The Price of the Prize
CBC follows Raincoast and three coastal First Nations to find out why they oppose BC’s grizzly hunt and what they are doing to stop it.
Raincoast to purchase Spirit Bear hunting territory
Last year, Raincoast began negotiations to acquire a very unique hunting territory – the primary place where spirit bears roam. Despite a restriction on killing spirit bears, trophy hunting of black bears – that carry the recessive gene that causes the white coat – is allowed. Our purchase will help protect these rare bears and…
Protecting bears by buying hunting rights
Raincoast now has a purchase agreement for a second commercial hunting territory in the Great Bear Rainforest, specifically in the home of the spirit bear…