Conservation group buys hunting rights
by Judith Lavoie, Times Colonist
A group adamantly opposed to trophy hunting of grizzly and black bears now controls hunting rights in a vast area of BC’s central coast…
The bear necessities of the salmon fishery
Vancouver Sun
As Earth Day approaches on Sunday our thoughts turn to two of the most iconic species in BC, wild salmon and grizzly bears, as well as their intertwined relationship and how the choices we make are inextricably linked to their fates…
Grizzly Bear hunt begins again: Groups want event banned
Global News:
The grizzly bear hunt started April 1st, and groups such as the David Suzuki Foundation and Raincoast want the annual trophy hunt to be stopped…
Hungry grizzlies enticed into giving away secrets
Members of Heiltsuk First Nation have set up bear hair snare stations to learn more about coastal grizzlies and, helped by data-sharing with Raincoast, a scientific analysis of the bears’ diet and movements is being compiled…
Special National Geographic Feature on the land of the Spirit Bear
The August 2011 issue of National Geographic features two stories on the Land of the Spirit Bear: The wildest place in America and A Pipeline Through Paradise…
What it’s like to report in Canada’s Great Bear Rainforest
Guest Blog by Anne Casselman at Scientific American.
I land in the Great Bear Rainforest to hit the ground running to report a series of stories for Scientific American on local research on grizzly bears…
Wildlife wandering in the city unlikely to get out alive
By Judith Lavoie, Times Colonist
When conservation officers respond to a bear or cougar in a populated area, the animal will usually be shot rather than relocated, says B.C.’s top conservation officer…
A Woman Who Runs With Wolves
Seaside Times
June 2011
A Woman Who Runs With Wolves
By Chris Genovali
Biologist Heather Bryan is one of the lead scientists for Raincoast’s grizzly-salmon project and monitoring of carnivore systems in British Columbia’s Great Bear Rainforest…
The cruelest month for British Columbia’s coastal carnivores
For large carnivores in British Columbia’s Great Bear Rainforest April marks the start of the spring recreational hunting season, and signals a time to start dodging bullets from “sportsmen” wielding high-powered rifles in search of “trophies.”
Remote populations at risk from spread of animal diseases
Lack of vet care for dogs cited in report
By Judith Lavoie, Times Colonist
Diseases, some of which can be lethal, are being passed between dogs, wolves and people in remote B.C communities where there is a dearth of veterinary care, a new study has found…
Uncontrolled disease in dogs threatens wildlife, humans in remote B.C. areas
Study links unhealthy pets to decline in wolf populations
By Judith Lavoie, Postmedia News
The study by researchers from Raincoast Conservation Foundation and the University of Calgary tested dogs in five remote B.C. communities – Hartley Bay, Klemtu, Ocean Falls, Bella Bella and Oweekeno…
Cougars: British Columbia’s neglected carnivore
BC holds extensive tracts of large carnivore habitat that provide core areas of vital ground for all indigenous wide-ranging carnivores, including cougars…