Conservation groups call for salmon protection in the face of extreme conditions
Six conservation groups are calling on DFO to act on unprecedented river conditions by reducing mixed stock fisheries and protecting spawning salmon…
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Opinion: Saving more than memories
Misty MacDuffee and Chris Genovali, Special to Vancouver Sun
Raincoast discusses the future of Canada’s endangered southern resident killer whales in the Salish Sea… -
Poisoning Canada’s wolves with strychnine is unacceptable: journal comment
Raincoast scientists publish a comment in the Cambridge journal ‘Environmental Conservation’: the use of strychnine to poison wolves is unacceptable.
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Top predators: shaping landscapes
Large carnivores on our coast are not just charismatic, they are critical components of coastal food webs; they keep landscapes functioning and species abundance from imbalance…
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Potential acoustic impacts of increased vessel traffic on Southern Resident Killer Whales
Dr. Chris Clark, acoustic expert from Cornell University, describes how noise and disturbance from vessels in the Salish Sea are likely impacting killer whales…
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Population Viability Analysis of Southern Resident killer whales
Expert report on the viability of the southern resident killer whale population in the face of existing and future threats within their critical habitat of the Salish Sea…
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Return of the River
Don’t miss Return of the River on June 26 at Esquimalt High School Theatre, 7-9 pm. Join Raincoast and other members of the Roundtable for killer whale recovery…
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Hats off to a great Heiltsuk bear research crew!
We’re nearing the end of our spring research season for the Heiltsuk node of the Coastal Bear Working Group, and what a year it’s been…
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Raincoast files NEB evidence on wildlife impacts from proposed Trans Mountain project
On May 27 Raincoast filed four submissions to the NEB on our concerns regarding Kinder Morgan’s proposed Trans Mountain Expansion…
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Novel species interactions: black bears respond to Pacific herring spawn
Raincoast researchers document the first scientific evidence of a cross-ecosystem interaction between Pacific herring and black bears, two prominent species that play substantive roles in coastal ecosystems…
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BC: Stop Killing Wolves – rent a billboard today
Raincoast has initiated a billboard campaign to raise public awareness about the ill-conceived and inhumane BC wolf cull…
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BC’s wolf cull is unscientific, unethical and unwarranted
This unscientific, unethical, and unwarranted wolf cull is a consequence of industrial logging and other human activity…
