Starting with Fraser River
Thanks to everyone who came out tonight to learn about the road to recovery for the Southern Resident killer whales at the temple of stoke! It all starts with recovering Fraser River Chinook salmon populations!
Water flowing through a Steveston jetty breach
This is a picture of water flowing through one of our breaches of the Steveston jetty, note the rock on the right hand side blocking the water from flowing that way! Check out our new …
Chinook on the sand flats
Caught some beautiful juvenile Chinook today out on the sand flats of the estuary!
(De)construction complete
We have completed (de)construction of three breaches of the Steveston Jetty. The Steveston Jetty is an 8 km long rock jetty which controls the position of the main arm of the Fraser River as it …
Chinook salmon key to killer whale recovery
Chinook salmon are key to killer whale recovery. DFO’s measures reduce competition with salmon fishing in some areas, and will begin rebuilding the endangered Chinook runs the whales need to feed on in the spring …
For the Kitlope Tenure
Raincoast and our First Nation partners currently control four commercial hunting tenures in Canada’s Great Bear Rainforest. Our goal is to purchase all remaining territories and, with our First Nation partners, end the trophy hunting …
Hope for Bill C-48
Bill C-48 is an act to regulate tankers that transport crude or persistent oil to or from terminals on B.C.’s north and central coast. Bill C-48 reduces the threat of oil spills to marine environments. …
Next Steps: Kitlope Tenure
The next step in safeguarding Coastal Carnivores… Help us take the next step in safeguarding Coastal Carnivores. We now need to raise a $100,000 deposit for a fifth commercial hunting licence covering the iconic Kitlope …
Misty seeking chinookies in the Fraser Estuary
Misty MacDuffee finding lots of chinookies!! 🐟In the Fraser Estuary with Raincoast Conservation doing more field samples to see if the 3 breaches they made in the Steveston Jetty were helping young salmon access marshy habitats (hint: …
En route to Haíłzaqv Territory
All smiles travelling up to Haíłzaqv Territory for another year of collecting bear hair.
Save the whales, submit comments before May 3, 2019
Are you concerned for the survival of Southern Resident killer whales? Now is the time for your input. You can submit a response to the Federal Survey on Southern Resident killer whales. Raincoast scientists have …
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Kwahnie to Bella Bella
In her journey to Bella Bella to start the 2019 bear research season in Haíɫzaqv territory, the Chris Darimont / Raincoast / UVic Geography dream-vessel, Kwahnie, paused to take in the view.
The Unprotected Coastal Carnivores
A coastal wolf. Still unprotected. What if we could safeguard them and all coastal carnivores? What would that be worth in the broadest sense? Stay on track with our conservation efforts. 📷 Photo Credit: Florent Nicolas
Expert Panel: What is the Future of Southern Resident Killer Whale Recovery?
Join us online on April 18th to find out from an expert panel including Misty MacDuffee, Michael Jasny from the Natural Resources Defense Council, and…
Forestation, an environmental board game helping humans understand conservation
Asher Weinerman and CLJ Games have created a board game, inspired by the desire to save species from extinction. It’s based on the complex human and nonhuman animal relationships to the forest. It’s called Forestation, …
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Win for salmon in Fraser Estuary
Within a month, juvenile salmon are already making their way through the breach Raincoast Conservation created in a jetty in the Fraser Estuary. A huge win for salmon who now have direct access to marshy habitats instead …
Juvenile salmon! Again today we are out sampling this time at our west breach
Juvenile salmon! Again today we are out sampling this time at our west breach and again we are seeing exactly what we hoped!
Some great habitat restoration news for salmon
Within a month juvenile salmon – including Harrison Chinook – are already making their way over the breach we have created in the Steveston Jetty! This project will benefit all juvenile salmon…
SUCCESS! Today we tried sampling one of our jetty breaches for the first time and in 45 minutes…
SUCCESS! Today we tried sampling one of our jetty breaches for the first time and in 45 minutes caught dozens of juvenile Chinook and chum salmon moving through the breach and into the safety of …
Bear-salmon interactions: species diversity matters (infographic)
Managing salmon for wildlife typically focuses on providing enough biomass, a measurement of the total kilograms of spawning salmon available. We asked whether biomass-and the number of salmon species-might affect salmon consumption by black bears …
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