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Caribou conundrum

By Raincoast 2012 February 282024 July 8 1 minute


Raincoast Sr. scientist and carnivore expert Dr. Paul Paquet says wolves are being scapegoated to protect caribou instead of addressing the real problem: Alberta’s tar sands.

http://www.cbc.ca/video/#/Shows/1221254309/ID=2200604521

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«Tagging plan threatens southern resident orcas
Surfin’ Safari»
An illustration of pink salmon filets with some chopped lemons and seasoning.

So you live in B.C., but you’re mostly finding Alaska-caught salmon in stores. Why?

Posted on 2026 May 22
A Southern Resident killer whale emerges from the water's surface head first.

Weakening SARA’s “jeopardy clause” would directly jeopardize Canada’s endangered wildlife

Posted on 2026 May 21
Southern Resident killer whales, possibly J37 and J49, swim past the shore.

Canada’s Species at Risk Act is, itself, at risk

Posted on 2026 May 15
A rusty full container ship drives by a pod of killer whales.

Study: Toxic hydrocarbon hotspots in BC coastal sediments, threatening Southern Resident killer whales and Chinook salmon

Posted on 2026 May 15
A group of killer whales swim through a foggy landscape, an island behind them towards the horizon.

Give killer whales a voice…for years to come

Posted on 2026 May 14
Multiple people stand along the bank of a river with sticks poking up out of the ground around them.

To restore salmon habitat, one must act like the beaver

Posted on 2026 May 13
One killer whale surfaces in a calm blue ocean with the tops of green trees in the foreground.

Keeping watch on the Salish Sea

Posted on 2026 May 12
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No trust in the Trust

Posted on 2026 May 12

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