Letter in Science states that Canada’s wolf cull subsidizes industry
British Columbia must reevaluate its caribou habitat protection policies and do better by its environment and its citizens, argues Raincoast scientists.
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Nearly 40 years of predator reduction efforts have not enhanced moose harvests, study says
The scientific article, published in November 2022 in the peer-reviewed journal Diversity, concluded that there was no correlation between brown and black bear harvest and subsequent moose hunts.
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Dive into wolf conservation ethics on the Nerdy About Nature podcast
As a guest on the Nerdy About Nature podcast, Chelsea sat among the trees with Ross Reid to discuss all things wolves.
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The cull of the wild: management for industry, not wolves
Is such a large experiment in wolf control, given its limited signal of efficacy and an unrelenting appetite of industry, worth the carnage?
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The BC government is seeking a five-year approval to continue culling wolves
Public opinion played a role in ending the grizzly hunt in BC, and your voice in this cause matters!
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Mirror, mirror on the wall: The wolf as scapegoat
An essay from Paul C. Paquet about our relationship with wolves.
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Research: Addressing poor statistical support for wolf control and maternal penning as conservation measures for endangered mountain caribou
A new study shows that while addressing potential threats from wolves does not seem to be effective, an important new signal has emerged from the data: ecotype.
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Mismeasured mortality: correcting estimates of wolf poaching in the United States
This research tests and rejects the long-held idea that data lost when known animals disappear were unbiased, under conditions common to most, if not all, studies using marked animals. Published government estimates are affected by the biases discovered. And so government estimates of systemically underestimating risks of poaching…
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BC: Stop Killing Wolves – rent a billboard today
Raincoast has initiated a billboard campaign to raise public awareness about the ill-conceived and inhumane BC wolf cull…
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Witnessing extinction: habitat loss, caribou and the wolf cull
Eight environmental groups applaud a recently published scientific report that reveals how much habitat the caribou in the South Peace region have lost…
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Raincoast launches BC wolf cull billboard campaign
Raincoast has launched a billboard campaign calling attention to the inhumane slaughter of wolves that is occurring at the hands of the BC government…
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Wolf and caribou management backgrounder
Raincoast’s Dr. Paul Paquet provides an overview on the fallacy of killing wolves to recover caribou…
