Achiever at rest and at work
Check out these images of Raincoast’s research vessel Achiever ‘at rest and at work’ recently taken by our Field Station manager Doug Brown. The ‘at rest’ shot is the boat tied up at the Raincoast Field Station.
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Raincoast at the World Seabird Conference
By Caroline Fox
The first ever World Seabird Conference was held last week in Victoria (September 7-11, 2010). Over 800 participants from over 40 countries gathered…Humpback Out Back
Raincoast’s Doug Brown, photographer extraordinaire, recently took this amazing shot of a humpback whale within sight of our British Columbia central coast field station.
Raincoast’s Salmon Run
Raincoast Conservation Foundation and title sponsor Hemp and Company present SALMON RUN 10-10-10.
Raincoast is an Official Pledge Charity of the 31st Annual Goodlife Fitness Victoria Marathon for the second consecutive year…Proposed Canadian Organic Aquaculture Standard opposed by over 40 North American organizations
Over 40 organizations from across Canada and the U.S., including Raincoast, have submitted a joint letter to the General Standards Board opposing proposed organic standards that allow antibiotic and chemical treatments of farmed fish.
Animal-welfare needs to go wild say Raincoast scientists
A new study published in the Journal of Animal Welfare by Raincoast scientists Paul Paquet and Chris Darimont, argues that degrading or destroying habitats and other impacts of human activities on wildlife causes them to suffer. As such, animal welfare considerations granted to domestic animals need to be expanded to include wild animals. Photo: grizzly…
Wildlife should be treated better: study
Animal-welfare rules that apply to animals in captivity like pets and farm animals should also apply to wildlife, says a newly published study by scientists from the Victoria-based Raincoast Conservation Foundation.
Group says animal welfare rules should apply in the wild – and these images show you why
Remote cameras in the forests near Bella Bella show bears hanging out in a circle. Animal-welfare rules that apply to animals in captivity like pets and farm animals should also apply to wildlife, says a newly published study by scientists from the Victoria -based Raincoast Conservation Foundation. The peer-reviewed paper, published in the British scientific…
Wildlife conservation meets animal welfare
Paquet, P.C., and C.T. Darimont. 2010. Wildlife conservation meets animal welfare: two sides of the same coin? Animal Welfare 19: 177-190.
The Grizzlies of August
Last Sunday Raincoast’s Field Station manager Doug Brown took this beautiful photograph of a mother grizzly bear with her three cubs in one of the Great Bear Rainforest’s central coast watersheds.
Join Raincoast on an incredible sailing journey
Fall 2010 voyage into the land of the Spirit Bear From Brian Falconer, Raincoast’s Captain of Achiever Wouldn’t it feel good to know that while you’re having a great time, you’re also supporting a great cause?
Humans need to change to avoid violent wildlife encounters: expert
Globe and Mail, July 30, 2010 Shannon Moneo As B.C. experiences a bizarre season of wildlife-human conflicts, with a rare attack by a black bear and deer being demonized for attacking people and pets, a wildlife ecologist says people need to change.
