Episode 3: Wolves, biodiversity, and food security with Susan Bragdon
In our third Of Wolves and Women episode, Susan Bragdon reveals what her observations uncovered about the role of female wolves.
Episode 2: Wolf social behaviour with Jane Packard
In our second Of Wolves and Women episode, Jane Packard discusses the importance of learning to see the world through the eyes of another being — whether two-legged or four-legged.
Episode 1: Gray wolf recovery with Diane Boyd
In our inaugural Of Wolves and Women episode, Diane Boyd reminds us “It’s people management, not wolf management.”
Excitement for our new podcast, Raincoast Radio
Join us as we launch a fascinating new podcast series, Of Wolves and Women.
A bright-spot for bear conservation
On this episode of the Future Ecologies podcast, Doug (Muq’vas Glaw) Neasloss and Kyle Artelle illustrate the issues with the NAM by telling the story of provincial management of grizzly bear hunting in the Great Bear Rainforest. However, they also illustrate an alternative to the NAM, a decolonial model rooted in Indigenous sovereignty that has made the Great Bear Rainforest a bright-spot for bear conservation .
Future Ecologies podcast dives into the Terminal 2 expansion project
The largest container port in Canada is poised to get even larger. Listen to these interviews and learn about the context of the threat that building and operating Terminal 2 poses to the Fraser Estuary and the people and species that rely on it. You have until March 15th to submit a comment on the…
Behind The Glass Hunting with Chris Darimont and Chris Pryn
Chris Darimont spoke with hunter and podcaster Chris Pryn to discuss their shared interests in hunting and habitat protection, and also to figure out where they disagree. It’s a remarkable interview, in part, because both Darimont and Pryn work so hard to have a respectful conversation despite their differences.
Exploring human dimensions of hunting via social science, evolutionary ecology, and personal experience
In episode 140 of The Hunting Collective podcast, Ben O’Brien does a fascinating and good-natured follow up interview with Dr. Barrie Gilbert. Dr. Gilbert is a prominent bear biologist, friend of Raincoast, and previous verbal sparring-partner with Ben (at least when it comes to the hunting of predators). Ben invited Dr. Gilbert back for another interview, and they made productive amends…
How new research on habitats within the Fraser River estuary implicates conservation strategy
Raincoast biologist Misty MacDuffee joined Mark Brennae on CFAX 1070 to talk about the Fraser River and the fish that rely on its distinct and interconnected habitat. The Fraser Estuary supports more than 100 species that are recognized as “at-risk” (threatened, endangered or of concern) either provincially or federally.1 Misty MacDuffee is part of a…
Misty MacDuffee on CFAX 1070 talking about the approval of the Trans Mountain Pipeline
The day after the federal government approved the Trans Mountain Pipeline yet again, Raincoast’s Wild Salmon Program Director, Misty MacDuffee spoke with Mark Brennae on CFAX 1070 to talk pipelines, whales, and how humans are implicated in the disappearance of species. There is, of course, the risk of an oil spill or a vessel strike, but the noise and disturbance on both inbound and outbound tankers is always a certainty. And that noise can reduce the whales ability to echolocate and communicate…
Seals and sea lions in the Salish Sea are all part of a healthy food web
Since the killing of seals and sea lions ended in the 1970s, pinnipeds in the Salish Sea have been recovering. The recovery of seals slowed by 2000 and for the last fifteen years or so the number of seals in the Salish Sea has been relatively stable. This population of fish eaters has recovered to what was likely historic levels…
L124 is the newest member of the Southern Resident killer whales
Listen to Misty MacDuffee explain some of the context around the recent birth of L124 in the Salish Sea. Declines in Chinook abundance, especially to the Fraser, are affecting killer whale behaviour patterns, fertility and survival…