Landslides, clearcuts, and camera traps: surveilling wolves on an industrial landscape
In two field days, we deployed nine remote cameras throughout the valley.
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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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Our down payment is in…are you?
Since we launched our campaign to purchase Raincoast’s sixth commercial trophy hunting tenure, we have raised nearly $290,000!
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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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Recommendations towards greater transparency in the science, science communication, and values-driven processes of natural resource management
A new paper, published by a team of researchers including Raincoast scientists, dives into the tangle of cognitive bias, institutional agendas, human interests, and pays special attention to the role of undisclosed value judgments.
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The perfect holiday gift that supports efforts to protect BC’s wolves
We have partnered with Ecologyst and an incredibly talented Tsleil-Waututh artist, Ocean Hyland, to make these exclusive 1200 Wolf Tee Shirts…
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What would it be like to study wolves?
An interview with Dr. Heather Bryan who has been studying wolves with Raincoast since she was an undergraduate student…
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Wolf School Episode 3 with biologist Dr. Heather Bryan
After our fantastic second episode with the Wolf Conservation Center’s Regan Downey last week, our next wolf school session will feature another inspiring scientist and educator, Dr. Heather Bryan. Now an Assistant Professor in Ecosystem Science and Management at the University of Northern BC, Heather has played a critical role in Raincoast’s work on coastal wolves and bears for many years…
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Your invitation to Wolf School
With close family ties and complex communication, wolves live lives that humans can easily empathize with across cultures. Yet, the wolf is still persecuted, including here in BC…
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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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Current situational analysis of BC wolves
In British Columbia, Canada, wolves continue to be killed through a variety of means. These include legal recreational hunting and trapping. Our goal is to stop the hunting and trapping of BC’s wolves. Our initial initiative includes educating the public about the biology, behavior and ecology of wolves and their current situation in British Columbia…
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It’s time to take action for wolves in British Columbia
BC’s wolves are killed through a variety of means, most of which are gratuitous, inhumane and unethical. These include legal hunting and trapping, as well as government sanctioned culling, the latter using such techniques as aerial gunning and neck snares…
