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Raincoast is a team of conservationists and scientists empowered by our research to protect the lands, waters and wildlife of coastal British Columbia.
Raincoast’s monthly communication detailing our science, field work, events, and breaking conservation updates.
Published on 2016.07.09 | by Raincoast | in Notes from the Field
We have been out on the vast flats of the Fraser River estuary with purse seine and beach seine nets to document the arrival and use of different habitats by juvenile salmon…
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Published on 2015.08.08 | by Raincoast | in Notes from the Field
From grizzlies and humpbacks to young Raincoasters and nudibranchs, follow the annual northward transit of Raincoast’s research vessel Achiever from Nanaimo to Bella Bella…
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Published on 2015.07.23 | by Raincoast | in Notes from the Field
Among the most studied of large wild mammals, wolves will always hold a special fascination for our supporters, the Raincoast staff, and me…
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Published on 2015.07.01 | by Raincoast | in Notes from the Field
Large carnivores on our coast are not just charismatic, they are critical components of coastal food webs; they keep landscapes functioning and species abundance from imbalance…
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Published on 2015.04.14 | by Raincoast | in Notes from the Field
Spring is a special time for our research crews. Across the lands and waters of the Great Bear Rainforest bears are emerging from dens …
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Published on 2014.12.27 | by Raincoast | in Notes from the Field
“Peace on Earth” should extend goodwill and compassion to the non-human families and communities with whom we share this planet…
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Published on 2014.12.08 | by Raincoast | in Notes from the Field
What do the North Atlantic Right Whale, the Woodland Caribou and the Spotted Bat all have in common? Like hundreds of other species in Canada, all three are at elevated risk of going extinct…
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Published on 2014.10.31 | by Raincoast | in Notes from the Field
Raincoast has upcoming film premieres of Directly Affected in Vancouver and Victoria. Check out dates and locations…
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Published on 2014.08.26 | by Andy Rosenberger | in Notes from the Field
Our drift card study is a perfect example of research that creatively meshes science with public awareness…
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Published on 2014.07.01 | by Raincoast | in Notes from the Field
Raincoast’s Ross Dixon writes about Canada’s grizzly heritage from the Khutzeymateen Valley on BC’s coast…
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Published on 2014.04.18 | by Raincoast | in Notes from the Field
For Earth Day 2014 Raincoast has teamed up with the Sierra Club BC to bring you an evening of inspiration and entertainment headlined by renowned artist Robert Bateman…
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Published on 2014.03.03 | by Raincoast | in Notes from the Field
These little silver fish feed and provide nutrients into the land and wildlife much the same way that salmon do…
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