Orca population would not survive an ecological incident, researchers say By Nicholas Read, Special To The Sun March 22, 2010 British Columbia killer whales could become extinct in the long term if an oil spill similar in scope to that from the Exxon Valdez occurred off the coast of B.C., says a conservation biologist with…
B.C. government faced with tough decision on caribou recovery issue By Larry Pynn, Vancouver Sun, March 18, 2010 The public has rejected the idea of an aerial wolf kill in B.C. to benefit threatened mountain caribou, even before the first gun has been loaded.
In 2007, the crew surveyed the stormy waters off BC’s central and north coast until December, in order to expand our understanding of abundance and distribution patterns of animals throughout the year…
Dan Maclennan, Courier-Islander Wednesday, March 10, 2010 A host of environmental, recreation and tourism organizations are calling on Ottawa to shut down three fish farms to create an emergency corridor for out-migrating wild salmon smolts.
Raincoast joins with other national and international organizations to support James Cameron and send a message about the Alberta Tar Sands Project that would bring oil tankers to the BC coast. Click here to see the ad in Hollywood’s Variety Magazine.
I was on my back on the aft deck of the research vessel. My repose was involuntary as we plied the lumpy waters of Haida Gwaii’s west coast. Not one prone to sea-sickness, I nevertheless felt like my head was virtually nailed down, a result of the interminable chop.
By Ian Jansma, Research Assistant Denny Island Field Station When I signed up as a volunteer on Raincoast’s salmon-carnivore study, I didn’t realize I’d be spending my days up to my armpits in blood. In the moist, pungent darkness of the ‘Blood Shed’, I mix fish oil and cow’s blood into a frothy cocktail with…
Humans have evolutionary impact on animals; our prey is getting smaller, breeding earlier MacLeans Magazine, February, 2010 by Rachel Mendleson As a general rule, it’s tough to get the public engaged in science. Which is why Victoria-based environmental researcher Chris Darimont says he’s “thrilled” about the attention his findings on the evolutionary impacts of hunting…
Join ‘the Salmon Run’ this fall. From near and far Raincoast needs runners for the 2010 Royal Victoria Marathon. October is a beautiful time of year to run the waterfront streets of Victoria in this qualifier for the Boston marathon. And… what a great reason to run! Raincoast is an official charity of RVM’s charity…
A version of this article first ran in the Vancouver Province, January 22, 2010. The B.C. grizzly bear hunt has been a source of unrelenting controversy. Both sides are stuck in an expert-driven argument in which both camps claim science supports their positions. It is time that the debate was conducted within the context of…
Send a letter to environment Minister Barry Penner. A disturbing number of grizzly bears are being shot as ‘control kills’ in BC’s Bella Coola valley. Most of these kills are as a result of humans who don’t secure bear attractants. Despite this, virtually no enforcement action is being taken against individuals responsible for the needless…
