Published on 2019 04 17 | by Raincoast | in Scientific Literature
Scientists from Raincoast Conservation Foundation, University of Victoria, Alpha Wildlife Research & Management, and University of Saskatchewan reviewed more than 200 peer-reviewed academic journals that commonly publish wildlife research, evaluating the presence and comprehensiveness of ‘Animal Care’ requirements of authors. The study, “Publication reform to safeguard wildlife from researcher harm,” published as an open access article…
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Published on 2019 04 03 | by Raincoast | in Raincoast Blog
Darimont was recognized for the significance of his work as well as a career that already includes important and leading contributions, in coastal science and conservation…
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Published on 2019 01 28 | by Heather Bryan, Postdoctoral Fellow, RACS Lab | in Notes from the Field
A theme that underlies our research in the Applied Conservation Lab is that we aim to apply methods that are minimally invasive to wildlife. This ethos emerges in large part from our partners in First Nations communities, who have taught us many important lessons about respecting the people, places, and animals where we work. Our […]
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Published on 2018 10 31 | by Ross Dixon, Communications & Development Director | in Events
The Bateman Centre will serve as a backdrop for this unique photography collection with contributions from April Bencze, Tavish Campbell, Karen Cooper, Colleen Gara, Bertie Gregory, Melissa Groo, Brad Hill, John Marriott, Cristina Mittermeier…
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Published on 2018 09 06 | by Ilona Mihalik, Research Associate | in Raincoast Blog
This area is home to each of these large carnivores, in addition to grizzly bears and wolverines. Unfortunately, they can all (with the exception of grizzly bears) be legally hunted for sport. You can help me protect them…
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Published on 2018 04 13 | by Raincoast | in Scientific Literature
This research tests and rejects the long-held idea that data lost when known animals disappear were unbiased, under conditions common to most, if not all, studies using marked animals. Published government estimates are affected by the biases discovered. And so government estimates of systemically underestimating risks of poaching…
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Published on 2018 03 20 | by Raincoast | in Interviews
What is a political population? Did governments around the world try to exaggerate the size or resilience of carnivore populations? Have estimates of populations been skewed by systemic selection of data to suit political interests? Adam Stirling and Chris Darimont take on these questions and more…
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Published on 2017 09 06 | by Raincoast | in Interviews
On August 29, Dr. Chris Darimont joined Pamela McCall on CFAX 1070. They discussed new research that can help shed light on what satisfies hunters and some of the implications for carnivore hunting in BC…
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Published on 2010 08 26 | by Raincoast | in Animal Welfare
Paquet, P.C., and C.T. Darimont. 2010. Wildlife conservation meets animal welfare: two sides of the same coin? Animal Welfare 19: 177-190
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