Our new whale livestream at a Southern Resident killer whale sanctuary zone
Tune in to the Raincoast Whale Sanctuary Livestream on our Youtube.
The rights of the river: could granting legal personhood for the Fraser River estuary spur its protection?
In New Zealand and Quebec, communities have successfully pushed for some form of Rights of Nature laws to be accorded to ecosystems around them.
Is it time the critical habitat of endangered killer whales be expanded to include their prey base – Chinook rivers?
We have mapped the watersheds that feed into critical habitat for Southern Resident killer whales. Protecting these rivers is directly linked to the recovery of critically endangered whales.
Raincoast welcomes new team members who have joined our team for the summer!
They will work on a variety of Raincoast initiatives throughout the summer. Learn more about each of them below.
Purchase a new Raincoast tumbler to help protect Southern Resident killer whales
We are so excited to launch our new Southern Resident tumblers. We sourced them from Miir choosing their Climate+ model which boasts no new plastic, 25% less stainless steel, is BPA free, and double-wall vacuum insulated. It can hold 16 oz of hot or cold liquid and has a splash proof lid. They feature art…
Join us on Pender Island to discuss culture, genes, conservation, and the future of Southern Resident killer whales
Join Raincoast scientists, Dr. Valeria Vergara, Misty MacDuffee and Dr. Lance Barrett-Lennard, for Below the surface: Culture, genes, conservation, and the future of Southern Resident killer whales.
The not-so-silent world: monitoring underwater noise using non invasive techniques
For a long time, the prevailing notion was that the ocean was a place devoid of any sound. The idea gained prominence with Jacques Cousteau’s book (1953) and documentary (1956) of the same title “Silent World,” which provided a captivating glimpse into the marine environment, but overlooked its rich acoustic environment. We now know the…
We’re legally challenging the federal government’s approval of Roberts Bank Terminal 2
The Canadian government’s approval of Roberts Bank Terminal 2 violates federal law under the Species at Risk Act.
NoiseTracker: a collaborative initiative that aims to tackle the invisible threat permeating our oceans
NoiseTracker is a collaborative initiative that hopes to unite all existing hydrophone operators along the BC coast in a common effort to provide an easily accessible central platform for monitoring ocean noise.
Despite a green light from Cabinet, Elizabeth May presents petition on Roberts Bank terminal expansion in the House of Commons
Our petition reached 4,239 signatures.
Mapping Chinook watersheds that feed into the critical habitat of Southern Resident killer whales
We created this map to emphasize the relationship between the recovery of Southern Resident killer whales and the recovery of wild Chinook salmon.
Reduced genetic diversity: another challenge facing the Southern Resident killer whales?
As charismatic mega-predators, killer whales have no equal. Historically feared, respected, in some cultures revered, we now know them to be intelligent and highly social. They also have fascinatingly strong ideas about what constitutes food, with different populations having vastly different preferred prey. Not surprisingly, then, the plight of the critically endangered salmon-eating Southern Resident…