When Science-Based Management Isn’t
Raincoast & SFU scientists just published a letter in the international journal SCIENCE. It calls out the BC gov’t for making politically motivated decisions and calling them ‘scientific’…
Biologists warn against proposal to expand grizzly bear hunt
By Wendy Stueck, The Globe and Mail
The B.C. government is proposing to open up grizzly hunting next season, despite a recent study that concluded the government is underestimating the number of bears killed each year…Grizzly bear hunt not founded in science say Raincoast scientists
“Confronting Uncertainty in Grizzly Bear Management” is a paper published by Raincoast scientists and our partners that challenges the BC government’s claim of sound scientific management over its grizzly hunt.
Salmon shortages stressing grizzlies
By Mark Hume, The Globe and Mail
When salmon runs dwindle on the B.C. coast, the stress levels in grizzlies climb, say researchers who examined hair samples collected from more than 70 bears…Stress and reproductive hormones in grizzly bears reflect nutritional benefits and social consequences
Salmon declines could have long-term effects on grizzly bear health, conclude scientists from Raincoast in a study published today in the scientific journal PLOS ONE…
Stephen Hume: B.C.’s promotion of grizzly hunt is ideological, not scientific
By Stephen Hume, Vancouver Sun
A new scientific study reports that grizzly bear mortalities exceed government targets in half the areas where hunting is permitted. This earns another “ho hum” from provincial wildlife authorities…Study suggests grizzly bear hunts are threatening their numbers in B.C.
By Sandra McCulloch, Times Colonist
Trophy hunting is threatening B.C.’s grizzly bear populations scientists from the Raincoast Conservation Foundation, the University of Victoria and Simon Fraser University have found…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…Grizzly bear kill limits being broken across B.C., study says
By Mark Hume, Globe and Mail
The B.C. government has long justified its controversial grizzly bear hunt by saying it’s based on sound science…Management by BC government gambles future of grizzly bears
Scientists from the Raincoast Conservation Foundation, SFU, and UVIC have authored the first peer-reviewed study of BC’s controversial grizzly bear management…
Bears, salmon and forests: new research on old connections
Raincoast and UVic scientists finds new reasons to support the importance of bears and salmon for tree growth in the ancient forests of Haida Gwaii…
Using grizzlies to assess harvest-ecosystem trade-offs in salmon fisheries
Researchers at Raincoast and UC-Santa Cruz investigate how letting more salmon reach spawning streams can benefit bears, the ecosystem and even long‐term fishery catches…
