God save thee, albatross

Chris Genovali | Monday Magazine | March 11, 2009 I’m on my back on the aft deck of Raincoast’s research vessel. My repose is involuntary as we ply the lumpy waters of Haida Gwaii’s west coast. Not one prone to sea-sickness, I nevertheless feel like my head is virtually nailed down, a result of the…

Catch them if you can

Salmon runs on Canada’s west coast are declining year by year, putting other wildlife such as grizzly bears at risk James Fair BBC Wildlife February 2009 It may have been voted one of the world’s top 10 wildlife spectacles by BBC Wildlife experts (January), but the sight of the grizzly bears gathering to feed on…

Quirks and Quarks: Unnatural Selection

CBC’s Bob McDonald speaks with Chris Darimont about natural selection: It’s perhaps not surprising that humans are having an impact on the evolution of other animals on the planet. What is surprising, according to Dr. Chris Darimont, an NSERC postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Environmental Studies at the University of California, Santa Cruz, is the…

Journey into the Great Bear

Join Raincoast at upcoming Vancouver Island slideshows March 19 – 27, 2009 as we follow coastal wolves, bears and salmon into this wild region March 24, 7:00 pm Qualicum Parksville Civic Centre Auditorium with Raincoast’s Captain Brian Falconer and Maple Leaf Adventures March 25, 7:00 pm Comox, Stan Hagan Theatre with Raincoast’s Captain Brian Falconer…