Government’s failure to issue emergency order puts Southern Resident killer whales at greater risk
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Government’s failure to issue emergency order puts Southern Resident killer whales at greater risk

VANCOUVER/UNCEDED xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (MUSQUEAM), Sḵwx̱w̱ú7mesh (SQUAMISH), AND səlilwətaɬ (TSLEIL-WAUTUTH) TERRITORIES – Conservation groups are warning that the federal government’s decision not…

Government failure to recommend emergency order to protect endangered killer whales prompts legal challenge from conservation groups
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Government failure to recommend emergency order to protect endangered killer whales prompts legal challenge from conservation groups

VANCOUVER/UNCEDED xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (MUSQUEAM), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (SQUAMISH), AND səlilwətaɬ (TSLEIL-WAUTUTH) TERRITORIES – Conservation groups filed a legal challenge over the failure of…

Federal Court upholds RBT2 megaport expansion in a setback to legal protection for species at risk
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Federal Court upholds RBT2 megaport expansion in a setback to legal protection for species at risk

VANCOUVER/UNCEDED xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (MUSQUEAM), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (SQUAMISH) AND səlilwətaɬ (TSLEIL-WAUTUTH) TERRITORIES: The Federal Court has ruled against conservation groups challenging the approval…

Federal Government admits Southern Resident killer whales face imminent threat to survival
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Federal Government admits Southern Resident killer whales face imminent threat to survival

VANCOUVER/UNCEDED xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (MUSQUEAM), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (SQUAMISH), and səlilwətaɬ (TSLEIL-WAUTUTH) TERRITORIES: Conservation groups are calling on federal ministers to recommend that Cabinet…

B.C. NGOs head to Seattle for final step in their objection to the certification of southeast Alaska salmon fisheries
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B.C. NGOs head to Seattle for final step in their objection to the certification of southeast Alaska salmon fisheries

Seattle, WA – Tomorrow, Raincoast Conservation Foundation, SkeenaWild Conservation Trust and Watershed Watch Salmon Society will be in Seattle with…

Backtracking on Trans Mountain Expansion Project commitments threatens the survival of the 74 Southern Resident killer whales 
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Backtracking on Trans Mountain Expansion Project commitments threatens the survival of the 74 Southern Resident killer whales 

VANCOUVER/UNCEDED xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (MUSQUEAM), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (SQUAMISH), AND səlilwətaɬ (TSLEIL-WAUTUTH) TERRITORIES: When the federal Cabinet approved the Trans Mountain Expansion Project in…

B.C. conservation organizations welcome Ocean Wise decision to pull its recommendation of sustainability for southeast Alaska salmon fisheries
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B.C. conservation organizations welcome Ocean Wise decision to pull its recommendation of sustainability for southeast Alaska salmon fisheries

Watershed Watch Salmon Society, SkeenaWild Conservation Trust, and Raincoast Conservation Foundation are very pleased that Vancouver-based eco-label Ocean Wise has…

Conservation groups are back in court to protect the Southern Resident killer whales from the devastating impacts of the Roberts Bank megaport
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Conservation groups are back in court to protect the Southern Resident killer whales from the devastating impacts of the Roberts Bank megaport

VANCOUVER/UNCEDED xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (MUSQUEAM), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (SQUAMISH) AND səlilwətaɬ (TSLEIL-WAUTUTH) TERRITORIES: Conservation groups are at Vancouver Federal Court today fighting to uphold…

Conservation groups demand emergency protections for endangered killer whales as Trans Mountain expansion intensifies threats 
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Conservation groups demand emergency protections for endangered killer whales as Trans Mountain expansion intensifies threats 

Six conservation groups are urging the federal government to implement an emergency order — a mechanism that allows Ottawa to…

Canadian conservation groups file formal objection to Alaskan salmon fishery’s “sustainable” certification
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Canadian conservation groups file formal objection to Alaskan salmon fishery’s “sustainable” certification

British Columbia conservation organizations SkeenaWild Conservation Trust and Raincoast Conservation Foundation, along with Watershed Watch Salmon Society, have filed a…

Groups urge federal government to investigate tire chemical implicated in mass salmon deaths
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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…

Raincoast Conservation Foundation’s latest acquisition will permanently protect wildlife in over a quarter of the Great Bear Rainforest
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Raincoast Conservation Foundation’s latest acquisition will permanently protect wildlife in over a quarter of the Great Bear Rainforest

Sidney, BC – After two years of fundraising, Raincoast Conservation Foundation has secured the funds to purchase the Southern Great…