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| Scientist | Field | Contact |
|---|---|---|
| Peter Ross Senior Scientist, Healthy Waters Program Director | Ocean pollution, watersheds, whales | More | @calypsocoast |
| Valeria Vergara Senior Scientist, Cetacean Conservation Research Program Director | Underwater noise and disturbance, beluga whales, Northern Resident killer whales | More | @Marine_Valeria |
| Misty MacDuffee Biologist & Wild Salmon Program Director | Southern Resident killer whales, Pacific salmon, Fraser River | More | 250-629-3001 @Duffling |
| Lance Barrett-Lennard Senior Scientist, Cetacean Conservation Research Program Director | Underwater noise, Southern and Northern Resident killer whales | More | @LanceBarrettLen |
| Chris Darimont Science Director, Chair-Raincoast Lab | Human impacts on large carnivores (bears, wolves, cougars, etc.) | More | @ChrisDarimont |
| Paul Paquet Senior Scientist, Carnivore Specialist | Large carnivores (bears, wolves, cougars, etc.) and wildlife habitat | More | |
| Shauna Doll Forest Conservation Program Director | Forest conservation and threats to Gulf Islands forests | More | @Shauna_Doll |
| Kristen Walters Lower Fraser River Salmon Conservation Program Director | Freshwater habitat, Pacific salmon | More | @kl_walters |
| Chelsea Greer Wolf Conservation Program Director | Wolves, coastal wolves | @ChelGreer |
| Dave Scott Lower Fraser Research and Restoration Coordinator for the Lower Fraser Salmon Program | Pacific salmon, salmon habitat, Fraser River | More | @dcscott_BC |
Fisheries Minister must stop new fisheries that will harm endangered Chinook salmon and killer whales
The fishery will increase the amount of noise and disturbance from angling boats fishing where endangered killer whales are trying to feed.
Nous vous présentons la forêt KELÁ_EKE Kingfisher
The two organizations are pleased to announce that KELÁ_EKE Kingfisher Forest will be protected in perpetuity.
Introducing KELÁ_EKE Kingfisher Forest
The two organizations are pleased to announce that KELÁ_EKE Kingfisher Forest will be protected in perpetuity.
From fish to flowers: New research proves that salmon boost terrestrial plant growth
Newly published research from Simon Fraser University shows that salmon and marine plants increase both growth and reproduction in terrestrial plants.
Painkillers, pesticides, and cocaine among the contaminants found in Fraser Valley floodwaters in late 2021
An average of 87 analytes were detected at each sample location, of which 20 were anthropogenic chemicals not found in nature.
$500,000 needed by the end of the year to protect 45 acres of threatened Coastal Douglas-fir forest
Raincoast and Pender Islands Conservancy have just launched a matching campaign to meet their goal.