My two passions have united in a spectacular way. I have dedicated my scientific career (and life) to studying and protecting the Great Bear Rainforest. I have also dedicated a good part of my life to surfing…
Welcome to the Raincoast Blog
Where you will get more thoughts, reflections and notes.
The Yearly Run
Fall is here and the Victoria Marathon is fast approaching. The training program I downloaded from the marathon’s website began in June….
Animal Welfare in the Wild
By Chris Darimont
Owing to Raincoast’s leadership in using exclusively non-invasive research, I was called upon to organize and chair a conference session on “Wildlife Science and the 3 Rs” at the 8th World Congress on Alternatives and Animal Use in the Life Sciences…
A few more pictures from Salmon-Carnivore spring field season
Here are a few more of my favourite pictures and moments from this past field season…
Surfing the Great Bear – guest blog from Anne Casselman
from our colleague at Scientific American
“Surfers are even more territorial than grizzlies,” says Chris Darimont, Raincoast’s Science Director, as he waxes his board. As both surfer and grizzly bear conservation scientist…..
My visit with Raincoast in the Great Bear – guest blog from Dean Azim
Amazing. The most overused word in my current vocabulary. Every day at the Raincoast Field Station has been absolutely amazing. I feel as though every Canadian should have a right of passage of sorts, to experience this coast in person. It’s a place near impossible to translate through photos or words. Its a wonderland of [...]



















