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Raincoast Research among top 100 Science Stories of 2009.

Raincoast Research among top 100 Science Stories of 2009.

Discover Magazine has identified the work of Raincoast research scientists Dr. Chris Darimont and Dr. Paul Paquet in their Top Science Stories of 2009.   The team's work on the impacts of harvesting on the evolution of fish, mammals and plants made the number 30 position in the top 100 stories. 

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Oil sands, tankers and climate. Raincoast speaks out

Oil sands, tankers and climate. Raincoast speaks out

Climate change is real and demands a concerted effort Vancouver Sun Climategate's a convenient sideshow to the real issue Victoria News Climategate a convenient sideshow Ottawa Citizen Climategate is first in a new wave of attacks The Ecologist Hopenhagen or Dopenhagen? Common Dreams, Georgia Strait

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Fraser Sockeye Collapse: Did sea lice play a role?

Fraser Sockeye Collapse: Did sea lice play a role?

There has been much media attention about the factors responsible for the Fraser sockeye collapse, and whether sea lice from fish farms were a contributor. As an organization on the front lines of this issue, our research plays a pivotal role in finding an answer. In the spring of 2007, Raincoast'

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The Salmon Carnivore Project

The Salmon Carnivore Project

How do salmon declines affect coastal bears? And how much salmon biomass is required to sustain terrestrial species? These are questions many people are asking in light of the increasing number of salmon runs that fail to return as expected to fall spawning streams.Raincoast scientists directly add

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Animal Welfare

Animal Welfare

Animal Welfare Considerations “Ethics in our Western world has hitherto been largely limited to the relations of man to man. But that is a limited ethic. We need a boundless ethic which will include the animals also.… the time is coming when people will be amazed that the human race existed so l

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  • Bella Coola grizzly bears need your voice. Send a letter to environment Minister Barry Penner.

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    A disturbing number of grizzly bears are being shot as 'control kills' in BC's Bella Coola valley. Most of these kills are as a result of humans who don't secure bear attractants. Despite this, virtually no enforcement action is being taken against individuals responsible for the needless deaths of these bears.
    Raincoast is calling on the BC government to reform the Wildlife Act so that provisions addressing bear attractants are more stringent and enforceable. We are also calling on the government to provide sufficient funding for Bear Smart/Bear Aware education in the Bella Coola valley. More details are in the letter.
    Go here to send a letter to Environment Minister Barry Penner to express your concerns about their approach to grizzly bear management.
    • March 8th, 2010 Posted in Announcements |

    Raincoast’s Oscar pick

    Raincoast joins with other national and international organizations to support James Cameron and send a message about the Alberta Tar Sands P…

    March 8th, 2010 Posted in Announcements, Marine Animals |

    Marine Bird Research Takes Flight

    A northern fulmar rests on the waters of hecate strait. Over 14,000 'sightings' of seabirds were recorded in five years of surveys

    Seaside Times March 2010
    By Chris Genovali, Executive Director, Raincoast Conservation Foundation
    I was on my back on the aft deck of the resea…

    February 25th, 2010 Posted in Announcements |

    Day of the Dolphin

    Seaside Times, February 2010
    By Chris Genovali, Executive Director, RCF
    The ocean water was absolutely freezing as I plunged through the surf…

    February 4th, 2010 Posted in Announcements, Large Carnivores |

    Survival of the smallest

    Humans have evolutionary impact on animals; our prey is getting smaller, breeding earlier
    MacLeans Magazine, February, 2010
    by Rachel Mendl…

    February 4th, 2010 Posted in Upcoming |

    Royal Victoria Marathon 2010

    Join ‘the Salmon Run’ this fall.
    From near and far Raincoast needs runners for the 2010 Royal Victoria Marathon.  October is a bea…

    February 2nd, 2010 Posted in Grizzlies |

    Let’s examine the morality of the trophy hunt

    Special to the Vancouver Province, January 22, 2010
    By Chris Genovali
    A new decade has dawned and in a few months yet another year of grizzly bear…

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