Together, let’s rewrite the story of wolves in BC
Wolves are vital to the health and balance of ecosystems across British Columbia. As top predators, they help regulate the…
Wolves, whales, and water
Our Conservation Genetics Lab has had an exciting year working on a wide range of research projects. We have completed…
Wolf Stories: Killing in the name of conservation
In this Wolf Stories article, we’ve interviewed Sara Dubois (PhD), Chief Scientific Officer with the British Columbia Society for the…
Wolf Stories: Animal welfare and the evolution of animal ethics
In this article, we’ve interviewed David Fraser (C.M., Ph.D.), a Professor Emeritus in the Animal Welfare Program at the University…
Letter in Science states that Canada’s wolf cull subsidizes industry
Wolf control, often presented as a ‘solution’ to stabilize caribou populations, ultimately allows continued approval by governments of resource exploitation,…
Bridging science and ethics
Since 2022, we have been documenting the recolonization and recovery of wolves in a tributary of the Fraser River. Our…
Meet Dr. Adam Warner, Raincoast’s new Conservation Genetics Scientist
Adam has joined our Cetacean Conservation Program to head up Raincoast’s new Conservation Genetics Lab. The lab is equipped with…
Join us for a webinar about our Safeguarding Coastal Carnivores campaign
In 2012, an Indigenous-led campaign led to a ban on trophy hunting for bears on the central and north coasts…
Meet Chavon Robertshaw, Raincoast’s Conservation Science Technician
Chavon Robertshaw has joined our Lower Fraser Salmon Conservation and Wolf Conservation Programs as a Conservation Science Technician. Utilizing the…
Wolf Stories: Sustaining the wellbeing of people, animals, and nature (Part 2)
PAN Works is a new ethics think tank dedicated to the wellbeing of animals. Drs. William Lynn, Kristin Stewart, Liv…
Embracing complexity: Exploring carbon sequestration in two highly interconnected ecosystems
During my undergraduate studies, I couldn’t pinpoint my ecological interests to a single ecosystem type, species, or phylum. However, my…
Wolf Stories: Sustaining the wellbeing of people, animals, and nature (Part 1)
PAN Works is a new ethics think tank dedicated to the wellbeing of animals. Drs. William Lynn, Kristin Stewart, Liv…
Wolf Stories: Reflections on science, ethics, and moral practice (Part 2)
Drs. Michael Paul Nelson, John A. Vucetich, and Joseph Bump share their insights on ethics and moral practice in conservation…
Wolf Stories: Reflections on science, ethics, and moral practice (Part 1)
Drs. Michael Paul Nelson, John A. Vucetich, and Joseph Bump share their insights on ethics and moral practice in conservation…
Lessons from Wolf School and the launch of our new series
When I watched the first season of Wolf School as a graduate student in 2020, I never imagined I would…
Job posting: Research Technician
The Upper Pitt River is the last stronghold of Lower Fraser River coho and sockeye salmon, and still hosts intact…
Join us for Season 2 of Wolf School!
In 2020 during the pandemic, Raincoast hosted the first rendition of Wolf School – six live webinars with guests ranging…
Nearly 40 years of predator reduction efforts have not enhanced moose harvests, study says
Since 1994, Alaska Intensive Management (IM) law effectively has mandated predator reductions to achieve higher sustained yield for human harvest…
Science and ethics of wolf conservation
Spring 2022 marked the start of our pilot year studying wolves on BC’s south coast. With the support of the…
Dive into wolf conservation ethics on the Nerdy About Nature podcast
As a guest on the Nerdy About Nature podcast, I sat among the trees with Ross Reid to discuss all…
An ethical approach to wolf photography
Photography is a key tool in our communication and, as with our scientific research, we have an extensive ethics protocol…
Five Years Following a Wild Wolf Pack
The Kootenay Wolves – Five years Following a Wild Wolf Pack is a spectacularly illustrated photography book by John E….
Landslides, clearcuts, and camera traps: surveilling wolves on an industrial landscape
“It’s snowing!” our colleague Alex Harris exclaims as we all pause and look beyond the tree cover. Thousands of quarter…
The cull of the wild: management for industry, not wolves
The government of British Columbia’s controversial wolf cull program, which has killed 1,709 wolves since initiated in 2015, has been…
