Kick off to Bella Bella Bear Season
The 2014 field season of grizzly research in the Great Bear Rainforest is underway; being led by Raincoast and the Heiltsuk Nation…
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Hunting of grizzlies, especially females, exceeds B.C. government targets: new study
By Larry Pynn, Vancouver Sun
The number of grizzly bears killed in B.C. exceeded government targets in half the areas where the province permitted hunting of the species, a new study released Wednesday concludes… -
NGOs clash with Canada authorities over video
SeafoodSource.com
Nonprofit conservation groups are angry with the Canadian government over its reaction to a video the groups produced that they claim shows fishermen violating the law… -
Officials looking into Fisheries Act violations in salmon video
Mark Hume, Globe & Mail
A video that shows fishermen kicking salmon apparently lifeless overboard has triggered a federal investigation, but groups want changes to practices, not charges… -
Wild salmon discard video sparks probe
CBC/Canadian Press
DFO says it has launched a formal investigation after a video showing allegedly harmful salmon release practices was posted online last week… -
DFO investigates fishermen after release of controversial video
CFTK TV Terrace
DFO has announced they will investigate fishermen shown in video taken by conservation groups, but the groups say the federal government and Jim Pattison Group are serving the fishermen up as scapegoats… -
Environmental groups decry salmon bycatch in northern pink fishery
By Larry Pynn, Vancouver Sun
Environmental groups say tens of thousands of non-target salmon are being wasted in the pink fishery on BC’s north coast… -
B.C. conservationists seek salmon protection
Vancouver Sun
Commercial fisheries in Alaska have been intercepting Skeena sockeye just over the border, less than 100 kilometres from the mouth of the Skeena River… -
Greg Knox, Aaron Hill and Misty MacDuffee: B.C. conservationists challenge Alaskans to put sustainability first
Vancouver Province
Skeena River sockeye salmon are returning in desperately low numbers this summer, causing concern among conservationists… -
Three Heroes Against Three Pipelines
Raincoast’s Dr. Chris Darimont is featured in an essay by author and 350.org co-founder Bill McKibben in the Patagonia Early Fall 2013 catalog…
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Stellar start: launching the 2013 field season
Standing on a rocky outcrop, our field team spots a boat moving towards us on the horizon. As the boat approaches, we see our fellow bear researchers from Kitasoo Territory waving and grinning…
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Controversial exhibit stays at city hall
Global News Hour Calgary
A controversial art exhibit at city hall can stay right where it is, even though under normal circumstances it would be forced out. Global’s Reid Fiest reports…
