Is Hunting Grizzlies Really Sporting?
By Jude Isabella, Slate
Someone shot a grizzly bear in Heiltsuk Territory, in Kwatna Inlet, part of the Great Bear Rainforest. The killer? Clayton Stoner, an NHL defenseman for the Minnesota Wild…
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In 2012, is a bear worth more living or shot dead?
By Kevin Smith, Times Colonist
For a moment, I want you to put aside your feelings around trophy hunting of bears. Instead, I want you to think about the business case… -
Conservation group buys hunting rights
by Judith Lavoie, Times Colonist
A group adamantly opposed to trophy hunting of grizzly and black bears now controls hunting rights in a vast area of BC’s central coast… -
Raincoast secures ‘Spirit Bear’ trophy hunting territory
On the heels of coastal First Nations’ declaration opposing the grizzly and black bear hunts, Raincoast has purchased the commercial hunting rights to a large portion of the Great Bear Rainforest
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Raincoast purchases another hunting territory
‘Spirit Bear’ hunting territory now secured By Chris Genovali, Raincoast Executive Director On the heels of last weeks declaration by 10 coastal First Nations of their opposition to sport hunting of grizzly and black bears, Raincoast announced the completed purchase of our second hunting territory. This purchase adds to our existing territory and…
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Raise Your Voice for the Great Bear Rainforest
Come out tonight, Saturday February 11th, to the Wise Hall in Vancouver to hear live music, dance and support the Great Bear Rainforest Youth Paddle…
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We did it again! the Spirit of Christmas
In July of 2011 we raised the $370,000 in acquisition costs needed to purchase the tenure. Since raising the funds, we have been waiting for the BC Ministry of Environment to transfer the new territory to Raincoast
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Spirit bear hunting territory: January update
Frustrating and unnecessary government delays have prevented us from being able to announce this purchase. However, in December 2011 we received assurances from the BC provincial government that the territory will be transferred to us in early 2012.
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By–catch deprives bears
Island Tides
The bycatch of chum in BC’s pink salmon fisheries means thousands of pounds of chum won’t make it to their spawning grounds or the mouths of hungry carnivores… -
Chum salmon discards in the Great Bear Rainforest
Commercial fisheries targeting pink salmon on BC’s north coast have discarded over 1.37 million pounds of chum salmon as by-catch. Many of these fish are from depleted stocks…
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My – how they’ve grown!
As many parents will agree, youngsters have a way about growing up fast. One day, they are tiny; the next day they are taller than you. One day, they seem so new to the world; the next it seems like they run the world. The research crew had one of those observations this week in…
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The cruelest month for British Columbia’s coastal carnivores
For large carnivores in British Columbia’s Great Bear Rainforest April marks the start of the spring recreational hunting season, and signals a time to start dodging bullets from “sportsmen” wielding high-powered rifles in search of “trophies.”
