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    Raincoast updates

    The Bear Truth: Grizzlies’ hair reveals dependence on salmon

    2011 August 82024 July 8

    By Anne Casselman, Scientific American

    Poor salmon runs along British Columbia’s central coast rainforest since 2003 have spurred scientists to gauge the fish’s nutritional impact on grizzly bears…

    Read More The Bear Truth: Grizzlies’ hair reveals dependence on salmonContinue

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    Save some salmon for the bears and whales, study says

    2010 October 232024 July 8

    Regina Leader-Post
    By Judith Lavoie, October 22, 2010

    Some salmon would be worth more alive than dead – especially when runs are headed for streams in parks, say Raincoast scientists…

    Read More Save some salmon for the bears and whales, study saysContinue

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    Notes from the field | Raincoast updates

    Emerging from the den

    2010 May 42024 July 8

    Our spring field season has arrived and is led by Dr. Chris Darimont, Raincoast Director of Science by Chris Darimont Possessing only a rudimentary knowledge of gravity, delicate little claws for braking, and pure trust in their momma, brand new grizzly cubs are slip-sliding their way down snowfields this month as they emerge from their…

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  • A juvenile grizzly stands at the base of an uprooted tree, situated in a wetland.
    In the media | Investigate and inform

    The Grizzly Bear Necessities

    2009 November 72024 July 8

    2008 ranked as one of the worst years for salmon returns on British Columbia’s central coast and the ‘silent fall’ I experienced there last year, while not surprising given the lack of fish, was disturbing nonetheless…

    Read More The Grizzly Bear NecessitiesContinue

  • In the media | Investigate and inform

    The Bear Necessities: A Fall Harvest of Salmon

    2009 October 212024 July 8

    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

    Read More The Bear Necessities: A Fall Harvest of SalmonContinue

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