Published on 2020 10 19 | by Kate Field | in Notes from the Field
Patience, attention to detail, and the ability to adapt are a few human qualities that many strive to attain. Grizzly bear field research here on the Atnarko River, Nuxalk Territory, affords our crew the opportunity to develop those traits and put them to the test…
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Published on 2019 11 01 | by Kate Field | in For the coast
Transitioning between seasons can often push your senses to work overtime. This is especially true in summer and autumn in the Atnarko River corridor, where the river comes alive with Chinook, chum, pink, sockeye, and coho salmon runs. The smell of a river containing spawned-out fish is unforgettable, and one I have grown fond of. […]
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Published on 2019 08 29 | by Megan Adams, Hakai-Raincoast Scholar | in For the coast
Grizzly and black bears do a lot of the heavy lifting when it comes to connecting marine and terrestrial ecosystems along the coast. As fish return each fall to spawn, bears catch salmon and eat them along the river banks or adjacent forests, leaving food and nutrient sources for hundreds of species of scavengers on […]
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Published on 2018 01 23 | by Raincoast | in Backgrounders
Raincoast supports the proposal to list 13 new terrestrial species to Schedule 1 of Canada’s Species at Risk Act. While we are encouraged by this, the focus of this submission is on grizzly bears…
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Published on 2017 12 18 | by Chris Genovali, Executive Director | in Conservation update
Raincoast Conservation Foundation is hailing the NDP government’s announcement ending grizzly hunting in not only the Great Bear Rainforest, but the entire province. It is an enormous conservation victory for wildlife in British Columbia…
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Published on 2017 11 09 | by Chris Genovali, Executive Director | in Conservation update
On November 1, 2017, Raincoast submitted our comments to the Province of British Columbia’s grizzly hunt consultation process…
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Published on 2017 10 23 | by Sherwin Arnott | in Raincoast updates
There is widespread agreement that the commercial and recreational hunting of animals, like grizzly bears, must stop. But sometimes the passion and energy that humans have to bring science and sound policy and compassion to these issues is missed…
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Published on 2017 09 05 | by Chris Darimont, Raincoast Director of Science | in For the coast
Research from Raincoast and UVic has shed new light on what satisfies hunters. Reporting in the Wildlife Society Bulletin, we found that appreciation of nature and affiliation are common, but less pronounced ‘satisfactions’ expressed by hunters.
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Published on 2017 08 14 | by Raincoast | in For the coast
Raincoast is hailing the province’s announcement to end grizzly hunting in the Great Bear Rainforest. We await details of the government’s new policy but anticipate working with the province and First Nations to acquire the remaining commercial hunting territories…
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Published on 2017 06 16 | by Megan Adams, Hakai-Raincoast Scholar | in Conservation update
After years of field work and collaboration, and months in the Raincoast lab, we’re very excited to share some insights from a new study, due for publication soon, that reveals habitat hotspots for grizzly bears across BC…
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Published on 2016 11 24 | by Raincoast | in Backgrounders
The policy of allowing the killing of grizzly bears for sport has no economic, ecological or ethical justification…
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Published on 2016 07 17 | by Raincoast | in Films & Videos
CBC follows Raincoast and three coastal First Nations to find out why they oppose BC’s grizzly hunt and what they are doing to stop it.
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