Published scientific literature
Raincoast is a team of scientists and conservationists that undertake primary research and publishes peer-reviewed science to inform our conservation objectives. As an evidence-based, conservation science organisation (science ENGO), that operates a research lab, research field station and a research/sailing vessel, we are unique in Canada.
Investigate. Inform. Inspire.
Raincoast’s in-house scientists, collaborating graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and professors make us unique among conservation groups. We work with First Nations, academic institutions, government and other NGOs to gather information and build support for decisions that protect marine and terrestrial ecosystems, their components and processes. We conduct applied, process-oriented, and hypothesis-driven research that has immediate and relevant utility for the conservation debate and the collective body of scientific knowledge.
Peer-reviewed science publications
Ecotourism did not predispose grizzly bears to subsequent conflict
Salmon DNA enables new understanding of how young Chinook salmon use the Fraser River Estuary
New research shows the impact log booms have on salmon habitats in the Fraser Estuary
New study reveals complex relationships among grizzly bear activity, ecotourism, and salmon availability
New study identifies the cost of restoring the Sumas Xhotsa (Lake) as a tool for reconciliation, climate adaptation, and ecosystem restoration
New study coins the term ‘bright extinction’ to describe the failure of Southern Resident killer whales to recover
The influence of ecotourism on grizzly bear activity depends on salmon abundance
New research shows how human disturbance keeps grizzlies from their salmon
Letter in Science states that Canada’s wolf cull subsidizes industry
“I say potato, you say potahto”: Geographic variation in contact calls of Canadian beluga whales
Large diversity in new keystones list challenges predominant belief
Letter in Science identifies the contradiction between protecting economic growth and biodiversity in Canada’s Fraser River Estuary
