Keeping us afloat
After more than a decade of facilitating Raincoast’s research, Mango, our reliable speed boat, needs to be replaced. Can you help?
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Chinook salmon and its importance to Southern Resident killer whales
Raincoast’s Misty MacDuffee speaks with Roundhouse Radio about the importance of Chinook (Spring) salmon to the survival of Southern Resident killer whales.
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Northern Gateway and the NEB Hearings
The following is a brief overview of our scientific and legal work against the Northern Gateway Project in our efforts to keep our coast oil-free.
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Supreme Court of Canada asked to weigh-in on future of Environmental Assessment Law
Ecojustice lawyers, acting on behalf of Raincoast, have filed an application to appeal aspects of the Northern Gateway decision to the Supreme Court of Canada…
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Our Threatened Coast
Raincoast’s latest report demonstrates how the region’s biological diversity is captured in our values, has shaped our cultural identity and is linked to economic benefits in the billions of dollars. It is not a place for oil tankers or a carbon energy corridor.
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At Sea with the Marine Birds of the Raincoast
Released by Rocky Mountain Books, this nonfiction book shares the unique story of conservation scientist Dr. Caroline Fox as she surveys marine birds on BC’s coast, calling attention to the urgent conservation challenges faced by many of these birds…
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Marine birds and chronic oil pollution on Canada’s Pacific coast
Chronic oil pollution is a serious issue in BC. More oil enters the global marine environment from low-level human activities than catastrophic oil spills. Evidence also suggests that these chronic level spills collectively kill more birds than catastrophic spills…
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Time is running out for British Columbia’s killer whales
It has been 14 years since Southern Resident killer whales were listed as endangered. Today, less than 85 of these whales remain. Despite their legal obligation, the federal government has failed to take measures to recover these endangered whales…
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Immediate action essential for Southern Resident killer whales
Raincoast releases video to encourage public comments on the killer whale action plan.
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The Price of the Prize
CBC follows Raincoast and three coastal First Nations to find out why they oppose BC’s grizzly hunt and what they are doing to stop it.
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Stopping the grizzly hunt
Help us end the trophy killing of large carnivores in the Great Bear Rainforest – now and forever. Every year in BC a staggering number of bears, wolves, and other large carnivores are killed by hunters for trophies on their walls and floors. For two decades we have worked to end this senseless slaughter. In…
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Three months in the Fraser River estuary
We have been out on the vast flats of the Fraser River estuary with purse seine and beach seine nets to document the arrival and use of different habitats by juvenile salmon.
