Tag: Safeguard Coastal Carnivores | Raincoast Conservation Foundation

Back to the Kitlope

Published on 2019 05 21 | by Brian Falconer, Guide Outfitter Coordinator | in For the coast

Cecil Paul and Brian Falconer sit on a river bank speaking about the Kitlope.

While Kitlope is protected from logging, and the current ban protects grizzly bears from hunting, there remains unfinished business in the Kitlope. Until now, commercial guides have been bringing trophy hunters into this place…

We did it! Fundraising for the Nadeea tenure is complete

Published on 2018 12 20 | by Brian Falconer, Guide Outfitter Coordinator | in Conservation update

A wolf sits in the intertidal zone and stares out: Safeguard Coastal Carnivores.

With online donations, cheques arriving in the mail, and match funding in place, we can now confirm that we’ve finally met our fundraising goal of $500,000! In the coming weeks we will formally complete our purchase of the Nadeea hunting tenure…

Friday is the last day to make a bid in our online auction

Published on 2018 12 11 | by Ross Dixon, Communications & Development Director | in For the coast

Ilona Mihalik stands in front of an epic Grizzly bear photo as part of the One Shot for Coastal Carnivores exhibit.

You can still support the campaign and keep a memento through the purchase of a limited edition print and you have until Friday at 6pm to make your bid…

On the brink of campaign success – New $50,000 match funding

Published on 2018 12 04 | by Brian Falconer, Guide Outfitter Coordinator | in For the coast

A Grizzly bear rests on the shores of the Great Bear Rainforest.

From community events to marathon runners, grizzly bath bombs to grizzly bars, so many people have stepped up to support our efforts in partnership with Coastal First Nations. Each dollar you donate will now be doubled. Help us make 2018 a year to remember…

Maxing out to protect coastal carnivores

Published on 2018 11 26 | by Giordano Corlazzoli | in For the coast

Gio runs on the treadmill with a CO2 mask testing his oxygen uptake.

Hello again! If you read my first post from back in July, you’ll remember that I planned to run the length of the Island from Port Hardy to Victoria that summer. Due to several reasons, such as various injuries and a few issues regarding travel, I was not able to start my run as planned. […]

Update: closing in on securing the Nadeea tenure

Published on 2018 11 06 | by Ross Dixon & Brian Falconer | in Raincoast Blog

The Sitka donation-o-meter is at $313,000!

We now have bids on a number of pieces and we’ve sold limited editions prints. Thanks to numerous donations, large and small, we have now raised $313,182…

Join Raincoast in Victoria to view this unique exhibit and help us stop commercial trophy hunting

Published on 2018 10 31 | by Ross Dixon, Communications & Development Director | in Events

One Shot for Coastal Carnivores comes to the Robert Bateman Centre in Victoria in November.

The Bateman Centre will serve as a backdrop for this unique photography collection with contributions from April Bencze, Tavish Campbell, Karen Cooper, Colleen Gara, Bertie Gregory, Melissa Groo, Brad Hill, John Marriott, Cristina Mittermeier…

Coastal carnivore conservation in the Pacific Northwest – The Collective, Seattle

Published on 2018 10 30 | by Maureen Vo, Education and Development Coordinator | in Events

Proceeds from the event will help secure a fourth commercial trophy hunting tenure, the Nadeaa tenure, that will add protection in the Great Bear Rainforest…

A night to celebrate women in conservation

Published on 2018 10 24 | by Ilona Mihalik, Research Associate | in Events

Women in Conservation, One Shot for Coastal Carnivores.

Join us at the Robert Bateman Centre to learn from, engage and celebrate female Indigenous partners, scientists, journalists, business owners, and philanthropists supporting conservation efforts to safeguard coastal carnivores of British Columbia…