Takaya the grey wolf will become B.C.’s Cecil the lion
Without the crushing emotional burden of a pandemic, Takaya the grey wolf would surely and immediately emerge as British Columbia’s…
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Thank you for joining our Kitlope webinar
Thank you for joining our Kitlope webinar last week. We were thrilled to have you join us and enjoyed taking…
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Come experience the Kitlope – the next hunting tenure where we plan to safeguard coastal carnivores
Raincoast currently has an agreement to purchase the exclusive rights to guide trophy hunters in an area of over 5000…
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A bond through salmon, language and grandmothers
About a year ago, I got a call from the Royal British Columbia Museum asking if I would like to…
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Terminal 2 expansion threatens the Fraser estuary
The Port of Vancouver is proposing to double the size of its shipping terminal at Roberts Bank, putting further stress…
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Raincoast’s education program goes live and interactive
Spring marks the anticipated shift in seasons; as the days get longer, new shoots emerge and bird songs become a…
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No notes from the field
For the last 10-plus years, and as we’ve highlighted previously, March and April are usually busy with preparations for the…
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On the risk of pathogens carried by hypermobile human predators
There is a body of research that shows how predators can affect the spread of disease among prey. We also…
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It’s time to take action for wolves in British Columbia
The senseless trophy killing of Takaya, the ‘lone wolf’ made famous by his stay on Discovery Island, once again brings…
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Staqeya, the lone wolf of Discovery Island, killed by trophy hunter
“The senseless trophy killing of Staqeya (Takaya), the iconic ‘lone wolf’ made famous by his stay on Discovery Island, once…
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Launching Raincoast’s photography ethics
At Raincoast we are committed to only using images and video that are ethically obtained. We have now published our…
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Guide government action on Southern Resident killer whales before March 23
In the last two years, the federal government has taken initial measures to reduce noise and disturbance from vessels (to make…
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Raincoast Conservation Foundation’s work and COVID-19
Many Raincoast staff already work remotely from home and we are encouraging them to continue doing so while following current…
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New report: Toward a Vision for Salmon Habitat in the Lower Fraser River
Since 2016, we have worked with First Nations, community groups, conservation organizations and dozens of individuals to identify the root…
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Protecting the evergreen giants at the edge of the sea
The rainshadow region, extending across the southeastern coast of Vancouver Island from Metchosin to Deep Bay; covering the Gulf Islands,…
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New research: Indigenous knowledge and federal environmental assessments in Canada
A new peer-review article by a team of non-Indigenous and Indigenous researchers identifies surmountable and deep-rooted obstacles to improving how…
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Rainwolf is the last to go
In winter 2018 the Coastal Carnivores photography exhibit showed at the Karen Cooper Gallery (Vancouver), Robert Bateman Centre (Victoria) and…
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Backgrounder: The 2019 fishery and endangered Fraser Chinook
This backgrounder on endangered Fraser Chinook has been produced by Raincoast Conservation Foundation, David Suzuki Foundation, and Watershed Watch. In…
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Notes from the Great Bear
A grizzly bears strolls an estuary walled by granite cliffs down which countless waterfalls drop hundreds of feet, as if…
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Connecting the invisible to the visible
As modern scientists, we frequently deal in abstraction. We are separated from the species and ecosystems we study often by…
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Supporting resurgent Indigenous-led governance: A nascent mechanism for just and effective conservation
A new publication discusses how conservation actions to halt biodiversity declines will increasingly be impossible to implement without Indigenous consent…
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Raising the bar: Recovery ambition for species at risk in Canada and the US
An estimated one million species are at risk of extinction globally. In Canada and the United states, there is legislation…
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When evidence informs advocacy
When evidence informs advocacy, a potent approach to conservation becomes available. This philosophy underpins everything we do at Raincoast. One…
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Problem humans and the ecology of bear-human conflict
Last month, in Penticton, BC a group of five black bears – three males and two younger females – had…
