Raincoast’s feedback on Getting Major Projects Built in Canada
This week, Raincoast submitted our feedback on one of two discussion papers the Canadian federal government released in May. The…
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Weakening SARA’s “jeopardy clause” would directly jeopardize Canada’s endangered wildlife
Canada’s Species at Risk Act was created to prevent endangered wildlife from slipping into extinction. Today, the law itself is…
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Mom, can you hear me? Impacts of underwater noise on mother-calf communication in endangered beluga whales
The St Lawrence Estuary beluga population, endemic to Canada, is at the southernmost limit of its range and is reproductively…
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We are headed to the Supreme Court for Southern Resident killer whales
Today, Raincoast takes our work to protect Southern Resident killer whales from the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion all the way…
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Trans Mountain Expansion project background
Ecojustice, Raincoast Conservation Foundation and Living Oceans Society have worked through the courts to protect Southern Resident killer whales from…
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Saving endangered whales: Strategies from above and below the 49th parallel
On May 10, the Canadian federal government announced its first wide-ranging measures to reduce the primary threats compromising survival of…
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Cabinet rejects request for an emergency order for endangered killer whales
Last week the Canadian federal government announced its refusal to issue an emergency order to protect endangered Southern Resident killer…
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We are taking the federal government to court to protect endangered Southern Resident killer whales
Today, we launched a new lawsuit to ensure our federal government acts to protect the endangered Southern Resident killer whales….
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We’ve won our legal challenge and have stopped Trans Mountain
Today we can all celebrate a significant win in our efforts to protect the Salish Sea, Fraser River salmon, and…
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Endangered killer whales still await real action
Two weeks ago Federal Transport Minister Marc Garneau held a press conference in Vancouver to essentially re-announce the same measures…
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Southern Resident killer whales need action, not delay
Will Southern Resident killer whales survive the next one hundred years? Is the Federal government willing to finally implement the…
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Critical situation for Southern Resident killer whales provokes call for urgent action
Only 76 Southern Resident killer whales remain. This is a critical situation. Today marks a significant step in Raincoast’s efforts…
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Petition for an emergency order for Southern Resident killer whales
To the Honourable Dominic LeBlanc, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans Canada, and the Honourable Catherine McKenna, Minister Responsible for Parks…
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Letter: Protection of grizzly bears should be strengthened in the expansion of the Species at Risk Act
On January 18th, Faisal Moola, Wildlife Policy Associate for Raincoast Conservation Foundation and an Associate Professor of Conservation Leadership and…
