Help us safeguard coastal carnivores in the Great Bear Rainforest. Working with our First Nations partners, our goal is to permanently end commercial trophy hunting of all large carnivores in the Great Bear Rainforest. Purchasing …
“Cecil Paul, also known by his Xenaksiala name, Wa’xaid, is a respected elder, activist and orator, and one of the last fluent speakers of his people’s language. Cecil was born in 1931 in the Kitlope …
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Putting lessons into practice! The Fraser Connectivity Project team started our marsh vegetation surveys this afternoon thanks to the id clinic we attended last week, put on by the very knowledgeable Dan Stewart. Thanks Ducks Unlimited-BC for the …
Over the past 15 years, the Achiever has helped to enable the research efforts many groups and performed extensive work ranging from population estimates and data collection of fin whales, killer whale ecotypes, and humpback …
This is Kitlope Lake. While the Kitlope is protected from logging, and the current ban protects grizzly bears from hunting, there remains unfinished business in the Kitlope. Until now, commercial guides have been bringing trophy …
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!
Earlier today Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced his government’s re-approval of the project.⠀⠀The decision comes less than 24 hours after Members of Parliament voted to declare a national climate emergency.⠀⠀“In approving the Trans Mountain pipeline, …
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We are continuing to see positive results for our habitat connectivity project in the Fraser Estuary. Young Salmon are still using the breaches we created in the Steveston Jetty to access Sturgeon Bank. ⠀⠀“The best …
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 …
Caught some beautiful juvenile Chinook today out on the sand flats of the estuary!
The Kitlope is the world’s largest intact temperate rainforest with trees over 1,000 years old. While Kitlope is protected from logging, and the current ban protects grizzly bears from being hunted, there remains unfinished business …
Check in tomorrow when the Bear monitoring crew in Haíłzaqv (Heiltsuk) Territory will be taking us along on their day out in the field.⠀ They will be collecting black and grizzly bear hair, which allow …
Some incredible and heartwarming news – a new Southern Resident Killer Whale has been born bringing their population up to 76. ⠀The Southern Resident Killer Whales are still critically endangered. We’re working to save them. …
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 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 …
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 …
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. …
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 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: …
All smiles travelling up to Haíłzaqv Territory for another year of collecting bear hair.
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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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.
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
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…
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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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 and again we are seeing exactly what we hoped!