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Peter Ross

Senior Scientist, Healthy Waters Program Director
Ocean pollution, watersheds, whales, microplastics
peter [at] raincoast [dot] org 
@Peter_S_Ross | More 

Valeria Vergara

Senior Scientist, Cetacean Conservation Research Program Director
Underwater noise and disturbance, beluga whales, Northern and Southern Resident killer whales, humpback whales
valeria [at] raincoast [dot] org
@Marine_Valeria | | More 

Misty MacDuffee

Biologist and Wild Salmon Program Director
Southern Resident killer whales, salmon fisheries, Fraser River
misty [at] raincoast [dot] org
250-629-3001
More | @Duffling 

Allison Dennert

Quantitative Salmon Ecologist
Pacific salmon, salmon ecosystems, fisheries
allison [at] raincoast [dot] org 
@allisonmdennert | More

Lance Barrett-Lennard

Senior Scientist, Cetacean Conservation Research Program Director
Underwater noise, Southern and Northern Resident killer whales
lance [at] raincoast [dot] org
@LanceBarrettLen | More

Chris Darimont

Science Director, Chair-Raincoast Applied Conservation Science Lab
Human impacts on large carnivores (bears, wolves, cougars, etc.)
@ChrisDarimont | More 

Paul Paquet

Senior Scientist, Carnivore Specialist
Large carnivores (bears, wolves, cougars, etc.) and wildlife habitat
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Kristen Walters

Lower Fraser River Salmon Conservation Program Director
Freshwater habitat, Pacific salmon, Fraser River
kirsten [at] raincoast [dot] org
@kl_walters | More

Chelsea Greer

Wolf Conservation Program Director
Wolves, coastal wolves
chelsea [at] raincoast [dot] org
@ChelGreer | More

Dave Scott

Lower Fraser Research and Restoration Director
Pacific salmon, salmon habitat, Fraser River
dave [at] raincoast [dot] org
@dcscott_BC | More

Adam Warner

Research Scientist, Raincoast Conservation Genetics Lab
DNA sequencing, environmental DNA, conservation genomics  
adam [at] raincoast [dot] org 
@DrAdamWarner | More

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