The whales, the minister, and MacDuffee
FOCUS online By Briony Penn
Taking on the federal fisheries minister in the Canadian courts with Ecojustice lawyer Margaret Venton, and backed by eight other ENGOs, is applicant Misty MacDuffee of Raincoast…
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Conservationists slam DFO for chum impacts in commercial fishery
Three BC salmon conservation groups are concerned that 1.37 million pounds of chum salmon have been discarded as by-catch in pink salmon fisheries. CFAX interviews Raincoast biologist Misty MacDuffee…
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‘Verified’ livestock losses in decline as province adopts open-season policy on wolves
Larry Pynn, Vancouver Sun
Paul Paquet, senior scientist for Raincoast, argues there is a vast discrepancy between government policy and solid information on wolves…
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The Enbridge pipeline: Northern Gateway to what?
By Chris Genovali, Special to The Vancouver Sun August 12, 2011
Conflating the interests of the shareholders and investors of energy giants such as Enbridge with those of the Canadian people has become the central talking point for the promoters of Alberta’s tar sands…
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First Nations combine science with legacy of conservation
By Anne Casselman, Scientific American
For the Heiltsuk First Nation, science is proving to be one of the most powerful tools at their disposal as far as asserting their tradition of safeguarding natural resources for, as their elders put it, their children yet to come…
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Special National Geographic Feature on the land of the Spirit Bear
The August 2011 issue of National Geographic features two stories on the Land of the Spirit Bear: The wildest place in America and A Pipeline Through Paradise…
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Bad news for BC’s wolves: open season
The BC government has a new wolf management plan with no closed season and no bag limit. CFAX interviews carnivore scientist Dr. Paul Paquet from Raincoast. Listen in…
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BC’s Wolf Management: open season wolf killing
CFAX 1070 discusses the wolf kill in the name of predator control on livestock
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Doug Brown: A Raincoast Guiding Star
Seaside Times August 2011
Doug Brown is Raincoast Conservation Foundation’s renaissance man. While his primary role is to manage Raincoast’s field station on BC’s central coast, Doug contributes a wide array of skills to our organization and his community…
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BC declares open season on wolves
by Larry Pynn, Vancouver Sun
The BC government has declared open season on wolves in the Cariboo region, a move that critics like Raincoast’s Dr. Paul Paquet contend is unjustifiable and based on politics, not science…
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Spirit Bear Hunting Territory: August Update
Thank you for your generous support. We want to inform you that we have raised the purchase price and the closing costs for the acquisition. We are in the process of securing the territory transfer with the Ministry of Environment and will be providing more details when this has been completed. Stay tuned.
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Tankers and orcas cannot co-exist
By Misty MacDuffee and Chris Genovali, Island Tides July 28, 2011
According to Kinder Morgan, an estimated 288 tankers (576 transits) will leave Westridge Terminal by 2016, up from 71 tankers (142 transits) in 2010. This translates to more than one tanker per day transiting our region’s front yard…
