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  • Two Southern Resident killer whales are seen from shore, one under the water.
    In the media

    How Canada can protect B.C.’s iconic killer whales without busting the budget

    2025 December 32025 December 3

    Three no-cost steps would advance the recovery of Southern Resident killer whales and show that environmental protection and fiscal restraint can go hand-in-hand.

    Read More How Canada can protect B.C.’s iconic killer whales without busting the budgetContinue

  • Two scientists appear on the right side of the image standing inside a small boat, placing a long wire into the ocean.
    Raincoast updates

    A wave of community support for hosting coastal listening stations

    2025 December 12025 December 1

    Let’s talk about our hydrophone stations and how you can help.

    Read More A wave of community support for hosting coastal listening stationsContinue

  • Two research scientists stand atop a platform on a sail boat, one of them pointing out into the distance. Both wear blue baseball hats. A mountain range and a blue sky is seen in the background.
    Raincoast updates

    Warm and dry in the field! 

    2025 November 202025 November 20

    Our staff members have been incredibly lucky and grateful to receive support from ANIÁN. Whether it is through gear donations for our youth sailing trips, collaboration to design our Raincoast toques and hats, or helping outfit Raincoasters to stay warm and dry in the field, ANIÁN has been one of our core supporters for years….

    Read More Warm and dry in the field! Continue

  • A young Jane Goodall extends her right hand towards a baby chimp, crouched down in a remote jungle scene.
    Conservation updates

    A legacy of respect: Jane Goodall and my work with whales

    2025 October 22025 October 2

    The importance of keeping empathy at the heart of science.

    Read More A legacy of respect: Jane Goodall and my work with whalesContinue

  • Research vessel Achiever sits on calm water against a blue sky
    Conservation updates

    Decoding killer whale communication from above and below

    2025 June 302025 October 7

    A Q&A with Raincoast Conservation Foundation’s Cetacean Senior Scientists

    Read More Decoding killer whale communication from above and belowContinue

  • Northern Resident killer whale A55 is captured from above, curiously lying on his side displaying a unique behaviour, surrounded by white-sided dolphins.
    Films and videos

    That time A55 Northern Resident killer whale rolled over, surrounded by Pacific white-sided dolphins

    2025 April 292025 April 29

    Drone footage captured during photogrammetry work shows unique behaviour from Northern Resident A55, surrounded by white-sided dolphins.

    Read More That time A55 Northern Resident killer whale rolled over, surrounded by Pacific white-sided dolphinsContinue

  • Belugas surface watchfully, together, in an inlet on a beautiful sunny day with light dancing on the water.
    Scientific literature

    Too loud to talk? Belugas tune in to ultrasonic channels

    2025 March 272025 March 27

    New research shows that beluga whales may exploit ultrasonic signals to maintain communication in noisy environments.

    Read More Too loud to talk? Belugas tune in to ultrasonic channelsContinue

  • Southern Resident killer whales swim in formation as seen from the air.
    Raincoast updates

    Southern Resident killer whales are more than just iconic creatures

    2024 October 172024 October 23

    Southern Residents are vital to the health of entire ecosystems.

    Read More Southern Resident killer whales are more than just iconic creaturesContinue

  • Using drones to study killer whale health
    Notes from the field

    Using drones to study killer whale health

    2024 July 82024 December 13

    Every summer our Cetacean Scientists use innovative drone technology to study whales.

    Read More Using drones to study killer whale healthContinue

  • Two killer whales surfacing near the ocean.
    Conservation updates

    [Not] Living with the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion

    2024 June 102024 December 13

    Raincoast scientists comment on the opening of the Trans Mountain pipeline.

    Read More [Not] Living with the Trans Mountain pipeline expansionContinue

  • Beluga popping its head out of the water looking at the camera from the side.
    Scientific literature

    “I say potato, you say potahto”: Geographic variation in contact calls of Canadian beluga whales

    2024 January 222024 December 13

    A new study identifies variation in the structure of contact calls among four Canadian beluga populations.

    Read More “I say potato, you say potahto”: Geographic variation in contact calls of Canadian beluga whalesContinue

  • Overhead photo of a humpback whale surfacing.
    Conservation updates

    Launching our 10-year, place-based conservation science initiative on the Sunshine Coast

    2023 December 142024 July 8

    We are set to begin tracking water pollution and underwater noise on the Sunshine Coast.

    Read More Launching our 10-year, place-based conservation science initiative on the Sunshine CoastContinue

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