The Kitlope: A place that changes you
Sacred to the Haisla and known as Xesdu’wäxw (Huschduwaschdu), which means “blue, milky, glacial water”, the Kitlope is now the largest protected temperate rainforest on the planet.
Our down payment is in…are you?
Since we launched our campaign to purchase Raincoast’s sixth commercial trophy hunting tenure, we have raised nearly $290,000!
Safeguarding coastal carnivores in the Southern Great Bear Rainforest tenure
We are raising funds to purchase the biggest tenure (18,239 km2) remaining on the central/south coast, the Southern Great Bear Rainforest tenure.
Shooting wildlife with cameras, not guns: the new conservation economy
Eliminating commercial trophy hunting in the Great Bear Rainforest will give us and our guests on the Afterglow I the chance to enjoy thriving, healthy ecosystems and we are proud of the small role we played in making this happen.
We are off to a great start to stopping commercial trophy hunting in the Southern Great Bear Rainforest Tenure
Last week we launched our campaign to stop commercial trophy hunting in the Southern Great Bear Rainforest Tenure and we were met with so much support that we’ve already raised $145,110 of our total goal of $1.92 million – that’s 7%!
Launching our newest tenure acquisition
At 18,239 km2 it covers a quarter of the Great Bear Rainforest.
Why we purchase commercial trophy hunting tenures
Working with our Coastal First Nations partners, our goal is to permanently end commercial trophy hunting of all large carnivores in the Great Bear Rainforest.
Tracking Raincoast’s impact through 2020
These conservation efforts and our research have reached millions around the world. Tangible conservation success. 2020 was not all bad – let’s make 2021 even better…
Tracking Raincoast into 2021
Like everyone else in 2020, we have had to adapt and explore our own resilience. From pausing multi-year field research programs, cancelling youth education and our usual travel throughout the coast, COVID has disrupted much. Yet we are grateful to have our health and play our part in protecting and supporting the communities, businesses, and individuals we work with…
Announcing success with the Kitlope
We have now raised the funds required to buy the Kitlope hunting tenure. You’ve helped us to permanently end commercial trophy hunting in the spectacular Kitlope Conservancy and surrounding area. We owe a huge thanks to you, all of our donors, and everyone who has helped us to raise the $650,000 required…
The home stretch to protect the Kitlope’s coastal carnivores
Two generous donors have confirmed that they will step up to match half of the funds needed to get us to our final goal of $650,000. Now, the impact of every dollar you donate is doubled…
Some good news for 2020? How about ending commercial trophy hunting in the 5,300 km2 Kitlope hunting tenure
I first visited the Kitlope Valley thirty years ago aboard the Maple Leaf at the invitation of the Haisla and Xenaksiala people who were fighting to save their homeland from clearcut logging. This was the beginning of my own journey…