Map of the West Coast of North America showing commercial hunting tenures owned by Raincoast in the Great Bear Rainforest.

Mapping commercial trophy hunting tenures in the Great Bear Rainforest

We are currently raising funds to purchase the Southern Great Bear Rainforest tenure, which would effectively provide protection from commercial trophy hunting to over 60 species in an area of 18,239 km2. The Southern Tenure covers over a quarter of the Great Bear Rainforest.  BC’s tenure system was set up in the mid 1900s to…

Brooke Gerle wearing a green coat smiling and standing in front of the ocean.

Meet Brooke Gerle, Raincoast’s new Mapping Technician 

Brooke Gerle has joined our Communications team as a Mapping Technician. She will assist in spatial analysis, the creation of maps, and report and article writing in support of Raincoast’s programs.  Brooke completed her bachelor’s degree in Biology from Dalhousie University. After 3 years of working and volunteering in wildlife rehabilitation, Brooke returned to school…