Big oil v orcas: Canadians fight pipeline that threatens killer whales
The Guardian: Trans Mountain Expansion project poses the greatest risk yet to a killer whale population on the edge of extinction…
Raincoast
Raincoast is a team of conservationists and scientists empowered by our research to safeguard the lands, waters and wildlife of coastal British Columbia. Read more about Raincoast.
Vote for Raincoast in the Phillips Benefit Brew contest
Raincoast is a finalist in the Phillips Benefit Brew contest. Read about the initiative below and vote for us…
Trophy hunting of cougars may increase cougar-human conflict, study finds
Cougar trophy hunting in B.C. is linked to human conflicts, according to a study published Monday by researchers from the University of Victoria, the University of Cape Town and the Raincoast Conservation Foundation…
Death of L95 and the lives of Southern Resident killer whales
Misty MacDuffee speaks with Roundhouse Radio about the life and death of Southern Resident killer whales…
Storm slowing down clean up of “sickening” oil spill on west coast
More than 60% of the Heiltsuk First Nation’s harvesting clam beds have already been destroyed and the impact on salmon, kelp and herring in the months to come could be severe…
We’re nowhere near a ‘world class oil spill response’
Fuel spill in Heiltsuk Territory underscores rhetoric in federal and provincial messaging as environmental damage builds in the Great Bear Rainforest…
Submissions and public documents on the Enbridge Northern Gateway Project
Putting the Great Bear Rainforest at risk, the Enbridge Northern Gateway Project posed serious implications for the wildlife of coastal British Columbia through habitat destruction associated with increased tanker traffic and the very real threat of diluted bitumen spills. Raincoast was an intervenor in the CEAA/ NEB (joint panel) review process and, along with First Nations, filed legal challenges to the project’s approval by the NEB and the federal government. Those legal challenges were successful and upheld by the Canadian Federal government.
Science & conservation for an oil free coast – Sidney Shaw Centre
Join Raincoast and the Shaw Centre for the Salish Sea to be informed and inspired by our legal and scientific efforts to keep our coast oil free…
Science & conservation for an oil free coast – UVic
Join Raincoast and UVic’s Society of Geography Students (SOGs) to be informed and inspired by our legal and scientific efforts to keep our coast oil free…
Keeping us afloat
After more than a decade of facilitating Raincoast’s research, Mango, our reliable speed boat, needs to be replaced. Can you help?
Chinook salmon and its importance to Southern Resident killer whales
Raincoast’s Misty MacDuffee speaks with Roundhouse Radio about the importance of Chinook (Spring) salmon to the survival of Southern Resident killer whales.
Northern Gateway and the NEB Hearings
The following is a brief overview of our scientific and legal work against the Northern Gateway Project in our efforts to keep our coast oil-free.
