The current situation for wolves in British Columbia
The level of human-caused wolf mortality can only be described as staggering.
Black wolves: The beauty seen in evolution
What science tells us about wolves who evolved to be black.
The life of cougars: Territory tactics
Unveiling the art of male scent marking and territory claiming.
Dread is vanishing from the animal world. Here’s why that’s a bad thing.
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.
Research: Fear of large carnivores causes a trophic cascade
Raincoast PhD candidate, Justin Suraci and colleagues publish study from BC’s Gulf Islands on the role of fear in maintaining healthy ecosystems.
How top predators enforce balance in the ecosystem
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.
Fear itself can help restore ecosystems
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.
Join us in the land of the Spirit bear
Join Raincoast for carnivore conservation events in Victoria, Vancouver and Seattle…
The time has come for a different way of ‘managing’ Canada’s wildlife
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…
Cecil the lion and compassionate conservation
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…
Roadside bear kills raise monitoring concerns
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…
Biologists warn against proposal to expand grizzly bear hunt
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…