Raincoast in the news, 2017

Articles from December 2017

Government to make new announcement about grizzly bears

By Elias Hubbard, Click Lancashire
2017 12 19

Government ban grizzly bear hunt in B.C.

By Coleen Christie, Global News
2017 12 18

A Victory for Grizzly Bears in British Columbia

By Wildlife Defence League
2017 12 18

British Columbia ends the grizzly bear hunt

By Sarah Miller, Andrew Weaver MLA
2017 12 18

B.C. Bans Grizzly Hunt for Trophies and Meat, But Indigenous Practices to Continue

By Judith Lavoie, The Narwhal
2017 12 18

NDP government does ‘right thing’ and kills food hunt of B.C. grizzly bears

By Larry Pynn, Vancouver Sun
2017 12 18

BC government ends grizzly bear hunt

By Bennie Garza, GK Men
2017 12 18

B.C. Bans Grizzly Hunt for Trophies and Meat, But Indigenous Practices to Continue

By Judith Lavoie, Desmog
2017 12 18

B.C. Government announces end of Grizzly hunt

By Jenny Uechi, National Observer
2017 12 18

Valley of the grizzlies: ground zero for B.C. debate on coexistence of bears and humans

By Larry Pynn, Vancouver Sun
2017 12 10

Grizzly Bear Trophy Hunting Banned in B.C.

By Cristina Mittermeier & Paul Nicklen, Sealegacy
2017 12

Federal government’s orca symposium failed to establish concrete action on recovery measures, say seven conservation groups

By Lower Island News
2017 12

Articles from November 2017

Eco Group Buys Up Hunting Licenses In Great Bear Rainforest

By Sandy Hall, CFAX Radio
2017 11 29

Commentary – on ending all grizzly-bear hunting in BC

By Chris Darimont, Kyle Artelle, Paul Paquet, Chris Genovali and Faisal Moola, Dawson Creek Mirror
2017 11 26 >

Norwegian researcher jumps into raging debate about management of large predatory animals

By Afp-Jiji, Japan Times
2017 11 23

Des scientifiques se querellent au sujet de l’abattage des loups

By Sciences et Avenir
2017 11 23

Raging debate: Does culling wolves curb poaching?

By News 24
2017 11 23

Loup: les abattages autorisés divisent les scientifiques

By Geo
2017 11 22

Raging debate: Does culling wolves curb poaching?

By Marlowe Hood, Phys.org
2017 11 22

Trump Postpones Decision on Allowing Import of Elephant Parts

By Barb Murray, Bear Matters
2017 11 17

A Lone Wild Wolf Called Takaya ~ An Interview With Cheryl Alexander

By Cheryl Alexander, Project Coyote
2017 11 16

Comment: End all grizzly-bear hunting throughout B.C

By Chris Darimont , Kyle Artelle , Paul Paquet , Chris Genovali And Faisal Moola, Times Colonist
2017 11 12

Boats To Maintain Greater Distance From Killer Whales

By Par Béatrice Riché, Baleinesendirect
2017 11 08

This B.C. First Nation is Harnessing Small-Scale Hydro to Get off Diesel

By Jimmy Thomson, Desmog
2017 11 07

Bruce Hill, hippy ex-logger and warrior for the Kitlope


By Briony Penn, Focus
2017 11 02

生人靠近，大貓走避

By Jason Goldman, Scientific American
2017 11

Articles from October 2017

Southern resident killer whales at risk of extinction: study

By Katie DeRosa, Times Colonist
2017 10 29

Suzuki: Oil spills pose unacceptable threats to marine life

By David Suzuki, BC Local News
2017 10 29

Increasingly noisy seas and lack of salmon and could spell doom for iconic marine mammals

By Lynda V. Mapes, Seattle Times
2017 10 28

Tour boat companies react to new rules to protect B.C.’s killer whales

By Jackie Dunham, CTV News
2017 10 28

On the Street: Everett takes Island tourism reins

By Darron Kloster, Times Colonist
2017 10 27

Our Southern Resident Orcas are Headed for Extinction

By Brian Preston, The Tyee
2017 10 27

Ottawa promises to enact new rules to protect B.C.’s southern resident orcas

By Martin Dunphy, Georgia Straight
2017 10 27

Column David Suzuki: Oil spills pose unacceptable threats to marine life

By David Suzuki, Lake Cowichan Gazette
2017 10 22

Saanich Peninsula businesses recognized during annual Crystal Awards

By Stephen Heywood and Hugo Wong, Victoria News
2017 10 22

Investors Look Away from Canada Following Energy East Termination

By Oil and Gas 360
2017 10 20

Oil Spills Pose Dire Threats to Marine Life

By Dr. David Suzuki, EcoWatch
2017 10 19

Don’t gamble with Canada’s marvellous marine life

By David Suzuki, National Observer
2017 10 18

Opinion: Only ban on all grizzly hunting will ensure the slaughter ends

By David Suzuki, Faisal Moola, and Chris Genovali, Vancouver Sun
2017 10 14

Celebration rally wraps Kinder Morgan expansion approval hearings

By Dylan Waisman, National Observer
2017 10 14

Paul Paquet: Action for killer whales cannot be delayed

By Paul Paguet, The Province
2017 10 11

Coastal First Nations honoured with Grizzly Bear Champion Award

By Caitlin Thompson, Coast Mountain News
2017 10 10

Feature: Fraser Voices finds ‘voice’ with tunnel win

By Graeme Wood, Richmond News
2017 10 05

Energy east cancellation resonates for opponents of trans mountain expansion in BC

By Dylan Waisman, National Observer
2017 10 05

Oil vs orcas: Trans Mountain opponents tell federal court tanker traffic endangers whales

By Yvette Brend, CBC News
2017 10 04

Musqueam decision to reject judicial review won’t affect legal bid to stop Kinder Morgan, says lawyer

By Larry Pynn, Vancouver Sun
2017 10 04

Appeal of Trans Mountain pipeline expansion begins

By Nelson Bennett, Business Vancouver
2017 10 02

Feds ’never did the work’ to understand Indigenous concerns on pipeline: lawyer

By Times Colonist
2017 10 02

British Columbia bans grizzly bear trophy hunting

By Connor Mollison, Action Hub
2017 10 02

Feds ’never did the work’ to understand Indigenous concerns on pipeline: lawyer

By Vancouver Sun
2017 10 02

Les opposants au pipeline Trans Mountain à la Cour fédérale

By Ici Radio
2017 10 02

Lawyer explains B.C.’s strategy to quash Kinder Morgan pipeline approval

By Mike De Souza, National Observer
2017 10 01

First Nations, environmental groups to voice Trans Mountain pipeline opposition at hearings

By CBC News
2017 10 01

Hearings begin for First Nations, environmental group opposed to Trans Mountain

By Linda Givetash, Chat News Today
2017 10 01

Articles from September 2017

Why we fight to protect B.C.’s resident killer whales

By Dyna Tuytel, Ecojustice
2017 09 27

Facing the possibility of extinction for the killer whales of Puget Sound

By Christopher Dunagan, Puget Sound Blogs
2017 09 27

Kanadischer Stamm sieht in Wolf Reinkarnation seines Häuptlings

By Bernadette Calonego, Der Standard
2017 09 27

See You In Court, Kinder Morgan

By Eugene Kung, Twn Sacred Trust Initiative
2017 09 27

It’s Time to Engage….

By Steve Hamilton,Conservation Truths
2017 09 27

Trudeau government fails the C’eletkwmx with ‘exploitive bargain’ for Kinder Morgan

By Brent Patterson,Council of Canadians
2017 09 27

Anne Innis Dagg and Caroline Fox win Lane Anderson Awards for science writing

By Quill and Quire
2017 09 26

Return to the Salish Sea: Spill Map Program Manager Ross Dixon

By Bellamy Pailthorp,Knkx
2017 09 25

Stories from Standing Rock, Inside a Fascist Movement, Mauri Resistance and more in CP’s New Fall Titles

By Cinema Politica
2017 09 19

Grizzly Champion Award Recognizes Coastal First Nations

By Grizzly Bear Foundation
2017 09 16

See you in court, Kinder Morgan

By Eugene Kung,West Coast Environmental Law
2017 09 14

Celebrate WILD Salmon!

By The Bradner Barker
2017 09 13

From NIMBY to NOPE: protecting climate and water from tar sands pipelines

By Andrea Harden-Donahue, Council of Canadians
2017 09 13

Editorial: Trophy-hunting ban falls short

By Times Colonist
2017 09 05

A community copes with record low salmon returns

By Michael O. Snyder, High Country News
2017 09 01

Articles from October 2017

Comment: Alaskans protect B.C. salmon; Canada fishes on

By Misty Macduffee and Greg Taylor, Times Colonist
2017 08 30

Canada’s move to keep fishing Chinooks is short-sighted

By Misty Macduffee and Greg Taylor, Globe and Mail
2017 08 28

A Guy Punched a Black Bear in the Face When It Tried to Break Into a House

By Lisa Cumming, Motherboard
2017 08 25

Half of B.C.’s declining salmon stocks not monitored by DFO

By Jen St. Denis, Metro News
2017 08 21

Amid Closure of B.C. Salmon Fisheries, Study Finds Feds Failed to Monitor Stocks

By Carol Linnitt, The Narwhal
2017 08 21

How Climate Change Canceled the Grizzly Salmon Run

By Ed Yong, The Atlantic
2017 08 21

Martyn Brown: Stopping B.C.’s bloody “sport” of grizzly killing

By Martyn Brown, Georgia Straight
2017 08 20

卑诗省NDP接连兑现竞选承诺 禁灰熊战利品狩猎

By iask
2017 08 16

Washington state officials troubled by oilpatch secrets

By Stanley Tromp, National Observer
2017 08 14

B.C. to end grizzly bear trophy hunting after this season

By Lisa Johnson, Bethany Lindsay, CBC News
2017 08 14

Breaking: BC to end Grizzly Bear trophy hunting

By Emma Gilchrist, Desmog
2017 08 14

Comment: Wildlife-management reform is long overdue

By Chris Genovali and Paul Paquet, Times Colonist
2017 08 11

Featured stories: Ecologists reveal the mystery of the salmon-bear relationship

By Uninterrupted: A Cinematic Spectacle
2017 08 08

Articles from August 2017

Comment: Alaskans protect B.C. salmon; Canada fishes on

By Misty Macduffee and Greg Taylor, Times Colonist
2017 08 30

Canada’s move to keep fishing Chinooks is short-sighted

By Misty Macduffee and Greg Taylor, Globe and Mail
2017 08 28

A Guy Punched a Black Bear in the Face When It Tried to Break Into a House

By Lisa Cumming, Motherboard
2017 08 25

Half of B.C.’s declining salmon stocks not monitored by DFO

By Jen St. Denis, Metro News
2017 08 21

Amid Closure of B.C. Salmon Fisheries, Study Finds Feds Failed to Monitor Stocks

By Carol Linnitt, The Narwhal
2017 08 21

How Climate Change Canceled the Grizzly Salmon Run

By Ed Yong, The Atlantic
2017 08 21

Martyn Brown: Stopping B.C.’s bloody “sport” of grizzly killing

By Martyn Brown, Georgia Straight
2017 08 20

卑诗省NDP接连兑现竞选承诺 禁灰熊战利品狩猎

By iask
2017 08 16

Washington state officials troubled by oilpatch secrets

By Stanley Tromp, National Observer
2017 08 14

B.C. to end grizzly bear trophy hunting after this season

By Lisa Johnson, Bethany Lindsay, CBC News
2017 08 14

Breaking: BC to end Grizzly Bear trophy hunting

By Emma Gilchrist, Desmog
2017 08 14

Comment: Wildlife-management reform is long overdue

By Chris Genovali and Paul Paquet, Times Colonist
2017 08 11

Featured stories: Ecologists reveal the mystery of the salmon-bear relationship

By Uninterrupted: A Cinematic Spectacle
2017 08 08

Articles from July 2017

Rachel Notley’s Pipeline Throwdown Will Never Win Over B.C.

By Chris Genovali, Huffington Post
2017 07 28

Killer whales at most risk from oil spill: study

By Randy Shore, Vancouver Sun
2017 07 25

Opinion: Rachel Notley not winning hearts or minds in B.C

By Chris Genovali, Vancouver Sun
2017 07 23

Bear hair research reveals importance of grizzlies’ salmon diet

By Joanne Pearce, Canadian Geographic
2017 07 18

Fish, bears, and conservation

By Defender Radio
2017 07 18

How Fear of Humans Can Ripple Through Food Webs and Reshape Landscapes

By Liza Gross, Smithsonian Magazine
2017 07 11

‘Schooling ’em all’: B.C. tuna canners Raincoast, Ocean’s hook eco praise

By David P.Ball, Metro News
2017 07 06

Trans Mountain: Done deal or dead in the water?

By Judith Lavoie, Focus Victoria
2017 07 06

Articles from June 2017

Conoce esta especie de lobos marinos que se alimentan de mariscos

By Natalia Blumer, Mott Social
2017 06 30

Cei mai neobișnuiți LUPI: înoată peste 10 km și vânează pești și fructe de mare… Galerie FOTO

By Radu Ungureanu, Cunoaste Lumea
2017 06 30

Talking bear and salmon conservation

By CFAX Radio
2017 06 29

维多利亚房地产，尽在这里

By CFC News
2017 06 29

Wildlife groups denounce BC Government plan for hunter-funded wildlife agency

By Ivan Semeniuk, BCTV Kootenay News
2017 06 27

New study maps hot spots for salmon-hungry bears across BC

By Anne MacLaurin, University of Victoria – The Ring Research News
2017 06 26

熊眼中的卑诗省三文鱼热点

By Epoch Times
2017 06 24

Bears, their hair, and their fishy fare: Study gives new insight into grizzlies’ salmon diets

By Ivan Semeniuk, Globe & Mail
2017 06 23

1,000 Kilometers from the coast, bears gorge on ocean fish

By Colette Derworiz, Hakai Magazine 
2017 06 22

Une carte de localisation de saumons, principale nourriture des ours

By Radio Canada
2017 06 22

1,000 Kilometers from the Coast, Bears Gorge on Ocean Fish

By Colette Derworiz , Hakai Magazine
2017 06 22

Bears, their hair and their fishy fare: Study gives new insight into grizzlies’ salmon diets

By Ivan Semeniuk, Globe and Mail
2017 06 23

Fishy bears are fitter bears, says study that maps vital connection between bears and salmon

By Judith Lavoie, Desmog
2017 06 22

New study maps out salmon hotspots across B.C. for bears

By CBC News, CBC
2017 06 22

Pipeline poker: how the trans-mountain expansion project could play out in BC

By Amy Smart, Times Colonist
2017 06 10

Super Natural B.C. can only stay that way with a strong environmental movement

By Charlie Smith, Georgia Straight
2017 06 03

Articles from May 2017

U kanadských břehů žijí v oceánu vlci. Živí se mořskými tvory a dokáží plavat hodiny

By Vítek Svoboda, Rozhlas
2017 05 30

The Fight For a Fish That Feeds the BC Coast

By Kyle Artelle and Mike Reid, Motherboard
2017 05 29

Hunting Big Game: Why People Kill Animals for Fun

By Mindy Weisberger, Scientific American
2017 05 28

Eat Chocolate, Save Bears and Win a Great Bear Rainforest trip

By Chris Genovali, British Columbia
2017 05 26

Kinder Morgan: Brace Yourselves, It Could Get Really Ugly

By David Alton Clark, Seeking Alpha
2017 05 09

Coastal bird populations and Big Oil

By Caroline Fox, Times Colonist
2017 05 07

Canadian hotels offer free stays to bear hunters willing to renounce their guns

By Johanna Read, Independent
2017 05 04

‘These bears are worth more alive’: New eco-tours aim to end B.C.’s grizzly hunt

By Jeff Lawrence, CTV News Vancouver Island
2017 05 03

Articles from April 2017

At Sea with the Marine Birds is shortlisted for the 2017 Basil Stuart-Stubbs Prize for best scholarly book on B.C.

By Sean MacPherson, BC Book Look
2017 04 29

Nearshore Marine Habitat Workshop

By SeaChange Marine Conservation Society
2017 04 26

David Suzuki: The grisly truth about B.C.’s grizzly trophy hunt

By David Suzuki, Georgia Straight
2017 04 25

B.C. politics and big money is a “toxic cocktail”: Elizabeth May

By Jenny Uechi, National Observer
2017 04 24

David Suzuki and Faisal Moola: The grisly truth about B.C.’s grizzly trophy hunt

By David Suzuki and Faisal Moola, The Province
2017 04 24

The solitary, island-hopping wolf at the edge of the Salish Sea

By Ethan Shaw, Earth Touch News
2017 04 24

‘Legacy of decisions’ blamed for decimation of Bow Valley wolf pack

By Michele Jarvie, Calgary Herald
2017 04 22

where the wild things are: Science and sightings in the Great Bear Rainforest

By Carol Patterson, Onboard Magazine
2017 04 19

Mangiare cioccolato per salvare gli orsi

By Lorenzo Brenna, Lifegate
2017 04 19

Analysis: BC Liberal’s promised ban on grizzly hunting in Great Bear Rainforest met with skepticism

By Tom Reissman, Vancouver Observer
2017 04 17

Analysis: BC Liberals’ promised ban on grizzly hunting in Great Bear Rainforest met with skepticism

By Tom Reissman, Huffington Post
2017 04 16

Black Bears Return to Squamish

By Rosemary Newton, Squamish Chief
2017 04 13

L’Alberta demande le statut d’intervenant dans la contestation du pipeline Trans Mountain

By Ici Radio
2017 04 13

Farmer first to declare campaign for vacant Saanich council seat

By Travis Paterson, Saanich News
2017 04 13

B.C. Election 2017: Liberal pledge to end grizzly hunt in Great Bear Rainforest will spare just 11 bears annually

By Larry Pynn, Vancouver Sun
2017 04 13

Humans hunt big animals to show off

By Agency, Star2
2017 04 12

BC Liberals Promise to End the Grizzly Hunt in the Great Bear Rainforest While Extending it in Other Areas

By Tom Reissman, Huffington Post
2017 04 12

Alberta asks for intervener status in Trans Mountain pipeline review

By Michelle Bellefontaine, CBC News
2017 04 12

BC Liberals promise to eliminate grizzly trophy hunting in the Great Bear Rainforest

By Jenny Uechi, National Observer
2017 04 11

Women in Science: Dr. Caroline Fox

By Sarah Boon,Canadian Science Publishing
2017 04 11

Despite all the noise, pollution and overfishing—the orca are still here

By Briony Penn, Orca Soundings
2017 04 08

Timeline: how grizzly hunting became a major election issue in B.C.

By Tom Reissman, Vancouver Observer
2017 04 05

Caribou, Logging, Wolves and Corporate Donors

By The Castlegar Source
2017 04 04

B.C. Liberals Grant Major Political Donor Permission to Log Endangered Caribou Habitat

By Damien Gillis, Desmog
2017 04 03

A Timeline of How Grizzly Hunting Turned into a Major Election Issue in British Columbia

By Tom Reissman, Huffington Post
2017 04 02

EarthWorks: B.C. Bear Day

By Capilano University
2017 04 01

Research looks at why grizzly bear trophy hunting continues

By John Ackermann, News 1130
2017 04 01

Articles from March 2017

Conservation campaign aims to save BC’s grizzly bears, one bite at a time

By Vancouver Observer
2017 03 31

62 things to do in Metro Vancouver on Saturday, April 1

By Steve Newton, Georgia Straight
2017 03 31

Trophy hunters are showoffs: UVic researcher

By Matt Kieltyka, Metro News
2017 03 30

Why People Trophy Hunt: Unpacking the Psychology of Status—and Shame

By Dr. Marc Bekoff, Alternet
2017 03 30

Biology explains why men kill big game like Cecil the lion — and how that behavior might be stopped

By Amina Khan,LA Times
2017 03 29

Taking a stand for conservation

By Diane Luckow, SFU News
2017 03 28

Why Men Trophy Hunt: Showing Off And The Psychology Of Shame

By Marc Bekoff, Huffington Post
2017 03 28

Why Men Trophy Hunt: Showing Off and the Psychology of Shame

By Marc Bekoff, Psychology Today
2017 03 28

Provisions 022: Products we are stoked on this week

By Snowboard Magazine
2017 03 27

Parks Canada re-opens beach near Tofino after wolf attack last week

By CTV News Vancouver Island
2017 03 25

National park beach closed on Vancouver Island after wolf attacks

By Gemma Karstens-Smith, Canadian Press
2017 03 24

National park beach closed on Vancouver Island after wolf attacks

By Gemma Karstens, CTV News Vancouver Island
2017 03 24

New threat looms for B.C.’s wild salmon

By Amina Khan,Market Wired
2017 03 16

Wolves near Tofino, Ucluelet showing no fear of humans, officials say

By Lisa Johnson, CTV News Vancouver Island
2017 03 15

Does Grizzly Hunting Have Social Value?

By Tom Reissmann,Huffington Post
2017 03 14

Border-crossing bears? U.S. proposal to transplant B.C. grizzlies gets huge response

By Lisa Johnson,CBC News
2017 03 14

The ‘rock star’ wolf of Juan de Fuca

By Rosemary Counter, Maclean’s
2017 03 12

Future survival of B.C.’s grizzly bears at risk: Report

By Paula Baker, Global News
2017 03 07

The Great Bear Rainforest

By Eric Sambol, Conjour
2017 03 04

Alberta seeks intervener status for court challenges on Trans Mountain pipeline

By Dean Bennett, National Observer
2017 03 03

Alberta seeks intervener status for court challenges on Trans Mountain pipeline

By Dean Bennett, CTV News
2017 03 02

Varcoe: NDP promises action on orphan wells, support for Trans Mountain pipeline

By Chris Varcoe, Calgary Herald
2017 03 02

Articles from February 2017

Vancouver seeking judicial review of Trans Mountain pipeline expansion

By Financial Post
2017 02 23

Vancouver seeking judicial review of Trans Mountain pipeline expansion

By Jonathan Hayward, Globe and Mail
2017 02 23

Bill McKibben to speak at Vancouver event to stop Kinder Morgan

By Karen Graham, Digital Journal
2017 02 21

Video: Orcas appear in Vancouver’s harbour

By Charlie Smith, Georgia Straight
2017 02 20

Lawsuits pile up as Kinder Morgan opponents prepare next pipeline battleground in the courts

By Alyse Kotyk, Rabble
2017 02 14

Artsutryddelse i menneskets tidsalder

By Morten Tønnessen, Forskning
2017 02 12

Opinion: Christy Clark’s ‘five conditions con’

By Chris Genovali, Vancouver Sun
2017 02 09

Christy, Justin, Kinder Morgan – Take a hike

By Bruce Mason, Common Ground
2017 02 02

B.C. government scientists admit wolf cull is inhumane, then propose to expand it

By Sadie Parr and Paul Paquet, National Observer
2017 02 01

Position Statement on Hunting

By BC SPCA
2017 02

B.C.government scientists admit wolf cull is inhumane then propose to expand it

By Sadie Parr and Paul Paquet, National Observer
2017 02 01

Articles from January 2017

The fight is on over grizzly hunting in the Great Bear Rainforest

By Andrea Crossan, Public Radio International
2017 01 31 |

Piano Lupo, Primo Si’ Tecnico All’abbattimento Controllato

By Redazione, Nel Cuore Animali e Ambiente
2017 01 25

Dopo 46 anni si torna a sparare ai lupi. “Gentiloni sarà ricordato per questo?”

By Quotidiano
2017 01 25

‘NGOs outraged as BC government admits culling of wolves is inhumane yet considers cull expansion

By Sierra Club BC
2017 01 20

‘NGOs outraged as BC government admits culling of wolves is inhumane yet considers cull expansion

By Humane Society International/Canada
2017 01 20

‘NGOs outraged as BC government admits culling of wolves is inhumane yet considers cull expansion

By BC TV Kootenay News
2017 01 20

“We’re going to stand up for our water,” says B.C. chief challenging pipeline approval

By Elizabeth McSheffrey, National Observer
2017 01 17

Pipeline expansion a death knell for endangered whales, conservationists charge

By Charles Mandel, National Observer
2017 01 12

Report Exposing Trans Mountain Pipeline Risks Is Fatally Flawed

By Blair King, Huffington Post
2017 01 10

Conheça estes raros “lobos marinhos” que vivem do oceano e podem nadar por horas

By Natasha Romanzoti, Hype Science
2017 01 07

Trans Mountain: when the bitumen hits the fan

By Briony Penn, Focus Magazine
2017 01 05

Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain pipeline expansion: A trail of broken promises and bitumen

By Jennie Orton, Beatroute
2017 01 05

‘Granny,’ B.C. orca that led local resident pod, feared dead

By Amy Smart, Vancouver Sun
2017 01 03

‘Granny,’ orca that led local resident pod, feared dead

By Amy Smart, Times Colonist
2017 01 02