The grizzly hunt is no way to solve conflict between humans and bears
The B.C. Wildlife Federation is shooting from the hip again. Within 24 hours of a tragic bear attack, in November,…
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With your help, we’re halfway there!
We have raised 50% of our fundraising goal towards purchasing the Southern Great Bear Rainforest tenure! Sitting on the coast…
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Our down payment is in…are you?
Since we launched our campaign to purchase Raincoast’s sixth commercial trophy hunting tenure, we have raised nearly $290,000! This fundraising…
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Shooting wildlife with cameras, not guns: the new conservation economy
Almost a year ago today, after the tragic loss of our vessel, Ocean Light II, to fire, we began our…
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Launching our newest tenure acquisition
At this stage of my journey, most of my contemporaries have retired or are thinking of retiring from the workplace….
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Why we purchase commercial trophy hunting tenures
Working with our Coastal First Nations partners, our goal is to permanently end commercial trophy hunting of all large carnivores…
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Behind The Glass Hunting with Chris Darimont and Chris Pryn
Chris Darimont spoke with hunter and podcaster Chris Pryn to discuss their shared interests in hunting and habitat protection, and…
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Research: The eroding social license to hunt carnivores
A new study suggests killing predators like wolves, grizzly bears, and cougars for trophy is a potential threat not only…
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Trophy hunting threat on hunters seeking food
New research published this week by Raincoast and colleagues at the University of Victoria and the University of Wisconsin-Madison suggests…
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Tracking Raincoast’s impact through 2020
While 2020 was a year of challenge and change we still have a lot to celebrate. We raised funds to…
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Exploring human dimensions of hunting via social science, evolutionary ecology, and personal experience
In episode 140 of The Hunting Collective podcast, Ben O’Brien does a fascinating and good-natured follow up interview with Dr….
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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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Evidence, values, policy, and the advance of science
Last month a group of scientists published a letter in the journal Science that advocated for trophy hunting, arguing that…
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A picture is worth 1000 words, but not at any price
At Raincoast, we use, and rely on many powerful images to convey the beauty and importance of the areas where…
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A first grizzly bear in the Kitlope
Just days before being asked to go on a last-minute week-long trip to the Kitlope I had been glued to…
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Chris Genovali and Terry Moore on trophy hunting and the changing paradigm of “wildlife as commodity”
This summer Raincoast executive director Chris Genovali spoke with Terry Moore to discuss the problems with trophy hunting in BC…
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Getting closer to safeguarding coastal carnivores
Recently, we unveiled our Safeguarding Coastal Carnivores campaign to refresh our Save the Great Bears campaign in light of the…
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Trophy hunting sullies the reputation of hunters, jeopardizes social licence
Television personality and hunter Steve Ecklund recently became a target. He posted images of his smiling face lording over a…
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Next step for safeguarding large carnivores in the Great Bear Rainforest
Raincoast Conservation Foundation, with the support of Coastal First Nations, has struck a deal to buy a fourth trophy hunting…
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Raincoast submission on the grizzly hunt consultation
On November 1, 2017, we submitted our comments to the Director of Fish and Wildlife, Jennifer Psyllakis, Province of British…
