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Back to the Kitlope

Published on 2019 05 21 | by Brian Falconer, Guide Outfitter Coordinator | in For the coast

Cecil Paul and Brian Falconer sit on a river bank speaking about the Kitlope.

While Kitlope is protected from logging, and the current ban protects grizzly bears from hunting, there remains unfinished business in the Kitlope. Until now, commercial guides have been bringing trophy hunters into this place…

Chris Genovali and Terry Moore on trophy hunting and the changing paradigm of “wildlife as commodity”

Published on 2018 10 01 | by Raincoast | in Interviews

A black bear sits down in the river bank and sticks out it's tongue: Terry Moore and Chris Genovali.

This summer Raincoast executive director Chris Genovali spoke with Terry Moore to discuss the problems with trophy hunting in BC and globally. We learned last week that Terry Moore passed away. Our sincere condolences to Terry’s family and to his colleagues at CFAX. We have deep respect for his body of work as a journalist […]

On our way to securing the Nadeea tenure

Published on 2017 12 14 | by Brian Falconer, Guide Outfitter Coordinator | in Conservation update

A Sitka Spruce shows how much money we've already raised: $150,000.

We launched the campaign to raise $500,000 to purchase the Nadeea commercial hunting tenure the end of November. Now on behalf of Raincoast and our Coastal First Nations partners, I’m happy to report significant progress…

Raincoast executive director joins CBC’s BC Almanac to talk about the new grizzly bear hunting ban policy announcement

Published on 2017 08 26 | by Raincoast | in Interviews

Chris Genovali: let's end the hunting of large carnivores in BC.

Last week Chris Genovali joined CBC’s BC Almanac to talk about the NDP announcement to ban grizzly bear hunting in the Great Bear Rainforest. BC Almanac also interviewed Andrew Weaver and Jesse Zeeman of the BC Wildlife Federation about the proposed…

Notes from the Great Bear

Published on 2017 01 20 | by Ross Dixon, Communications & Development Director | in Notes from the Field

Ross Dixon writes about his experience joining Raincoast’s fall “grizzly hunt” and his wildlife excursion in the Great Bear Rainforest…

B.C. grizzly bear hunt to include Great Bear Rainforest

Published on 2016 04 05 | by Raincoast | in In the News

Great Bear looking into the mist of the GBR.

Wendy Steuck/Globe and Mail
B.C.’s spring grizzly bear hunt has opened for another year, with the government authorizing a limited number of bears to be killed in parts of the province – including the Great Bear Rainforest…

Wolf hunting in Peace Region could have no limits, province proposes

Published on 2015 12 11 | by Raincoast | in In the News

Radio West/CBC News
B.C.’s Ministry of Forestry, Lands and Natural Resource Operations wants to remove limits how many wolves hunters can kill in the Peace Region and when…

Decade-long increase in hunting licences for grizzlies & black bears

Published on 2015 03 26 | by Raincoast | in In the News

A black bear stands on his hind legs and leans up against a tree

Travis Lupick / Georgia Straight
This season, more bear hunters are expected to take to the province’s forests than in any year in recent memory…

Justifying the trophy hunting of grizzlies

Published on 2015 01 13 | by Raincoast | in Interviews

CFAX 1070 talks to Raincoast and the trophy hunters in a one hour feature on the grizzly hunt…

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