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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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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Interview: Why our latest court challenge to the re-approval of the Trans Mountain pipeline is critical for the Salish Sea
The Southern Resident killer whales are a small declining population. The increase in tanker traffic associated with the Trans Mountain…
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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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We’re headed back to court for killer whales
Today we are returning to court with partners Ecojustice and Living Oceans Society to challenge the federal government’s re-approval of…
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Misty MacDuffee on CFAX 1070 talking about the approval of the Trans Mountain Pipeline
The day after the federal government approved the Trans Mountain Pipeline yet again, Raincoast’s Wild Salmon Program Director, Misty MacDuffee…
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NEB recommends Trans Mountain proceed despite “significant adverse effects” to Southern Residents
The National Energy Board (NEB) has recommended that the Trans Mountain expansion project should proceed despite the “significant adverse effects”…
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Panel: the future of Killer Whale recovery
Join us this April, either in person or on online, as we discuss the challenges ahead in the recovery of…
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The National Energy Board and killer whales, on As It Happens
While we are glad that the NEB recognizes that the project will have significant adverse effects on Southern Resident killer…
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No mitigation measures can protect Southern Resident killer whales from the noise of Trans Mountain’s tanker traffic
Today’s recommendation to approve the Trans Mountain expansion by the National Energy Board (NEB) disregards the consequences of oil tankers…
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Raincoast’s new evidence on Southern Resident killer whales for the National Energy Board’s reconsideration of the Trans Mountain Expansion
The National Energy Board is now preparing its recommendations to cabinet on the Trans Mountain Expansion. When we won our…
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Southern Resident killer whales need more than luck
The Southern Resident killer whales were in need of some good fortune. It came on January 10th with the appearance…
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L124 is the newest member of the Southern Resident killer whales
Listen to Misty MacDuffee explain some of the context around the recent birth of L124 in the Salish Sea. Declines…
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Misty MacDuffee joins Adam Sterling on CFAX 1070 to discuss Washington State’s billion dollar plan to aid killer whale recovery
Misty MacDuffee and Adam Stirling discuss the benefits and the shortcomings of Washington’s investment, the problem with dams, aid to…
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Chinook salmon, 74 killer whales, and the future of the Salish Sea
2018 closes with just 74 Southern Resident killer whales remaining in the world. You’ve been with us through a year…
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Southern Resident killer whales are on the precipice
This past summer, the world’s attention was focused on the critically endangered Southern Resident killer whales that inhabit the Salish…
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Still no threat reduction measures for endangered killer whales
Yesterday, the federal government announced that it is instructing the National Energy Board to conduct a review of project-related marine…
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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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Killer Whales versus Trans Mountain pipeline – decision time
The decision on our legal challenge to the approval of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion is due tomorrow from Canada’s…
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Wild Salmon, Pipelines and the Trans Mountain Expansion
As the endangered Southern Resident killer whale population continues to struggle from the combined forces of noise, pollution and food…
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Interview: Southern Resident killer whales, fisheries, whale watching and the need for enforcement
Last week, Raincoast Conservation Foundation and the David Suzuki Foundation made a joint call for action to save the Southern…
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Fisheries closures needed for killer whales
The world has watched Southern Resident killer whale Tahlequah (J35) carry her dead calf, her child, for over two weeks….
