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  • Southern Resident killer whale at the surface of the water at sunset.
    Raincoast updates

    Southern Resident killer whales need your voice

    2021 April 152024 October 23

    With the Canadian federal government set to decide on recovery measures for 2021, we have made it easy for you to send a letter to three federal ministers encouraging them to implement the strongest possible recovery measures to ensure the survival of Southern Resident killer whales.

    Read More Southern Resident killer whales need your voiceContinue

  • Pint of Free Whaley, Killer Creamery ice cream.
    In the media

    Killer Creamery Partners with Raincoast to Protect Southern Resident Killer Whales

    2019 June 52024 July 8

    Killer Creamery, the healthy ice cream company, is partnering with Raincoast to raise funds for research and protection of Southern Resident killer whales, of which there are less than 80 remaining…

    Read More Killer Creamery Partners with Raincoast to Protect Southern Resident Killer WhalesContinue

  • Juvenile killer whale and mother off the coast of British Columbia.
    Conservation updates

    Conservation groups put ministers on notice over Southern Resident killer whales

    2018 April 52024 July 8

    Media release: Conservation groups are putting the federal Minister of Environment and Climate Change and Minister of Fisheries and Oceans on notice as the groups race to secure protection for endangered Southern Resident killer whales…

    Read More Conservation groups put ministers on notice over Southern Resident killer whalesContinue

  • Two orca whales in the water with a ship in the background.
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    Trudeau’s Pipeline Approval Faces Court Challenge From Conservation Groups

    2016 December 202024 July 8

    Huffington Post/Bruce Cheadle, Canadian Press
    Conservation groups have filed a new court challenge to the federal government’s approval of the Trans Mountain oil pipeline…

    Read More Trudeau’s Pipeline Approval Faces Court Challenge From Conservation GroupsContinue

  • Southern Resident killer whale breaching from the waters of the Salish Sea with mountains in the background.
    Investigate and inform

    Time is running out for British Columbia’s killer whales

    2016 September 92024 July 8

    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…

    Read More Time is running out for British Columbia’s killer whalesContinue

  • Southern Resident killer whale pokes head above water, displaying a classic spyhop behaviour.
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    Immediate action essential for Southern Resident killer whales

    2016 July 212024 July 8

    Raincoast releases video to encourage public comments on the killer whale action plan.
    Public comment period ends August 14th.

    Read More Immediate action essential for Southern Resident killer whalesContinue

  • Southern Resident killer whale breaching from the waters of the Salish Sea with mountains in the background.
    Raincoast updates

    We can make a difference for killer whales

    2016 July 82024 July 8

    With your support, we can continue to do our utmost to protect Southern Resident killer whales, including going to court to stop Kinder Morgan’s pipeline and oil tanker project.

    Read More We can make a difference for killer whalesContinue

  • Southern Resident killer whale breaching from the waters of the Salish Sea with mountains in the background.
    Investigate and inform

    Comment: National Energy Board is failing killer whales

    2016 June 302024 July 8

    Last month, the NEB recommended approval of Kinder Morgan’s proposed expansion of the Trans Mountain pipeline and accompanying increase in oil-tanker traffic.

    Read More Comment: National Energy Board is failing killer whalesContinue

  • Southern Resident killer whale breaching from the waters of the Salish Sea with mountains in the background.
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    Environmental groups launch court challenge over NEB’s Kinder Morgan report

    2016 June 172024 July 8

    Ecojustice lawyers, representing Living Oceans and Raincoast, have filed for a judicial review of the NEB’s report that recommended the federal Cabinet approve the Kinder Morgan pipeline.

    Read More Environmental groups launch court challenge over NEB’s Kinder Morgan reportContinue

  • Southern Resident killer whale breaching from the waters of the Salish Sea with mountains in the background.
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    Big oil vs. big whale: Will pipeline trump iconic orca?

    2016 May 282024 July 8

    If you don’t live on the West Coast, perhaps it’s hard to appreciate just how poorly approving an oil pipeline at the expense of an endangered population of killer whales might play out.

    Read More Big oil vs. big whale: Will pipeline trump iconic orca?Continue

  • Three orcas swim in a pod from right to left, showing their dorsal fin.
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    National Energy Board fails killer whales

    2016 May 192024 July 8

    The NEB’s approval of Kinder Morgan’s TMX jeopardizes the survival of BC’s endangered southern resident killer whales, increasing the probability that they will ultimately go extinct, asserted Raincoast.

    Read More National Energy Board fails killer whalesContinue

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    Orca Tour 2015

    2015 September 302024 July 8

    Join Raincoast and The Whale Trail for “Adventures with Orcas in the North Pacific, from Stubbs to Iceberg”…

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