The Cleanest Line
Check out Chris Darimont’s blog post at Patagonia’s ‘The Cleanest Line’ on surfing the Great Bear Rainforest, the threat from oil tankers to BC’s coast and more…
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‘Foreign radicals’ within our midst
The PMO issued a warning Friday night about “foreign radicals” Raincoast, Ecojustice and Living Oceans who filed a motion questioning the impartiality of the federal government in the Enbridge hearings…
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Tankers and Tar Sands Oil Threaten the Salish Sea
San Juan Islander
Wednesday, 14 December 2011By Chris Genovali and Misty MacDuffee
The NEB approved the latest request by Kinder Morgan, which will consequently increase tanker traffic in the Salish Sea. Despite requests by Raincoast and other NGOs, this was done without a full public process…
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Ambassadors for Marine Mammals
My two passions have united in a spectacular way. I have dedicated my scientific career (and life) to studying and protecting the Great Bear Rainforest. I have also dedicated a good part of my life to surfing…
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The Yearly Run
Fall is here and the Victoria Marathon is fast approaching. The training program I downloaded from the marathon’s website began in June….
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Four scientists share view sea lice didn’t cause collapse of sockeye salmon stocks
Mark Hume, Globe and Mail
Raincoast biologist Mike Price on the stand at Cohen Inquiry gives testimony about the impacts of fish farms as sources of sea lice on migrating stocks of juvenile Fraser sockeye… -
Challenging terrain biggest hurdle in cougar hunt, tracker says
By Cindy E. Harnett, Times Colonist August 31, 2011
Monday’s attack is extremely rare and Parks Canada says public protection is a key mandate. However, Paul Paquet, senior scientist for Raincoast, who has a doctorate in zoology, said protection of wildlife is also in the mandate…
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Pipeline proposal could triple oil tanker trips
By Sean McIntyre – Gulf Islands Driftwood
Published: August 31, 2011Broader public consultation and a thorough risk assessment are needed before a decision to increase tanker traffic by more than 200% through the Gulf Islands is made…..
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Hungry grizzlies enticed into giving away secrets
Members of Heiltsuk First Nation have set up bear hair snare stations to learn more about coastal grizzlies and, helped by data-sharing with Raincoast, a scientific analysis of the bears’ diet and movements is being compiled…
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Animal welfare in the wild
By Chris Darimont
Owing to Raincoast’s leadership in using exclusively non-invasive research, I was called upon to organize and chair a conference session on “Wildlife Science and the 3 Rs” at the 8th World Congress on Alternatives and Animal Use in the Life Sciences…
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Conservationists point finger at DFO over thrown back chum salmon
By Alan S. Hale – The Northern View
August 18, 2011The Watershed Watch Salmon Society, Raincoast Conservation Foundation, and SkeenaWild Conservation Trust are not putting most of the blame on the fishermen who are actually breaking the rules, but instead are pointing the finger at the DFO…
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NGOs slam Canada’s salmon management
Three Canadian environmental groups say Canada is mismanaging the British Columbia chum salmon fishery by requiring massive amounts of discards…
