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Study shows Pacific herring provide a subsidy to coastal ecosystems
Scientists at Raincoast and UVic have traced a relationship between spawning Pacific herring and organisms that live way up in the high intertidal zone…
Economic study shows coastal bears worth far more alive than dead
A new economic study released today shows once again that grizzly bear viewing is worth far more to the provincial economy than the trophy hunting of these iconic animals on the coast of BC…
Stress and reproductive hormones in grizzly bears reflect nutritional benefits and social consequences
Salmon declines could have long-term effects on grizzly bear health, conclude scientists from Raincoast in a study published today in the scientific journal PLOS ONE…
Original Joe’s & Okanagan Spring Brewery support Raincoast through Community Pint Program
How great is this? Help protect the coast by drinking beer. It’s true, Original Joe’s Restaurant & Bar and Okanagan Brewery have teamed up to help Raincoast. All you have to do is order a beer…
Management by BC government gambles future of grizzly bears
Scientists from the Raincoast Conservation Foundation, SFU, and UVIC have authored the first peer-reviewed study of BC’s controversial grizzly bear management…
Media release: Salish Sea drift card drop today
Today, Raincoast and Georgia Strait Alliance launch the second phase of a new initiative to study the potential spread of an oil spill in the Salish Sea…
Motion to implement Killer Whale Action Plan supported by Raincoast
Federal MP Randall Garrison introduced a motion to the House of Commons to protect BC’s southern resident killer whales. Raincoast is in full support…
Open letter goes to Jimmy Pattison to solve his fleet’s fishery problems
Raincoast, Watershed Watch and SkeenaWild write an open letter to Jimmy Pattison to resolve salmon conservation issues in BC fisheries…
Conservation groups say federal investigation is scapegoating fishermen
Conservation groups handing over video say DFO and Pattison Group are scapegoating fishermen instead of addressing real issue…