Grizzly bear kill limits being broken across B.C., study says
By Mark Hume, Globe and Mail
The B.C. government has long justified its controversial grizzly bear hunt by saying it’s based on sound science…
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Management by BC government gambles future of grizzly bears
Scientists from the Raincoast Conservation Foundation, SFU, and UVIC have authored the first peer-reviewed study of BC’s controversial grizzly bear management…
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High achiever works the coastline
By Cara Mckenna, The Harbour City Star
Brian Falconer, a Protection Island resident, lives on Achiever for up to seven months per year while he is on research trips to the Great Bear Rainforest… -
Study simulates spread of oil spill in Salish Sea
By Sarah Petrescu, Times Colonist
Melissa Frey and a group of friends were walking along the beach when they spotted yellow pieces of plywood stamped with a simple message: This could be oil… -
Anti-pipeline groups do mock spill
By Sean McIntyre, Gulf Islands Driftwood
Anti-pipeline campaigners want Gulf Islands residents to look for hundreds of postcard-sized wooden cards released into the Salish Sea… -
Standing on Guard: Voices for an oil free coast – Science World Nov 7
Join Rainoast and special guests at Science World Nov 7th for an evening of art, photography, music and discussion about keeping our coast oil-free…
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Media release: Salish Sea drift card drop today
Today, Raincoast and Georgia Strait Alliance launch the second phase of a new initiative to study the potential spread of an oil spill in the Salish Sea…
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Comment: West Coast oil spill would be a killer for whales
Victoria Times Colonist
Raincoast’s Misty MacDuffee and Chris Genovali discuss the realities of Enbridge’s ads and promises for killer whales… -
Federal MP calls for action plan to protect killer whales
By Sarah Petrescu,Times Colonist
Raincoast backs the motion by federal MP Randall Garrison to initiate an action plan for BC’s endangered southern resident killer whales… -
Motion to implement Killer Whale Action Plan supported by Raincoast
Federal MP Randall Garrison introduced a motion to the House of Commons to protect BC’s southern resident killer whales. Raincoast is in full support…
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Environmental NGOs launch B.C. oil-spill study
By Andrea Woo, The Globe and Mail
In coming weeks, more than a thousand small, yellow cards will traverse the waters around Vancouver, the Gulf and San Juan Islands, washing up along shores of the Salish Sea… -
Conservation groups launch ‘drift card’ study to measure oil spill impact
By Colleen Kimmett, The Tyee
If a tanker runs aground in southern B.C.’s coastal waters, where will the oil end up? That’s the question conservation groups are trying to answer…
