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  • Three killer whales surfacing near the surface of the ocean.
    Conservation updates

    Take action to request an emergency order for Southern Resident killer whales

    2024 August 12025 February 10

    With intensifying threats, emergency protections for endangered killer whales are necessary.

    Read More Take action to request an emergency order for Southern Resident killer whalesContinue

  • Two killer whales surfacing near the ocean.
    Conservation updates

    [Not] Living with the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion

    2024 June 102024 December 13

    Raincoast scientists comment on the opening of the Trans Mountain pipeline.

    Read More [Not] Living with the Trans Mountain pipeline expansionContinue

  • Elizabeth May reading from a paper in the House of Commons.
    Conservation updates

    Elizabeth May has presented our House of Commons petition calling for a 1,000 metre buffer around Southern Resident killer whales

    2024 May 232024 October 23

    The petition seeks this buffer to match protections provided by Washington State that are coming into effect in January, 2025.

    Read More Elizabeth May has presented our House of Commons petition calling for a 1,000 metre buffer around Southern Resident killer whalesContinue

  • Several killer whales weave in and out of the water as seen from shore on Saturna Island.
    Conservation updates

    Take action for Southern Resident killer whales

    2024 May 172024 July 8

    Tell your MP and responsible ministers to enact a mandatory 1,000 metre vessel buffer for endangered Southern Resident killer whales.

    Read More Take action for Southern Resident killer whalesContinue

  • Two killer whales surfacing.
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    Southern Residents, salmon, and certainty in science

    2024 May 12024 December 13

    Examining the research that compares salmon abundance to Southern Resident killer whale survival and reproduction.

    Read More Southern Residents, salmon, and certainty in scienceContinue

  • A person in a yellow jacket looking through binoculars at the ocean.
    Notes from the field

    Learning from the two lives of grad school

    2024 April 162024 July 8

    Sharon Kay, graduate student in the Raincoast Applied Conservation Science Lab, shares about her experience in grad school.

    Read More Learning from the two lives of grad schoolContinue

  • Group photo of all the participants at our Sunshine Coast event.
    Notes from the field

    Learning to listen: Engaging the Sunshine Coast community on underwater noise

    2024 April 42024 December 13

    We hosted a learning event on underwater noise.

    Read More Learning to listen: Engaging the Sunshine Coast community on underwater noiseContinue

  • Killer whale dorsal fin coming out of the water during sunset.
    Conservation updates

    Sign our petition to tell the federal government to enact a mandatory 1,000 metre vessel buffer for endangered Southern Resident killer whales

    2024 March 252024 July 8

    We need to reach 500 signatures by April 21st, 2024 on our House of Commons petition to the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Diane Lebouthillier.

    Read More Sign our petition to tell the federal government to enact a mandatory 1,000 metre vessel buffer for endangered Southern Resident killer whalesContinue

  • Whales swimming in front of a cargo ship.
    Conservation updates

    Help us get our NoiseTracker project off the ground

    2024 March 202024 July 8

    Donate and help us unite hydrophone operators along the pacific coast to increase science-based decision making to reduce noise impacts on marine life, and inform the public about anthropogenic noise.

    Read More Help us get our NoiseTracker project off the groundContinue

  • Erin Wall standing on a boat with beautiful mountains in the background holding a large camera.
    Raincoast updates

    Meet Dr. Erin Wall, a new Postdoctoral Fellow with Raincoast

    2024 February 232024 July 8

    Erin recently joined the Raincoast’s Cetacean team as a postdoctoral fellow to research humpback whales through her project “Singing to be heard.”

    Read More Meet Dr. Erin Wall, a new Postdoctoral Fellow with RaincoastContinue

  • Overhead photo of four killer whales swimming together.
    Investigate and inform

    Guide government actions on Southern Resident killer whale recovery: Take the federal survey before February 12, 2024 

    2024 February 22024 July 8

    This federal survey will take around 20 minutes.

    Read More Guide government actions on Southern Resident killer whale recovery: Take the federal survey before February 12, 2024 Continue

  • Overhead photo of three killer whales swimming together.
    Investigate and inform

    Using poop to identify individual killer whales

    2024 January 232024 December 13

    DNA can answer many questions about a killer whale’s health and family tree.

    Read More Using poop to identify individual killer whalesContinue

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