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  • Coastal wolf holding a salmon in its mouth.
    Raincoast updates

    Lessons from Wolf School and the launch of our new series

    2023 June 122024 October 23

    When I watched the first season of Wolf School as a graduate student in 2020, I never imagined I would be hosting its second season nearly three years later. Now, as director of Raincoast’s Wolf Conservation Program, it’s a dream come true to have the opportunity to engage with experts and provide accessible educational programming…

    Read More Lessons from Wolf School and the launch of our new seriesContinue

  • Boat on a vast forested coastline at sunset.
    Conservation updates

    Exploring the Southern Great Bear Rainforest aboard SV Achiever 

    2023 May 102024 October 8

    Right now, we are raising funds to purchase the 18,239 km2 Southern Great Bear Rainforest tenure, more than a quarter of the Great Bear Rainforest.

    Read More Exploring the Southern Great Bear Rainforest aboard SV Achiever Continue

  • Black bear going into the ocean for a swim.
    Investigate and inform

    Bear tourism instead of bear hunting

    2023 March 82026 May 12

    Part of the story was featured on From Our Own Correspondence, a BBC podcast. 

    Read More Bear tourism instead of bear huntingContinue

  • Drone photo of Achiever going through an archipelago of islands.
    Tracking Raincoast

    We are working towards ending commercial trophy hunting in the Southern Great Bear Rainforest tenure

    2022 December 292024 October 8

    We are raising funds to purchase one of our biggest tenures yet, the 18,239 km2 Southern Great Bear Rainforest tenure, and have until December 2023 to raise $1.92 million.

    Read More We are working towards ending commercial trophy hunting in the Southern Great Bear Rainforest tenureContinue

  • Ecofair Trees to Seas on October 22-23, hosted by Pender Conservancy, Pender Pod, and Raincoast Conservation Foundation.
    Events

    Art supporting science

    2022 September 282025 December 15

    There is a silent auction at EcoFair and the proceeds will go towards permanently protecting KELÁ_EKE Kingfisher Forest.

    Read More Art supporting scienceContinue

  • Hands examining a rose hip.
    Investigate and inform

    Synthesis of Project TEACH learnings 

    2022 August 32025 December 15

    This article synthesises the information shared by the eighteen experts who contributed to Project TEACH.

    Read More Synthesis of Project TEACH learnings Continue

  • Spirit bear with a black bear cub standing in a river.
    Conservation updates

    Help protect Spirit bears

    2022 January 162024 October 8

    The Kitasoo Xai’xais and Gitga’at Nations are proposing to close black bear hunting within their respective territories in a small area of the Great Bear Rainforest with the highest concentration of Spirit bears.

    Read More Help protect Spirit bearsContinue

  • Arial photo of the Southern Great Bear Rainforest tenure.
    Tracking Raincoast

    Safeguarding coastal carnivores in the Southern Great Bear Rainforest tenure

    2022 January 62024 October 8

    We are raising funds to purchase the biggest tenure (18,239 km2) remaining on the central/south coast, the Southern Great Bear Rainforest tenure.

    Read More Safeguarding coastal carnivores in the Southern Great Bear Rainforest tenureContinue

  • Grizzly bear swimming on a sunny day.
    Conservation updates

    We are off to a great start to stopping commercial trophy hunting in the Southern Great Bear Rainforest Tenure

    2021 December 22024 October 8

    Last week we launched our campaign to stop commercial trophy hunting in the Southern Great Bear Rainforest Tenure and we were met with so much support that we’ve already raised $145,110 of our total goal of $1.92 million – that’s 7%! 

    Read More We are off to a great start to stopping commercial trophy hunting in the Southern Great Bear Rainforest TenureContinue

  • Aerial photo of an inlet in the Southern Great Bear Rainforest
    Conservation updates

    Launching our newest tenure acquisition

    2021 November 252024 October 8

    At 18,239 km2 it covers a quarter of the Great Bear Rainforest.

    Read More Launching our newest tenure acquisitionContinue

  • Grizzly bear walking through an estuary.
    Backgrounders

    Why we purchase commercial trophy hunting tenures

    2021 November 232024 October 8

    Working with our Coastal First Nations partners, our goal is to permanently end commercial trophy hunting of all large carnivores in the Great Bear Rainforest.

    Read More Why we purchase commercial trophy hunting tenuresContinue

  • Remote camera image of a bear hugging a tree.
    Notes from the field

    What do wildlife do when no one is watching?

    2021 November 22024 October 23

    Remote cameras are assisting researchers at the Raincoast Applied Conservation Science Lab to answer pressing conservation questions along the coast of British Columbia. These cameras, deployed and managed in collaboration with First Nations partners, create unique possibilities for non-invasive wildlife monitoring.

    Read More What do wildlife do when no one is watching?Continue

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