Paul is an internationally recognized authority on mammalian carnivores, particularly wolves. He has worked for decades on the relationship between wolves and their prey and on possible top-down effects from predators to prey. More about Paul.
Raincoast’s submission draws on expertise in large carnivore ecology, animal welfare, and ecosystem dynamics.
Killing wolves to protect caribou may accelerate ecological decline and ultimately diminish long-term caribou survival prospects.
Understanding the ecotype of recovering wolf populations is important for conservation and management.
Grizzlies involved in conflict and those killed by hunters are generally different members of the bear population.
New evidence of complex problem-solving in wolves expands our understanding of their intelligence and underscores the need for ethical, evidence-based conservation.
At 73 individuals, the southern resident killer whales’ decline since being listed as endangered two decades ago is unfolding in plain sight, despite mounting science on how to reverse it.
We have ethical responsibilities to targeted species and to biodiversity, and we need to consider the well-being of both.
Worrying signs of an accelerated decline in Southern Resident killer whales.
Large carnivores, such as wolves, bears, and cougars, play important and unique roles in shaping healthy ecosystems.
The Kootenay Wolves – Five years Following a Wild Wolf Pack is a spectacularly illustrated photography book by John E. Marriott, full of behavioural observations and wolf tales that will engage those interested in the state of wild wolves in North America.
An essay from Paul C. Paquet about our relationship with wolves.
Without the crushing emotional burden of a pandemic, Takaya the grey wolf would surely and immediately emerge as British Columbia’s Cecil the Lion. His senseless killing by a hunter this week could – and should – leave a significant and enduring mark on society and provincial wildlife management. To get there, however, we need to…