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Two weeks left for the Kitlope

Published on 2019 07 16 | by Brian Falconer, Guide Outfitter Coordinator | in Conservation update

We now have just two weeks to raise the remaining $15,000 of the $100,000 deposit we need to secure the purchase agreement for our 5th hunting tenure. This includes the commercial hunting rights in an area of over 5000 sq. km that encompasses the entire Kitlope…

Join us in the Great Bear Rainforest in 2019

Published on 2019 02 05 | by Nicholas Sinclair | in Notes from the Field

Achiever rests on the waters of the Great Bear Rainforest at sunset.

We watch as her three little cubs slowly take to the high water and make their way to mom. They graze on roots, and search for salmon carcasses that simply aren’t there. The cub’s curiosity…

Chris Genovali and Terry Moore on trophy hunting and the changing paradigm of “wildlife as commodity”

Published on 2018 10 01 | by Raincoast | in Interviews

A black bear sits down in the river bank and sticks out it's tongue: Terry Moore and Chris Genovali.

This summer Raincoast executive director Chris Genovali spoke with Terry Moore to discuss the problems with trophy hunting in BC and globally. We learned last week that Terry Moore passed away. Our sincere condolences to Terry’s family and to his colleagues at CFAX. We have deep respect for his body of work as a journalist […]

On the hunt for science in ‘science-based’ hunts

Published on 2018 05 14 | by Kyle Artelle, PhD | in Inform

A bear stands in the distant grass and fog to get a better look or maybe smell.

For years, British Columbia’s wildlife management practices, especially its wolf cull and grizzly bear hunt, have been controversial. In 2015, then-Premier Christy Clark defended the province’s wildlife policies, stating they were grounded in sound science. That, at least, was the claim. And not one unique to British Columbia. In fact, hunting in Canada and the […]

Getting closer to safeguarding coastal carnivores

Published on 2018 03 13 | by Ross Dixon, Communications & Development Director | in Conservation update

A black bear meanders over the rocks and streams in the Great Bear Rainforest.

Recently, we unveiled our Safeguarding Coastal Carnivores campaign to refresh our Save the Great Bears campaign. The new name reflects the fact that our work to end of commercial trophy hunting in the Great Bear Rainforest also safeguards wolves, cougars, wolverines and black bears…

Save the great bears

Published on 2017 05 25 | by Raincoast | in Raincoast updates

A black bear stands with her Spirit bear cub

Help us bring a permanent end to commercial trophy hunting in the Great Bear Rainforest Working with our Coastal First Nations partners, our goal is to acquire all remaining commercial hunting tenures in the Great Bear Rainforest. You can help us extinguish guided hunting. Donate to Save the Great Bears Your donation will help us […]