A window for survival: Act now to protect Chinook and save Southern Residents
A ‘’whale safe” window can help this endangered population.
Another devastating loss for the Southern Residents
On Friday, September 12th, researchers from the Center for Whale Research witnessed J36, Alki, pushing her deceased calf through the water. The tiny female calf still had her umbilical cord attached, and it was not clear whether she was stillborn or died shortly after birth. This is heartbreaking news. Every calf matters for this critically…
Let’s talk about why it’s ironic that the orca was just chosen as BC’s Best Symbol
This emblem of our province needs our help.
Turning the tide for Southern Resident killer whales
At 73 individuals, the southern resident killer whales’ decline since being listed as endangered two decades ago is unfolding in plain sight, despite mounting science on how to reverse it.
A shift in focus for NoiseTracker
Raincoast has hosted the NoiseTracker initiative since 2023. This year, we have shifted our focus from building a coast-wide noise monitoring platform to a more localized underwater noise research and analysis program. Through NoiseTracker, we aim to provide governments and decision-makers with science-based recommendations that support healthy marine ecosystems.
Why Southern Resident killer whales need emergency protection
Preventing extinction requires bold action. Will the Government act before it’s too late?
A mother’s grief, a population on the brink
This population is on a trajectory to extinction. But trajectories can change. There is still time.
Give your input to DFO on vessel management to protect Southern Residents
Input on recovery of Southern Resident killer whales and potential general vessel management measures for 2025 and 2026.
Take action now for Southern Resident killer whales
Help us communicate the urgency of an emergency order to protect Southern Resident killer whales under section 80 of the Species at Risk Act (SARA).
There is still time to save endangered killer whales
Help us communicate the urgency of an emergency order to protect Southern Resident killer whales under section 80 of the Species at Risk Act (SARA).
Confronting bright extinction
With more deaths in 2024 than births, action is needed more than ever.
Rethinking fisheries
Raincoast has long argued that ocean fisheries removing “yields” of intercepted salmon on migration routes are not sustainable into the future.
