Together, let’s rewrite the story of wolves in BC
Wolves are vital to the health and balance of ecosystems across British Columbia. As top predators, they help regulate the…
Let’s talk about why it’s ironic that the orca was just chosen as BC’s Best Symbol
This July and August, the CBC’s Justin McElroy led a quest to identify BC’s most iconic symbol. The Search for…
A mother’s grief, a population on the brink
Tahlequah is grieving. Hour after hour, day after day, she clings to the lifeless body of her newborn. She carries…
Connecting the community on all things wildfire in the Coastal Douglas-fir zone
We are taking action to contribute to the conversation surrounding wildfire risk and management in the Coastal Douglas-fir (CDF) zone….
Recapping our environmental flow needs project in the Coldwater River
Last summer our Wild Salmon team co-led a project in the Coldwater River, situated in Nlaka’pamux and Syilx territory, to…
Place-based knowledge enriches our understanding of biodiversity change
On the remote islands of Yáláƛi, the Goose Island Archipelago, on the Central Coast of British Columbia, the composition of…
What forests mean to coastal wildlife
We know that old-growth forests provide many important services to coastal species, but when these environments are changed, how does…
Wolf Stories: Killing in the name of conservation
In this Wolf Stories article, we’ve interviewed Sara Dubois (PhD), Chief Scientific Officer with the British Columbia Society for the…
Nature-based Solutions: How restoring habitat protects people and wildlife
Residents of BC’s Lower Mainland are acutely aware of the damaging effects of climate change. In just two years, the…
Southern Residents, salmon, and certainty in science
The Southern Resident killer whales (SRKW) are some of the Salish Sea’s most iconic inhabitants, but also among its most…
Fishy business: the technicalities of fisheries management planning
Raincoast is proud to be a member organization of the Marine Conservation Caucus (MCC). As an officially recognized stakeholder body…
The federal 2030 National Biodiversity Strategy: another vision document or a legally-binding action plan?
The recently released 2030 National Biodiversity Strategy Milestone Document (‘2030 Strategy’) identifies actions that Canada will take to achieve biodiversity…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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,…
Using poop to identify individual killer whales
Have you ever found yourself riveted to a book or show where all the pieces of a crime are being…
