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  • A grizzly bear wanders over the grassy shores of the Great Bear Rainforest.
    Investigate and inform

    Save the Great Bears campaign update

    2017 November 72024 July 8

    The NDP announcement to end all hunting of grizzly bears in the Great Bear Rainforest starting this November is a huge conservation success. But, there is more to be done…

    Read More Save the Great Bears campaign updateContinue

  • Chris Genovali: let's end the hunting of large carnivores in BC.
    In the media

    Raincoast executive director joins CBC’s BC Almanac to talk about the new grizzly bear hunting ban policy announcement

    2017 August 262024 July 8

    Last week Chris Genovali joined CBC’s BC Almanac to talk about the NDP announcement to ban grizzly bear hunting in the Great Bear Rainforest. BC Almanac also interviewed Andrew Weaver and Jesse Zeeman of the BC Wildlife Federation about the proposed…

    Read More Raincoast executive director joins CBC’s BC Almanac to talk about the new grizzly bear hunting ban policy announcementContinue

  • Chris Genovali: let's rethink wildlife management.
    In the media

    Raincoast executive director discusses the new grizzly bear hunting ban policy announcement

    2017 August 212024 July 8

    On Wednesday, August 16th, Chris Genovali joined Janice & Cory of Roundhouse Radio to talk about the NDP announcement to ban grizzly bear hunting in the Great Bear Rainforest…

    Read More Raincoast executive director discusses the new grizzly bear hunting ban policy announcementContinue

  • A grizzly bear stands in the grass near the shallows of the Great Bear Rainforest, in Canada.
    Investigate and inform

    New government moves BC into 21st Century by stopping the hunting of grizzly bears in the Great Bear Rainforest

    2017 August 142024 October 8

    Raincoast is hailing the province’s announcement to end grizzly hunting in the Great Bear Rainforest. We await details of the government’s new policy but anticipate working with the province and First Nations to acquire the remaining commercial hunting territories…

    Read More New government moves BC into 21st Century by stopping the hunting of grizzly bears in the Great Bear RainforestContinue

  • A Grizzly Bear sits down in the middle of a tidal flat in the Great Bear Rainforest.
    Investigate and inform

    Great Bear bound: congratulations Matthew Sanger

    2017 July 282024 July 8

    Thank you to everyone who participated, enjoyed a Grizzly Bar or two, donated, and entered to win the trip. We drew a winner and felt pretty thrilled when we got this response from the winner who is…

    Read More Great Bear bound: congratulations Matthew SangerContinue

  • Daniel Terry calls me
    Raincoast updates

    And the winner is…

    2017 July 72024 July 8

    We met up today to draw the name of the lucky winner of our Save the Great Bears draw! We can’t thank you all enough for your smiles and energy and donations…

    Read More And the winner is…Continue

  • A grizzly bear wades into the shallows, with Achiever anchored in the background: "Last day to win"
    Conservation updates

    Help us to consign the trophy hunt to history

    2017 June 302024 July 8

    Yes. Today is your last chance to win a unique 10 day adventure with Raincoast. Aboard our research vessel, Achiever, you’ll visit the estuaries and watersheds where bears…

    Read More Help us to consign the trophy hunt to historyContinue

  • A collage of social media contest entries with the Grizzly Bar.
    Raincoast updates

    One week left to enter and win a trip in the Great Bear Rainforest

    2017 June 232024 July 8

    There’s one week left and everyone at Raincoast is hoping that if you haven’t already entered our contest, you will before July 1st. You can help us stop the killing of bears, and you can win a ten day trip in the Great Bear Rainforest…

    Read More One week left to enter and win a trip in the Great Bear RainforestContinue

  • Save the Great Bears: people pose with their Grizzly Bars and three bears stare into the camera
    Raincoast updates

    Three steps to winning a trip to the Great Bear Rainforest

    2017 May 262024 July 8

    July 1st is still a ways away but we want to make sure you know how easy it is help us Save the Great Bears and enter to win a trip onboard the Achiever. There are three easy steps…

    Read More Three steps to winning a trip to the Great Bear RainforestContinue

  • A black bear stands with her Spirit bear cub
    Raincoast updates

    Save the great bears

    2017 May 252024 July 8

    Help us bring a permanent end to commercial trophy hunting in the Great Bear Rainforest Working with our Coastal First Nations partners, our goal is to acquire all remaining commercial hunting tenures in the Great Bear Rainforest. You can help us extinguish guided hunting. Donate to Save the Great Bears Your donation will help us…

    Read More Save the great bearsContinue

  • How to win a trip to the Great Bear Rainforest.
    Notes from the field

    Eat chocolate, save the bears and win a trip with Raincoast

    2017 May 252024 July 8

    Right now our research vessel Achiever is sailing along the coast of the Great Bear Rainforest, through coastal fjords, vast forests, and shorelines of one of the planet’s last great tracts of intact temperate coastal rainforest. You can them and help Save the Great Bears…

    Read More Eat chocolate, save the bears and win a trip with RaincoastContinue

  • Brian Falconer gets interviewed by CTV beside the Achiever
    In the media

    ‘These bears are worth more alive’: New eco-tours aim to end B.C.’s grizzly hunt

    2017 May 102024 July 8

    A Victoria-based conservation group has B.C.’s grizzly hunt in its crosshairs – hoping a new type of eco-tour will help put an end to the controversial practice for good. The Raincoast Conservation Foundation is readying the 20-metre research vessel…

    Read More ‘These bears are worth more alive’: New eco-tours aim to end B.C.’s grizzly huntContinue

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