New Canada Post stamps highlight the ecological importance of wolves in Canada
Canada Post has issued new stamps celebrating wolves and their important role as a keystone species, shaping and sustaining the…
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The roles of wolves in healthy ecosystems and how their presence benefits other species
One predator. Countless ecological impacts. As apex predators, wolves help maintain healthier prey populations, provide food for scavengers, recycle nutrients…
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Wolves role in healthy ecosystems
Wolves are a keystone1 and umbrella2 species that help keep entire ecosystems in balance. By directly consuming prey, wolves influence…
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The BC government is seeking its second five-year approval to continue killing wolves
It’s that time again: the Government of British Columbia is seeking yet another five-year approval to continue killing gray wolves…
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BC seeks another five years of wolf killing: Our technical feedback
The Government of British Columbia is seeking its second five-year approval to continue killing gray wolves in the name of…
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Endangered caribou, wolves, and ecological integrity
Southern Mountain Caribou are an ecotype, or subpopulation, of caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou), and are among the most endangered large…
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Wolf ecotypes in BC
Grey wolves historically occupied much of southern British Columbia, including west coast temperate rainforest ecosystems. However, widespread predator control programs…
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Genetic legacy and ecological differences of grey wolves (Canis lupus) in southern British Columbia
Grey wolves (Canis lupus) historically occupied much of southern British Columbia, including west coast temperate rainforest ecosystems. However, widespread predator…
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A mother’s reflection, it takes a pack
It is often said that it takes a village to raise a child, but you don’t fully understand what that…
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Seasonal shifts in a wolf’s life
Wolves live in tune with the changing seasons, their lives shaped by rhythm and ecology. In late winter, from January…
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Wolf home range and travel distances
Wolves in mountainous regions, like those of British Columbia, roam some of the largest home ranges of any land mammal….
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What does a wolf eat in a year?
What does a wolf eat over the course of a year? How can we find out? Through scat analysis! As…
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Protection and conservation of gray wolves
In collaboration with our First Nations partners, the Wolf Conservation Program continues to expand research and monitoring of wolves on…
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Wolves, tools, and intelligence
It’s a cool evening in May of 2024 on a beach in Bella Bella, British Columbia, the traditional territory of…
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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…
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Wolves, whales, and water
Our Conservation Genetics Lab has had an exciting year working on a wide range of research projects. We have completed…
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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…
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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…
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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,…
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Bridging science and ethics
Since 2022, we have been documenting the recolonization and recovery of wolves in a tributary of the Fraser River. Our…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
