New research shows the impact log booms have on salmon habitats in the Fraser Estuary
The study found that log booms impact physical habitat, water quality, and invertebrates in the lower Fraser River and Estuary.
New study reveals complex relationships among grizzly bear activity, ecotourism, and salmon availability
The research found that bears can avoid ecotourists and take multiple weeks after encounters to return to their baseline activity levels. This new information can help fine-tune bear management and sustainable business practices.
New study identifies the cost of restoring the Sumas Xhotsa (Lake) as a tool for reconciliation, climate adaptation, and ecosystem restoration
The research weaves together Indigenous laws with an economic analysis to determine the cost of implementing ‘managed retreat’ as a nature-based solution to flood risk in the Lower Fraser region.
New study coins the term ‘bright extinction’ to describe the failure of Southern Resident killer whales to recover
The study reveals more action is needed to save endangered Southern Residents.
The influence of ecotourism on grizzly bear activity depends on salmon abundance
A new study, “Influence of ecotourism on grizzly bear activity depends on salmon abundance in the Atnarko River corridor, Nuxalk Territory” released today in the journal, Conservation Science and Practice, finds that grizzly bear activity is affected by ecotourists in diverse ways that depend on how many salmon are present in the ecosystem. When salmon…
New research shows how human disturbance keeps grizzlies from their salmon
A new study found that disturbance in riparian areas disrupts predator-prey interactions between grizzly bears and salmon.
Letter in Science states that Canada’s wolf cull subsidizes industry
British Columbia must reevaluate its caribou habitat protection policies and do better by its environment and its citizens, argues Raincoast scientists.
“I say potato, you say potahto”: Geographic variation in contact calls of Canadian beluga whales
A new study identifies variation in the structure of contact calls among four Canadian beluga populations.
Large diversity in new keystones list challenges predominant belief
A team of scientists reveals a wide diversity of the planet’s keystone species in terms of their size, shape, and functional role.
Letter in Science identifies the contradiction between protecting economic growth and biodiversity in Canada’s Fraser River Estuary
The letter, asking whether Canada will permit killer whale extinction, identifies Canada’s conflicting aspirations and obligations to protect biodiversity while continuing to permit megaprojects that destroy the critical habitat of threatened and endangered species.
A ‘supersized’ ecological niche for humans
New research examining the ecological niche of humans shows that over one third of all vertebrate species on Earth are now being used by people.
Southern Resident killer whales not getting enough to eat since 2018
The endangered Southern Resident killer whale population isn’t getting enough to eat, and hasn’t been since 2018, a new study has determined.