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Southern Resident killer whales need your voice
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Southern Resident killer whales need your voice

April 15, 2021August 29, 2022

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.

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Killer Creamery Partners with Raincoast to Protect Southern Resident Killer Whales
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Killer Creamery Partners with Raincoast to Protect Southern Resident Killer Whales

June 5, 2019June 10, 2019

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…

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Conservation groups put ministers on notice over Southern Resident killer whales
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Conservation groups put ministers on notice over Southern Resident killer whales

April 5, 2018July 30, 2021

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…

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Trudeau’s Pipeline Approval Faces Court Challenge From Conservation Groups
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Trudeau’s Pipeline Approval Faces Court Challenge From Conservation Groups

December 20, 2016May 31, 2019

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…

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Time is running out for British Columbia’s killer whales
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Time is running out for British Columbia’s killer whales

September 9, 2016August 3, 2022

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
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Immediate action essential for Southern Resident killer whales

July 21, 2016August 3, 2020

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

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We can make a difference for killer whales
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We can make a difference for killer whales

July 8, 2016November 23, 2022

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.

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Comment: National Energy Board is failing killer whales
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Comment: National Energy Board is failing killer whales

June 30, 2016August 3, 2020

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

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Environmental groups launch court challenge over NEB’s Kinder Morgan report
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Environmental groups launch court challenge over NEB’s Kinder Morgan report

June 17, 2016July 15, 2020

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.

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

May 28, 2016July 14, 2020

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.

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National Energy Board fails killer whales
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National Energy Board fails killer whales

May 19, 2016July 14, 2020

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.

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Orca Tour 2015
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Orca Tour 2015

September 30, 2015August 13, 2018

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

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