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  • Spirit bear walking in a river.
    Conservation updates

    Shooting wildlife with cameras, not guns: the new conservation economy

    2021 December 162024 July 8

    Eliminating commercial trophy hunting in the Great Bear Rainforest will give us and our guests on the Afterglow I the chance to enjoy thriving, healthy ecosystems and we are proud of the small role we played in making this happen. 

    Read More Shooting wildlife with cameras, not guns: the new conservation economyContinue

  • Three people walking through a Coastal Douglas Fir forest.
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    Coastal Douglas-fir Forests: Present, past, and future

    2021 November 292024 October 23

    It is well known among foresters and ecologists in British Columbia that the Coastal Douglas-fir (CDF) biogeoclimatic zone is among the most threatened assemblages of habitats in the province.

    Read More Coastal Douglas-fir Forests: Present, past, and futureContinue

  • Cargo ship in the ocean on fire.
    Investigate and inform

    The MV ZIM Kingston incident brought near-disaster to killer whale critical habitat: more questions than answers

    2021 November 242024 October 23

    These are relevant questions to ask ourselves, the shipping sector, and government authorities alike. 

    Read More The MV ZIM Kingston incident brought near-disaster to killer whale critical habitat: more questions than answersContinue

  • Methods in Ecology and Evolution, British Ecological Society logo sitting overtop of a cougar walking up the beach.
    Scientific literature

    On ensuring animal welfare in research using live capture

    2021 October 262024 July 8

    A recent journal article, published in Methods in Ecology and Evolution, draws attention to the need for consistent and high standards for animal welfare in research, and the important role that journals have in maintaining ethical standards in published research. The authors, joined by Raincoast scientists Kate Field, Paul Paquet and Chris Darimont, stress that…

    Read More On ensuring animal welfare in research using live captureContinue

  • Salmon in a glacier blue river.
    Notes from the field

    Scat, tracks, and spawning salmon: following signs of wolves along the south coast

    2021 October 222024 December 16

    Notes from the field about a day looking for signs of wolves.

    Read More Scat, tracks, and spawning salmon: following signs of wolves along the south coastContinue

  • A Southern Resident killer whale swims by Saturna Island and exhales beside the shore and kelp, with logos from the Suzuki Foundation, WWF, and more.
    Backgrounders

    2021 snapshot review of Southern Resident killer whale protection measures, what’s still needed, ongoing threats, population statistics

    2021 October 72024 July 8

    Read our backgrounder with information about orca protection measures, what’s still needed, ongoing threats, population statistics, and data.

    Read More 2021 snapshot review of Southern Resident killer whale protection measures, what’s still needed, ongoing threats, population statisticsContinue

  • Two people measuring a Douglas-Fir tree standing in tall grass.
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    Ethics of making the location of big trees accessible to the public

    2021 September 12024 July 8

    The benefits and implications of unrestricted access to tree location need to be carefully considered.

    Read More Ethics of making the location of big trees accessible to the publicContinue

  • Kelp lays in a tangle in the Salish Sea.
    Scientific literature

    They’re everywhere: research finds polyester fibres throughout the Arctic Ocean

    2021 August 312024 July 8

    The presence of microplastics raises concerns that textiles, laundry and municipal wastewater may be an important source of these emerging pollutants.

    Read More They’re everywhere: research finds polyester fibres throughout the Arctic OceanContinue

  • Two people looking at a measuring tape wrapped around a douglas fir tree.
    Investigate and inform

    Interview: Big tree registries, BC’s logging practices and Nerdy about Nature

    2021 August 302024 October 23

    We posed some questions to Ross Reid, of Nerdy about Nature, so you can get to know him better.

    Read More Interview: Big tree registries, BC’s logging practices and Nerdy about NatureContinue

  • An aerial view of J50 and a juvenile.
    Raincoast updates

    Save the whales, take action

    2021 August 152024 July 8

    Please send a letter to the three federal ministers with responsibility for different aspects of Southern Resident killer whale recovery measures. Please also consider adding a personal note within the letter to indicate the importance of this topic to you.

    Read More Save the whales, take actionContinue

  • A close up of two salmon in the bright light of the Fraser River with a map of lost streams and flood plains hovering above.
    Scientific literature

    Quantifying lost habitat for Pacific salmon in the Lower Fraser

    2021 August 122024 July 8

    Salmon have lost access to as much as 85 per cent of their historical floodplain habitat – the biologically rich wetlands next to a river or stream that typically harbour wildlife – due to dikes and similar infrastructure.

    Read More Quantifying lost habitat for Pacific salmon in the Lower FraserContinue

  • Riley Finn standing on a boardwalk in a forest looking out at a bog.
    Notes from the field

    Revealing the true extent of lost salmon habitat in the Lower Fraser River

    2021 August 112024 October 23

    Most of this seasonally available habitat is no longer accessible.

    Read More Revealing the true extent of lost salmon habitat in the Lower Fraser RiverContinue

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