impact on smaller charitable organizations like Raincoast. Raincoast is…
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Coffee with Susan Simmons, long distance swimmer
I was lucky enough to join Susan Simmons for coffee this week. We talked about 30 hour swims, being an…
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Maple Leaf’s commitment to coastal conservation
2019 marks the second year of a decade-long $100,000 commitment from Maple Leaf Adventures to our research and conservation efforts…
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BC’s coastal wolves: elusive and worthy of protection
I worked as a guide in the Great Bear Rainforest for 14 years before I managed to get a decent…
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Issue # 10, April 2019
Inside this issue: MPA network updateCCIRA hires new staff Oceans RFA formalizes collaborative marine management process Groundfish chasing the light…
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Great Bear Rainforest IMAX and a chance to win
Three years is a long time to wait for anything. But finally (finally!) I was able to see the Great…
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Great Bear Rainforest IMAX features our Nations
In February of this year a really big film hit theatres around the world. Three years in the making, the…
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Meet the team of applied conservation scientists at the University of Victoria
Last year the Raincoast lab at UViC marked an important new milestone with the creation of the Raincoast Chair in…
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Wolves are just wolves
I have read there have been more books written about wolves than any other species. There is something so compelling…
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So many failures
This photo is a screenshot of an American black bear checking out a remotely triggered camera in the Great Bear…
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Salmon, spirit bears and Ma’ah.
This is Ma’ah. Her name means mother in the language of the local Tsimshian First Nations people. She is perhaps…
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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….
