The wolf man of British Columbia
Although Dr. Chris Darimont initially made his mark with seven years of cutting edge research on BC’s coastal ‘rainforest wolves,’ he actually specializes in all large carnivores, not just Canis lupus.
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Victoria researcher gains fame for big-shrink theory
By Judith Lavoie, Victoria Times Colonist Predatory behaviour of humans is causing some species to shrink at an unprecedented rate, says a Victoria research scientist whose study has been deemed one of the top science stories of last year.
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The Bear Necessities: A Fall Harvest of Salmon
Island Tides By Chris Darimont and Misty MacDuffee How do salmon declines affect coastal bears? And how much salmon is required to sustain wildlife? These are questions that many people are asking
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Cross-breeding in Vancouver Island wolves
Raincoast’s Chris Darimont speaks to CFAX. Adam Sterling of CFAX Radio interviews Raincoast’s Dr. Chris Darimont on coastal wolves and the affect that human interference has had on their breeding behaviours on Vancouver Island. Find the audio source file here (MP3).
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Harvest-related trait changes in an increasingly variable world
Darimont, C.T., S.M. Carlson, M.T. Kinnison, P.C. Paquet, T.E. Reimchen, and C.C. Wilmers. 2009. Reply to Koons: Harvest-related trait changes in an increasingly variable world. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (On-line Letters).
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Human predators outpace other agents of trait change
Darimont, C.T., S.M. Carlson, M.T. Kinnison, P.C. Paquet, T.E. Reimchen, and C.C. Wilmers. 2009. Human predators outpace other agents of trait change. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 106: 952-954. Human Predators in pdf
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Landscape heterogeneity and marine subsidy generate extensive niche variation in a terrestrial carnivore
Darimont, C.T., P.C. Paquet, and T.E. Reimchen. 2009. Landscape heterogeneity and marine subsidy generate extensive niche variation in a terrestrial carnivore. Journal of Animal Ecology 79: 126-133 Diversity in wolves pdf
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Ecological factors drive genetic differentiation in British Columbia gray wolves
Muñoz-Fuentes, V., C.T. Darimont, R.K. Wayne, P.C. Paquet, and J.A. Leonard. 2009. Ecological factors drive genetic differentiation in British Columbia gray wolves. Journal of Biogeography. Munoz et al 2009.pdf
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The genetic legacy of extirpation and re-colonization in Vancouver Island wolves
Muñoz-Fuentes, V., Darimont, C.T., Paquet, P.C. et al. The genetic legacy of extirpation and re-colonization in Vancouver Island wolves. Conserv Genet 11, 547–556 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10592-009-9974-1 Conservation Genetics 2009 pdf
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GROWLS event packs Phoenix Auditorium
By Janina Stajic Gabriola Sounder March 24 2009 On Thursday, March 19th Gabriolan’s packed the Haven’s Phoenix auditorium to hear Dr. Chris Darimont of the Raincoast Conservation Foundation, speak about B.C’s Great Bear Rainforest.
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Salmon eating wolves
Frankly, deer, I don’t give a damn. Dr. Chris Darimont talks with CBC’s “As it happens “
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Ghost Runs: Management and status assessment of Pacific salmon returning to British Columbia’s central and north coasts
Price, M.H.H., C.T. Darimont, N.F. Temple, and S.M. MacDuffee. 2008. Ghost Runs: Management and status assessment of Pacific salmon returning to British Columbia’s central and north coasts. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 65:2712-2718 https://doi.org/10.1139/F08-174 Ghost Runs in pdf
