Population genetic structure of gray wolves in a marine archipelago…
Researchers find differences between BC’s coastal and mainland wolves. Published in BMC Ecology
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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… -
Grizzly bears have colonized unprotected islands in the Great Bear Rainforest: Media Release
A collaboration of wildlife scientists from Raincoast, UVic and the Spirit Bear Research Foundation of the Kitisoo -Xais’ Xais’ Nation have published a study in the international peer-reviewed journal, PLOS ONE, documenting grizzly bears on the move to coastal islands.
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Grizzly visions, dreams and celebrations on Canada Day
Raincoast’s Ross Dixon writes about Canada’s grizzly heritage from the Khutzeymateen Valley on BC’s coast…
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Kinder Morgan: Putting the Salish Sea at Risk
Chris Genovali / Seaside Magazine
Weaving through an archipelago, the mixing of large freshwater rivers with marine waters has created an ocean rich with life… -
Bear work in Heiltsuk Territory – Guest blog by Ayla Brown
“So what are you doing anyways?” People have been asking me this a lot recently. Answer: Setting up hair snares in the Great Bear Rainforest…
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Fishing plan decreases protection for BC’s endangered salmon
Conservation groups are concerned federal fishing plan impacts endangered salmon runs when sustainable fishing alternatives are available…
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Supertankers to the coast: Canada approves building controversial pipeline
Joel Connelly / Seattle PI
The Canadian government gave green light to construction of a pipeline that would carry 525,000 barrels of oil a day from Alberta’s tar sands… -
Wolves on BC island genetically different from those on mainland
Dirk Meissner / The Canadian Press
Wolf researchers from Raincoast and UVic find that island wolves have diet that consists of marine foods, up to 75 per cent… -
Time-delayed subsidies: Interspecies population effects in salmon
New study from SFU and Raincoast shows the benefits from higher numbers of spawning pink and chum salmon on coho…
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Study shows juvenile coho salmon benefit from dining on the distant remains of their cousins
Let them spawn! New study by SFU and Raincoast finds high coho numbers follow strong chum and pink salmon returns…
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Coastal wolves distinct from their mainland cousins says Raincoast
Sarah Petrescu of the Times Colonist writes about Raincoast’s long term wolf study which reaffirms the genetic, ecological and behavioural differences between coastal and mainland wolves
