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Join us for the Vancouver launch of our new photography show

Published on 2018 10 17 | by Brian Falconer, Guide Outfitter Coordinator | in Events

A grizzly bear stands on a river bank looking down, with mist and clouds floating behind it in the Great Bear Rainforest.

A little over a week ago I was sitting in the magnificent estuary of the Khutze River, watching a grizzly bear mom with her three spring cubs, and scanning the estuary for wolves. I was sharing this place with others who are passionate about protecting the wildlife that calls this place home. I feel an […]

The Salish Sea Emerging Stewards kick off

Published on 2018 10 16 | by Maureen Vo, Education and Development Coordinator | in Raincoast Blog

The light of the sun streams in between the trees on UVic campus.

We’re very excited to be kicking off the Salish Sea Emerging Stewards Program this week with youth from the Indigenous Leadership program and other youth from the Cowichan School District. We’re in the first phase of our new three part Salish Sea Stewards program. This is the land-based preliminary learning phase where we’ll be introducing […]

Join us at the Karen Cooper Gallery on Granville Island

Published on 2018 10 15 | by Ross Dixon, Communications & Development Director | in Events

The warm interior lights and beautiful images of the Karen Cooper Gallery show through the evening darkness on Granville Island.

On the 23rd of October we launch the One Shot for Coastal Carnivores exhibit in Vancouver. Contributing photographer Karen Cooper will be hosting us at her gallery on Granville Island. The video below gives you a sense of both Karen’s work and the first space in which you’ll be able to view conservation photography from […]

Unique wildlife photography collection coming this fall

Published on 2018 10 04 | by Raincoast | in Events

A wolf walks across the eel grass in the intertidal zone.

From Victoria to Whistler we have set-up a range of viewings, sponsorship opportunities and public events. We have contributions from a fantastic range of photographers, some of whom have spent their entire lives on the coast of British Columbia, dedicated to telling its stories…

From meerkats to killer whales

Published on 2018 10 02 | by Andrew W. Bateman, Raincoast Research Scientist | in Inform

A family of meerkats stand together watching, while a young member opens their mouth and shows their tongue.

For animal species that form social groups, living together can have a strong effect on individuals’ chances of survival and reproduction, and ultimately on how population sizes change over time. New work, led by myself in collaboration with a team of researchers from Canada, the UK, and Switzerland, combines theory and data to shed light […]

Chris Genovali and Terry Moore on trophy hunting and the changing paradigm of “wildlife as commodity”

Published on 2018 10 01 | by Raincoast | in Interviews

A black bear sits down in the river bank and sticks out it's tongue: Terry Moore and Chris Genovali.

This summer Raincoast executive director Chris Genovali spoke with Terry Moore to discuss the problems with trophy hunting in BC and globally. We learned last week that Terry Moore passed away. Our sincere condolences to Terry’s family and to his colleagues at CFAX. We have deep respect for his body of work as a journalist […]

Proceeds from guidebook to go towards protecting wolves and other large carnivores

Published on 2018 09 28 | by Maria I. Bremner | in For the coast

The cover of Cape Scott and the North Coast Trail, with a trail photo in the background.

When I first visited Cape Scott Provincial Park (now almost 2 decades ago!), I scratched the surface of something incredible. Over time, it called me back again and again. It wasn’t any one thing that I found that I was looking for. It was more the feeling of the place, like a drum beat deep […]

We can end commercial trophy hunting in the Nadeea tenure

Published on 2018 09 27 | by Alena Ebeling-Schuld | in Raincoast Blog

A grizzly bear stands in the neck and head deep fireweed, sniffing the air.

In the world we currently live in, it is such a rare opportunity to have a direct, tangible, positive impact. It can be excruciatingly difficult to know whether or not you are making a positive change. When you’re just one person, the world often seems so big, and the problems in it so insurmountable, that […]

Fraser estuary research completed for 2018

Published on 2018 09 25 | by David Scott, Raincoast Lower Fraser Salmon Program Coordinator | in Notes from the Field

Raincoast scientists aboard their boat on the Fraser River getting the seine nets ready to do their summer research.

After a long five months we have now wrapped up our 2018 field season in the Fraser estuary, our best year yet! This year our team spent 76 days in the field and we captured more than 35,000 fish, including over 6,400 juvenile salmon. While it has been a long and hot season with a […]