Save some salmon for the bears and whales, study says
Regina Leader-Post
By Judith Lavoie, October 22, 2010
Some salmon would be worth more alive than dead – especially when runs are headed for streams in parks, say Raincoast scientists…
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Salmon worth more alive than dead, scientists say
By Judith Lavoie, Victoria Times Colonist, October 22, 2010
Entire ecosystems rely on salmon and humans are taking more than their share, a new study concludes. The paper calls for a shift in fishing plans to protect other species….
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Patagonia supports Raincoast
Patagonia’s 2010 Winter Catalog features Raincoast scientist Dr. Chris Darimont at work in the Great Bear Rainforest…
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Canadian Coyote Bounty – Killing Carnivores for Cash
by Camilla Fox and Chris Genovali
In seemingly contradictory comments, Nova Scotia’s Natural Resource Minister John MacDonnell has acknowledged publicly that coyote bounties “don’t work to control the population…”
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Death cults among us: The war on wolves
Chris Genovali and Camilla Fox discuss the persecution of wolves on both sides of the US/Canada border, despite the use of their presence as icons of wilderness.
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Victoria marathoners pump hearts and charities
By Katherine Dedyna, Times Colonist October 7, 2010
Sunday morning’s GoodLife Fitness Victoria Marathon will raise a lot more than heart rates. Runners and their supporters are trying to raise $300,000 in conjunction with 22 charities. 18 local non-profits, from the Threshold Housing Society to the Raincoast Conservation Foundation…
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Ocean bottle drop expected to reveal mysteries of currents
Calgary Herald By Margaret Munro, Postmedia News October 1, 2010 Students drop bottles with tracking devices inside into Hartley Bay in B.C. to help scientists learn more about ocean currents. Photograph by: Courtesy, Ian Jansma Jenelle Reece and her schoolmates had just finished tossing hundreds of beer bottles overboard when a humpback and her calf…
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Coin series dedication laudable
Chris Genovali, Letter to the Windsor Star
The Canadian Mint is printing coins depicting our wildlife heritage, but unfortunately these iconic presentations don’t translate into respect and protection for wolves. -
Enbridge Northern Gateway pipeline not worth the gamble
Spills from Enbridge operations in the United States illustrate the risks of oil pipelines and tanker traffic to British Columbia’s marine and terrestrial environments, as well as First Nations and rural communities.
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Enbridge pipeline record not worth the risk
By Chris Genovali, Special to the Vancouver Province
The Enbridge Pipeline company’s operations in the U.S. should be of particular interest to BC as they relate to the Northern Gateway project. -
Raincoast’s Salmon Run
Raincoast Conservation Foundation and title sponsor Hemp and Company present SALMON RUN 10-10-10.
Raincoast is an Official Pledge Charity of the 31st Annual Goodlife Fitness Victoria Marathon for the second consecutive year… -
Proposed Canadian Organic Aquaculture Standard opposed by over 40 North American organizations
Over 40 organizations from across Canada and the U.S., including Raincoast, have submitted a joint letter to the General Standards Board opposing proposed organic standards that allow antibiotic and chemical treatments of farmed fish.
