Raincoast at the World Seabird Conference
By Caroline Fox
The first ever World Seabird Conference was held last week in Victoria (September 7-11, 2010). Over 800 participants from over 40 countries gathered…
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Coin series dedication laudable
Chris Genovali, Letter to the Windsor Star
The Canadian Mint is printing coins depicting our wildlife heritage, but unfortunately these iconic presentations don’t translate into respect and protection for wolves. -
Enbridge Northern Gateway pipeline not worth the gamble
Spills from Enbridge operations in the United States illustrate the risks of oil pipelines and tanker traffic to British Columbia’s marine and terrestrial environments, as well as First Nations and rural communities.
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Enbridge pipeline record not worth the risk
By Chris Genovali, Special to the Vancouver Province
The Enbridge Pipeline company’s operations in the U.S. should be of particular interest to BC as they relate to the Northern Gateway project. -
Humpback Out Back
Raincoast’s Doug Brown, photographer extraordinaire, recently took this amazing shot of a humpback whale within sight of our British Columbia central coast field station.
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Raincoast’s Salmon Run
Raincoast Conservation Foundation and title sponsor Hemp and Company present SALMON RUN 10-10-10.
Raincoast is an Official Pledge Charity of the 31st Annual Goodlife Fitness Victoria Marathon for the second consecutive year… -
Proposed Canadian Organic Aquaculture Standard opposed by over 40 North American organizations
Over 40 organizations from across Canada and the U.S., including Raincoast, have submitted a joint letter to the General Standards Board opposing proposed organic standards that allow antibiotic and chemical treatments of farmed fish.
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Animal-welfare needs to go wild say Raincoast scientists
A new study published in the Journal of Animal Welfare by Raincoast scientists Paul Paquet and Chris Darimont, argues that degrading or destroying habitats and other impacts of human activities on wildlife causes them to suffer. As such, animal welfare considerations granted to domestic animals need to be expanded to include wild animals. Photo: grizzly…
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Wildlife should be treated better: study
Animal-welfare rules that apply to animals in captivity like pets and farm animals should also apply to wildlife, says a newly published study by scientists from the Victoria-based Raincoast Conservation Foundation.
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Group says animal welfare rules should apply in the wild – and these images show you why
Remote cameras in the forests near Bella Bella show bears hanging out in a circle. Animal-welfare rules that apply to animals in captivity like pets and farm animals should also apply to wildlife, says a newly published study by scientists from the Victoria -based Raincoast Conservation Foundation. The peer-reviewed paper, published in the British scientific…
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Wildlife conservation meets animal welfare
Paquet, P.C., and C.T. Darimont. 2010. Wildlife conservation meets animal welfare: two sides of the same coin? Animal Welfare 19: 177-190.
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Just say no to “certified organic” farmed salmon
While British Columbia (BC) farmed salmon could carry a certified organic label if the proposal by the Canadian General Standards Board and organic aquaculture working group at Fisheries and Oceans Canada gives the stamp of approval, the practices involved in raising salmon in open net-pens is antithetical to the spirit and intent of certification.
