Save some salmon for the bears and whales, study says
By Judith Lavoie, TimesColonist.com, October 21, 2010
A new paper by Raincoast and other scientists calls for changes in fishing plans to manage salmon for wildlife and other benefits…
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Salmon worth more alive than dead, scientists say
By Judith Lavoie, Victoria Times Colonist, October 22, 2010
Entire ecosystems rely on salmon and humans are taking more than their share, a new study concludes. The paper calls for a shift in fishing plans to protect other species….
Salmon management should include wildlife
As this year’s salmon head upstream, scientists have spawned a game-changing idea about how taking less salmon from the ocean might bring more benefits to ecosystems and economies…
Salmon for Terrestrial Protected Areas
When watersheds are protected for coastal wildlife such as grizzly bears, spirit bears and wolves, shouldn’t the salmon runs they depend on for food and energy receive protection protected as well?
It was only 8K
By Andrew Rosenberger
It was only 8K. When I registered for the race, that was what I kept thinking. I wasn’t worried about the other 2,681 runners and walkers in the 8K race, or about the fact that I had only been running once in the last month…
Patagonia supports Raincoast
Patagonia’s 2010 Winter Catalog features Raincoast scientist Dr. Chris Darimont at work in the Great Bear Rainforest…
Canadian Coyote Bounty – Killing Carnivores for Cash
by Camilla Fox and Chris Genovali
In seemingly contradictory comments, Nova Scotia’s Natural Resource Minister John MacDonnell has acknowledged publicly that coyote bounties “don’t work to control the population…”
Scientists call on Nova Scotia to Stop Coyote Bounty
Astounding scientists and conservationists, Nova Scotia has declared a coyote bounty. Guised as a “pelt incentive plan” the bounty would provide $20 per coyote. But coyote bounties don’t work to control the population…
Death cults among us: The war on wolves
Chris Genovali and Camilla Fox discuss the persecution of wolves on both sides of the US/Canada border, despite the use of their presence as icons of wilderness.
Victoria marathoners pump hearts and charities
By Katherine Dedyna, Times Colonist October 7, 2010
Sunday morning’s GoodLife Fitness Victoria Marathon will raise a lot more than heart rates. Runners and their supporters are trying to raise $300,000 in conjunction with 22 charities. 18 local non-profits, from the Threshold Housing Society to the Raincoast Conservation Foundation…
Ocean bottle drop expected to reveal mysteries of currents
Calgary Herald By Margaret Munro, Postmedia News October 1, 2010 Students drop bottles with tracking devices inside into Hartley Bay in B.C. to help scientists learn more about ocean currents. Photograph by: Courtesy, Ian Jansma Jenelle Reece and her schoolmates had just finished tossing hundreds of beer bottles overboard when a humpback and her calf…
The Bear Necessities
by Nick Garbutt, Geographical Magazine BC’s bear populations are intimately connected to the salmon on which they feed. But according to recent research, that connection goes all the way to the forest itself. Read more….. Geographic Magazine_Bears and Salmon.pdf
