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  • Kitasoo Xai’xais and Gitga’at First Nations Celebrate ban on black bear hunting to protect Spirit bears
    Environment | News

    Kitasoo Xai’xais and Gitga’at First Nations Celebrate ban on black bear hunting to protect Spirit bears

    Raincoast Conservation FoundationByRaincoast Conservation Foundation July 19, 2022March 15, 2024

    The original press release was published on the Kitasoo Xai’xais Nation website. KLEMTU AND HARTLEY BAY, JULY 19 TH, 2022…

    Read More Kitasoo Xai’xais and Gitga’at First Nations Celebrate ban on black bear hunting to protect Spirit bearsContinue

  • Islands Trust Conservancy contributes funds to protect KELÁ_EKE Kingfisher Forest on S’DÁYES / Pender Island
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    Islands Trust Conservancy contributes funds to protect KELÁ_EKE Kingfisher Forest on S’DÁYES / Pender Island

    Raincoast Conservation FoundationByRaincoast Conservation Foundation June 3, 2022March 15, 2024

    Lək̓ʷəŋən, METULIYE / Victoria, BC ⎯ With just seven days left to raise an additional $100,000 to meet their $200,000…

    Read More Islands Trust Conservancy contributes funds to protect KELÁ_EKE Kingfisher Forest on S’DÁYES / Pender IslandContinue

  • Fraser Chinook salmon can now reach estuary habitat that was inaccessible for 100 years
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    Fraser Chinook salmon can now reach estuary habitat that was inaccessible for 100 years

    Raincoast Conservation FoundationByRaincoast Conservation Foundation April 12, 2022March 15, 2024

    VANCOUVER, BC: For the first time in over a century, juvenile salmon now have access to habitats they rely on…

    Read More Fraser Chinook salmon can now reach estuary habitat that was inaccessible for 100 yearsContinue

  • Canadian groups ask Governor Dunleavy to stop Alaskan harvest of BC salmon
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    Canadian groups ask Governor Dunleavy to stop Alaskan harvest of BC salmon

    Raincoast Conservation FoundationByRaincoast Conservation Foundation March 22, 2022March 15, 2024

    BRITISH COLUMBIA – A coalition of Canadian conservation organizations has written Alaskan Governor Mike Dunleavy, asking him to stop Alaska’s…

    Read More Canadian groups ask Governor Dunleavy to stop Alaskan harvest of BC salmonContinue

  • Vanishing goats? Not on the watch of the Kitasoo Xai’xais Nation
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    Vanishing goats? Not on the watch of the Kitasoo Xai’xais Nation

    Raincoast Conservation FoundationByRaincoast Conservation Foundation March 8, 2022March 15, 2024

    Wildlife populations can too often decline before wildlife managers notice. Although counting animals is one of the most fundamental activities…

    Read More Vanishing goats? Not on the watch of the Kitasoo Xai’xais NationContinue

  • In the wake of increasing pressure on whales, Raincoast Conservation Foundation expands its capacity for research and advocacy
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    In the wake of increasing pressure on whales, Raincoast Conservation Foundation expands its capacity for research and advocacy

    Raincoast Conservation FoundationByRaincoast Conservation Foundation January 26, 2022March 15, 2024

    VANCOUVER, BC: Two renowned, BC based cetacean researchers have joined Raincoast Conservation Foundation to lead its new Cetacean Conservation Research…

    Read More In the wake of increasing pressure on whales, Raincoast Conservation Foundation expands its capacity for research and advocacyContinue

  • Alaskan fishing fleet catching huge proportion of B.C. salmon: New report
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    Alaskan fishing fleet catching huge proportion of B.C. salmon: New report

    Raincoast Conservation FoundationByRaincoast Conservation Foundation January 11, 2022March 15, 2024

    VICTORIA, B.C. — As salmon runs in British Columbia hit record lows, commercial fisheries along the Alaska panhandle are catching…

    Read More Alaskan fishing fleet catching huge proportion of B.C. salmon: New reportContinue

  • Ambitious land purchase to protect at risk Gulf Island habitats
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    Ambitious land purchase to protect at risk Gulf Island habitats

    Raincoast Conservation FoundationByRaincoast Conservation Foundation December 22, 2021March 15, 2024

    Pender Island, BC – After success initiating their first joint land acquisition in 2020, Raincoast Conservation Foundation and the Pender…

    Read More Ambitious land purchase to protect at risk Gulf Island habitatsContinue

  • Vessel built for trophy hunting repurposed for wildlife viewing – an inspiring move towards the new conservation economy
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    Vessel built for trophy hunting repurposed for wildlife viewing – an inspiring move towards the new conservation economy

    Raincoast Conservation FoundationByRaincoast Conservation Foundation December 15, 2021March 15, 2024

    Raincoast Conservation Foundation is raising funds to purchase the guide outfitting rights and Ocean Light Adventures has purchased the guide…

    Read More Vessel built for trophy hunting repurposed for wildlife viewing – an inspiring move towards the new conservation economyContinue

  • Raincoast is purchasing commercial trophy hunting rights in a huge area of the Great Bear Rainforest
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    Raincoast is purchasing commercial trophy hunting rights in a huge area of the Great Bear Rainforest

    Raincoast Conservation FoundationByRaincoast Conservation Foundation November 23, 2021March 15, 2024

    Sidney, BC: Raincoast Conservation Foundation is raising $1.92 million to purchase the commercial trophy hunting license that covers over a…

    Read More Raincoast is purchasing commercial trophy hunting rights in a huge area of the Great Bear RainforestContinue

  • Whale watching operators, recreational fishers routinely violating protection zone buffers and other measures put in place to protect Southern Resident killer whales
    Environment | News

    Whale watching operators, recreational fishers routinely violating protection zone buffers and other measures put in place to protect Southern Resident killer whales

    Raincoast Conservation FoundationByRaincoast Conservation Foundation October 7, 2021March 15, 2024

    Federal enforcement and violator prosecution lacking, rendering current measures ineffective. Coast Salish Territories — Canadian whale watching operators and recreational…

    Read More Whale watching operators, recreational fishers routinely violating protection zone buffers and other measures put in place to protect Southern Resident killer whalesContinue

  • Have DFO fishery managers gone rogue?
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    Have DFO fishery managers gone rogue?

    Raincoast Conservation FoundationByRaincoast Conservation Foundation September 15, 2021March 15, 2024

    Managers open salmon fisheries in defiance of minister’s previously announced closures. Three months ago, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, Bernadette…

    Read More Have DFO fishery managers gone rogue?Continue

  • Looking ahead for each other – new study shows how the Wuikinuxv Nation shares sockeye with neighbouring grizzly bears
    Environment

    Looking ahead for each other – new study shows how the Wuikinuxv Nation shares sockeye with neighbouring grizzly bears

    Raincoast Conservation FoundationByRaincoast Conservation Foundation August 7, 2021March 15, 2024

    As salmon populations decline and images of skinny grizzly bears surface in coastal British Columbia, new research shows how the…

    Read More Looking ahead for each other – new study shows how the Wuikinuxv Nation shares sockeye with neighbouring grizzly bearsContinue

  • Up to 85 percent of historical salmon habitat lost in Lower Fraser region
    Environment

    Up to 85 percent of historical salmon habitat lost in Lower Fraser region

    Raincoast Conservation FoundationByRaincoast Conservation Foundation August 5, 2021March 15, 2024

    For perhaps the first time ever, researchers have mapped out the true extent of habitat loss for salmon in the…

    Read More Up to 85 percent of historical salmon habitat lost in Lower Fraser regionContinue

  • New research reveals spatial alignment between grizzly bear genetic groups and Indigenous language families in coastal British Columbia
    Environment

    New research reveals spatial alignment between grizzly bear genetic groups and Indigenous language families in coastal British Columbia

    Raincoast Conservation FoundationByRaincoast Conservation Foundation August 3, 2021March 15, 2024

    People from Gitga’at, Haíɫzaqv (Heiltsuk), Wuikinuxv, Nuxalk, and Kitasoo/Xai’xais territories have long been connected culturally to grizzly bears. New research…

    Read More New research reveals spatial alignment between grizzly bear genetic groups and Indigenous language families in coastal British ColumbiaContinue

  • Internationally-recognized pollution expert to join Raincoast’s conservation team
    Environment

    Internationally-recognized pollution expert to join Raincoast’s conservation team

    Raincoast Conservation FoundationByRaincoast Conservation Foundation July 29, 2021March 15, 2024

    Vancouver, BC – Raincoast Conservation Foundation’s commitment to conservation science in coastal British Columbia takes a big step forward today,…

    Read More Internationally-recognized pollution expert to join Raincoast’s conservation teamContinue

  • The eroding social license to hunt large carnivores
    Environment

    The eroding social license to hunt large carnivores

    Raincoast Conservation FoundationByRaincoast Conservation Foundation February 3, 2021September 15, 2021

    New research suggests killing predators like wolves, grizzly bears, and cougars for trophy is a potential threat not only to…

    Read More The eroding social license to hunt large carnivoresContinue

  • New study shows importance of estuary habitats for threatened Chinook salmon in the Fraser River
    Environment

    New study shows importance of estuary habitats for threatened Chinook salmon in the Fraser River

    Raincoast Conservation FoundationByRaincoast Conservation Foundation January 19, 2021September 15, 2021

    Sidney BC. A new study published recently used salmon ear bones (otoliths) and genetic fingerprinting to confirm the importance of…

    Read More New study shows importance of estuary habitats for threatened Chinook salmon in the Fraser RiverContinue

  • All we want for Christmas is an olive-sided flycatcher in a Douglas-fir tree
    Environment

    All we want for Christmas is an olive-sided flycatcher in a Douglas-fir tree

    Raincoast Conservation FoundationByRaincoast Conservation Foundation December 22, 2020September 15, 2021

    Just a few days away from the holiday break, Raincoast Conservation Foundation is hoping to access the holiday spirit with…

    Read More All we want for Christmas is an olive-sided flycatcher in a Douglas-fir treeContinue

  • New research charts path to survival for 102 species at risk of extinction in Fraser River Estuary
    Environment

    New research charts path to survival for 102 species at risk of extinction in Fraser River Estuary

    Raincoast Conservation FoundationByRaincoast Conservation Foundation November 26, 2020September 15, 2021

    Sidney, BC: Research published today in Conservation Science and Practice indicates that 102 species at risk of extinction in the…

    Read More New research charts path to survival for 102 species at risk of extinction in Fraser River EstuaryContinue

  • Raincoast Conservation Foundation and Pender Islands Conservancy Association to purchase conservation property on North Pender Island: S,DÁYES Flycatcher Forest
    Environment

    Raincoast Conservation Foundation and Pender Islands Conservancy Association to purchase conservation property on North Pender Island: S,DÁYES Flycatcher Forest

    Raincoast Conservation FoundationByRaincoast Conservation Foundation November 24, 2020September 15, 2021

    North Pender Island, BC: Two charitable conservation organizations based on the coast of the Salish Sea have come together to…

    Read More Raincoast Conservation Foundation and Pender Islands Conservancy Association to purchase conservation property on North Pender Island: S,DÁYES Flycatcher ForestContinue

  • Stronger forest protection policy needed on the Gulf Islands
    Environment

    Stronger forest protection policy needed on the Gulf Islands

    Raincoast Conservation FoundationByRaincoast Conservation Foundation October 1, 2020September 15, 2021

    Sidney, BC: In January, Raincoast Conservation Foundation enlisted the help of the Environmental Law Centre (ELC) at the University of…

    Read More Stronger forest protection policy needed on the Gulf IslandsContinue

  • No evidence that predator control will save endangered mountain caribou, study says
    Environment

    No evidence that predator control will save endangered mountain caribou, study says

    Raincoast Conservation FoundationByRaincoast Conservation Foundation July 14, 2020September 15, 2021

    Photo by Ian Harland. Detecting errors that overturn conclusions from previous research, a new study shows that addressing potential threats…

    Read More No evidence that predator control will save endangered mountain caribou, study saysContinue

  • New study reveals rarity of the Spirit bear and gaps in their protection in the Great Bear Rainforest
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    New study reveals rarity of the Spirit bear and gaps in their protection in the Great Bear Rainforest

    Raincoast Conservation FoundationByRaincoast Conservation Foundation July 6, 2020September 15, 2021

    Klemtu, British Columbia: New research has identified that the small genetic change responsible for Spirit bears – a rare, white-coated…

    Read More New study reveals rarity of the Spirit bear and gaps in their protection in the Great Bear RainforestContinue

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