Published on 2016 03 05 | by Raincoast | in In the News
A Raincoast researcher and his university collaborators document how raccoons respond to the threatening sounds of large carnivores, and how this “landscape of fear” affects the health of ecosystems.
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Published on 2016 03 02 | by Raincoast | in Scientific Literature
Raincoast PhD candidate, Justin Suraci and colleagues publish study from BC’s Gulf Islands on the role of fear in maintaining healthy ecosystems.
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Published on 2016 02 26 | by Raincoast | in In the News
The fear that top predators such as cougars, wolves and other large carnivores inspire in other animals cascades down the food chain and is critical to maintaining a healthy ecosystem.
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Published on 2016 02 23 | by Raincoast | in Backgrounders
A new study by Raincoast scientists and collaborators demonstrates that the fear top predators inspire can have cascading effects down the food chain critical to maintaining healthy ecosystems.
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Published on 2015 11 12 | by Raincoast | in Events
Join Raincoast for carnivore conservation events in Victoria, Vancouver and Seattle…
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Published on 2015 08 23 | by Raincoast | in For the coast, In the News
Chris Genovali and Paul Paquet/Huffington Post
The senseless killing of Cecil the lion has catalyzed a worldwide discussion about the gratuitous trophy hunting of large carnivores…
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Published on 2015 08 11 | by Raincoast | in For the coast, In the News
Chris Genovali and Paul Paquet/Vancouver Sun
The senseless killing of Cecil the lion has catalyzed a worldwide discussion about the gratuitous trophy hunting of large carnivores…
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Published on 2014 07 07 | by Raincoast | in In the News
Cara McKenna / Nanaimo Daily News
Two mutilated black bears found on a roadside have prompted Raincoast to compare Vancouver Island’s remote hunting areas to the wild west…
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Published on 2013 12 06 | by Raincoast | in In the News
By Wendy Stueck, The Globe and Mail
The B.C. government is proposing to open up grizzly hunting next season, despite a recent study that concluded the government is underestimating the number of bears killed each year…
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Published on 2013 11 29 | by Raincoast | in In the News
By Mark Hume, The Globe and Mail
When salmon runs dwindle on the B.C. coast, the stress levels in grizzlies climb, say researchers who examined hair samples collected from more than 70 bears…
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Published on 2013 03 18 | by Raincoast | in In the News
Vancouver Sun – March 16, 2013
Engine cut, our zodiac silently glides toward shore, where we spot a 400 pound grizzly and her fluffy cub grazing on shoreline sedges and giant-leafed skunk cabbage…
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Published on 2012 09 30 | by Raincoast | in Uncategorized
By Kevin Smith, Times Colonist
For a moment, I want you to put aside your feelings around trophy hunting of bears. Instead, I want you to think about the business case…
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