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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.
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.

Our 2012 PLoS paper uses grizzlies to assess harvest impacts of sockeye fisheries. It’s an example of how ecosystem objectives can be considered in salmon management.
Recent Papers

Research: Publication reform to safeguard wildlife from researcher harm
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Research: Differentiating between regulation and hunting as conservation interventions
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Salmon species diversity predicts salmon consumption by terrestrial wildlife
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Pacific herring spawn events influence nearshore subtidal and intertidal species
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Conservation Letters: The elephant (head) in the room: A critical look at trophy hunting
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Predictions from machine learning ensembles: marine bird distribution and density on Canada’s Pacific coast
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Criteria for a good catch: A conceptual framework to guide sourcing of sustainable salmon fisheries
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Mismeasured mortality: correcting estimates of wolf poaching in the United States
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Applied Ecology: Hallmarks of science missing from North American wildlife management
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Political populations of large carnivores
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Intergenerational equity can help to prevent climate change and extinction
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Research: Evaluating anthropogenic threats to endangered killer whales to inform effective recovery plans
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