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At Sea with the Marine Birds of the Raincoast
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At Sea with the Marine Birds of the Raincoast

May 9, 2016July 15, 2020

At Sea with the Marine Birds of the Raincoast shares the unique story of conservation scientist Dr. Caroline Fox as she sails thousands of kilometers along the BC coast, surveying marine birds.

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Coastal Revival:  A five part mini-series
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Coastal Revival: A five part mini-series

May 2, 2016July 15, 2020

A new five-part documentary series, Coastal Revival, tells how First Nations, conservationists, researchers and ecotourism are combining to protect some of the BC’s most emblematic wildlife.

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Raincoast reps at Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference
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Raincoast reps at Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference

April 12, 2016July 14, 2020

Raincoast biologists are at the Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference this week discussing their work in the Salish Sea and the Fraser Estuary.

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Fear itself can help restore ecosystems
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Fear itself can help restore ecosystems

February 23, 2016July 14, 2020

A new study by Raincoast scientists and collaborators demonstrates that the fear top predators inspire can have cascading effects down the food chain critical to maintaining healthy ecosystems.

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Conservation groups urge the NEB to reject Kinder Morgan pipeline
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Conservation groups urge the NEB to reject Kinder Morgan pipeline

January 25, 2016July 14, 2020

“The quantity of Kinder Morgan’s evidence does not make it quality evidence,” said Karen Campbell, Ecojustice lawyer for Raincoast and Living Oceans.

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Value of the Salish Sea revealed in new report
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Value of the Salish Sea revealed in new report

January 20, 2016July 9, 2020

Raincoast’s new report encourages decision makers and residents to fully consider what is at stake from a host of proposed coastal energy and shipping projects.

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Province quietly extends public consultation period on Peace Region grizzly and wolf hunt proposals
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Province quietly extends public consultation period on Peace Region grizzly and wolf hunt proposals

January 8, 2016July 14, 2020

Press Release: BC government has extended its public feedback period to January 31, for proposals to increase trophy killing of wolves and grizzly bears.

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Media release: NHL’s Clayton Stoner in court today on multiple charges for grizzly killing
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Media release: NHL’s Clayton Stoner in court today on multiple charges for grizzly killing

October 9, 2015October 14, 2015

NHLer Clayton Stoner is appearing in court today to face multiple charges regarding his trophy killing of a well-known grizzly bear…

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Raincoast and partners go to court to quash Enbridge pipeline approval
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Raincoast and partners go to court to quash Enbridge pipeline approval

October 5, 2015September 20, 2021

Environmental groups are in court today making the case for why the federal government’s approval of Enbridge’s Northern Gateway pipeline should be revoked…

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Conservation groups call for salmon protection in the face of extreme conditions
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Conservation groups call for salmon protection in the face of extreme conditions

July 21, 2015July 25, 2015

Six conservation groups are calling on DFO to act on unprecedented river conditions by reducing mixed stock fisheries and protecting spawning salmon…

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Novel species interactions:  black bears respond to Pacific herring spawn
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Novel species interactions: black bears respond to Pacific herring spawn

May 26, 2015May 30, 2015

Raincoast researchers document the first scientific evidence of a cross-ecosystem interaction between Pacific herring and black bears, two prominent species that play substantive roles in coastal ecosystems…

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Witnessing extinction: habitat loss, caribou and the wolf cull
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Witnessing extinction: habitat loss, caribou and the wolf cull

May 14, 2015June 15, 2020

Eight environmental groups applaud a recently published scientific report that reveals how much habitat the caribou in the South Peace region have lost…

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