Federal Court of Appeal dismisses challenge to Trans Mountain
Today the Federal Court of Appeal dismissed a challenge to the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion. Tsleil-Waututh Nation, Squamish Nation...
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Our old growth forests
B.C.’s old growth forests are critically important ecologically, economically and culturally - and are typically between 200 to 2,000 years in age. These ecosystems are in crisis... -
Raincoast’s applied research
Although the Raincoast lab is known for its work on grizzly, black, and Spirit bears, we also conduct applied research on other organisms. Our general rule of thumb is to work on... -
Raincoast Conservation Foundation and Achiever in the Great Bear Rainforest
A grizzly bears strolls an estuary walled by granite cliffs down which countless waterfalls drop hundreds of feet, as if straight from the clouds. The jet black dorsal fins... -
Bear hair as a research tool
Lauren Henson of the Raincoast Applied Conservation Science Lab at University of Victoria uses bear hair to research population structures of grizzly and black bears from the interior of B.C. to the coast. She just wrote an article... -
Orcas in danger of extinction, but recovery is possible
For over 10 years, Raincoast has been using science, public education and the courts to try and protect Canada’s endangered population of salmon-eating Southern Resident killer whales. With their salmon stocks in decline... -
Coastal wolves still hunted for trophies
Coastal wolves are among the wildlife that are still trophy hunted in B.C.’s Great Bear Rainforest. Our goal is to permanently stop this. Raincoast currently owns... -
New publication on “supporting resurgent Indigenous-led stewardship” to advance conservation
A new publication discusses how conservation actions to safeguard biodiversity could be advanced through partnerships with, and leadership of, resurgent Indigenous governments. This new open access study... -
Wild salmon – strength and resilience
Every year the situation for British Columbia’s wild salmon worsens. And every year the same actions are repeated by governments and society. We clearcut and pave their watersheds, dam and extract water from their rivers, pour toxins on the lands …
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Magic Canoe and Cecil Paul
oin us in Victoria on Thursday, Nov 21 at 7pm for a conversation with author Briony Penn, Raincoast’s Brian Falconer, and photographer Alex Harris, hosted by CBC’s Bob McDonald. -
Support us in raising funds to end commercial trophy hunting
In 2018 we hope to end commercial trophy hunting of black bears and wolves in the Great Bear Rainforest. Our next step is raising the funds to buy the trophy hunting rights... -
2017 draws to a close
As 2017 draws to a close we have some things to celebrate, not least the end of grizzly hunting in British Columbia. If you are interested in what we have planned ... -
Happy birthday to Captain Brian Falconer
Happy birthday to our Captain Brian Falconer. Brian has led our efforts to end trophy hunting... -
Raincoast moves closer to ending commercial hunting in the Nadeea hunting tenure.
Great news! Today we reached $150,000 towards the $500,000 needed to end commercial trophy hunting of wolves, bears, cougars and more in the Nadeea hunting tenure. This includes... -
The end of grizzly hunting throughout BC!
Today British Columbia's NDP government announced the end of grizzly hunting throughout the entire province! We have been working toward this goal... -
Session on Lower Fraser River at the Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference next Spring
The Lower Fraser River and its estuary serves as a fitting microcosm of the challenges and opportunities that the Salish Sea faces. Next Spring we will be co-hosting a session... -
Wildlife Wednesday and Save the Great Bears campaign underway
Our campaign to Save The Great Bears will also safeguard cougars, wolves and wolverine from commercial trophy hunting. This Wildlife Wednesday can you help... -
Donate to Save The Great Bears
With our partners, we have launched the next step in our campaign to Save The Great Bears. We now need to raise $500,000 to permanently end commercial trophy hunting... -
Something special for ‘Giving Tuesday’
We have something very special coming this 'Giving Tuesday'. Any guesses? -
Raincoast Conservations’s newest doctor, Dr Kyle Artelle
Meet Raincoast's newest doctor. Yesterday Dr. Kyle Artelle successfully defended... -
Oppose plans for so-called ‘food hunt’ of grizzlies
Today is the last day to tell the government of British Columbia what you think about the hunting of grizzlies in BC. While Raincoast commends the province for... -
Help us save the whales
This week we published new research that shows a 25% chance that the Southern Resident killer whales could be lost within the next 100 years. Lost forever. We also identified what their recovery... -
New research starting on eagles and salmon
Raincoast's mission is to protect the land, waters and wildlife of coastal British Columbia. That includes our feathered friends. While much of our work is focused on... -
Nick Sinclair, skipper of our research vessel Achiever
We are grateful for many things, not least a fantastic staff. Pictured here is Nick Sinclair, skipper...
