Dr. Valeria Vergara is teaching a course on whale and dolphin culture
Senior Scientist and Co-Director of our Cetacean Conservation Research Program, Dr. Valeria Vergara, is teaching the course, which is part of the SFU’s Continuing Studies Program.
Notes from the Great Bear
Umbrella species like the grizzly bear and apex predators such as the killer whale are a focus of Raincoast’s conservation efforts precisely because they are reliant on a broader range of species and processes, and a more complex system to which they contribute to and depend on…
Humpback whales, artistic cartography, for the coast
Watching these magnificent creatures work in unison to catch their meal was truly inspirational and became the idea behind my first Artistic Cartography piece for Raincoast. Listening to them, via the hydrophone that Captain Nick dropped over the side, still makes the hair on the back of neck stand on end and solidified the artistic idea that this hunting method had to be painted…
Coastal Revival: A five part mini-series
A new five-part documentary series, Coastal Revival, tells how First Nations, conservationists, researchers and ecotourism are combining to protect some of the BC’s most emblematic wildlife.
Critics say Canada shouldn’t have taken Humpback Whales off the Endangered Species List
David P. Ball / VICE
The Canadian government’s announcement that it’s knocking humpback whales off its endangered species list has critics pulling their “Save the whales!” signs from the 1980s out of storage…
Comment: Down-listing puts humpbacks in jeopardy
Misty MacDuffee & Chris Genovali
Times Colonist
The federal government intends to down-list the status of North Pacific humpback whales…
Feds removal of humpback whales from at-risk list questioned
David P. Ball / 24 hours Vancouver
Humpback whales were removed from Canada’s species-at-risk list Tuesday, a decision some scientists allege was fast-tracked under political pressure…
Ottawa removing North Pacific humpback whales from list of ‘threatened’ species
Peter O’Neil / Vancouver Sun
The Harper government is downgrading the protection of the North Pacific humpback whale despite objections from a clear majority of groups that were consulted…
Enbridge -1, Humpbacks – 0
One hundred years ago, British Columbia’s humpback whales had many reasons to fear humans…
Environmental groups launch lawsuit over flawed Northern Gateway report
Raincoast and three other ENGO’s have launched a lawsuit to block the federal Cabinet approval of the proposed Northern Gateway pipeline…
Proposed Enbridge pipeline threatens humpback whales: DFO
By Mike De Souza, Postmedia News
The proposed Northern Gateway Pipeline threatens critical habitat of humpback whales off the coast of BC, says newly released internal federal documents from the Department of Fisheries and Oceans…