Raincoast in the news, 2018
Tsleil-Waututh Nation versus Bill Morneau, the duty to consult, and the public interest
Sherwin Arnott
2018 08 30
…It was not okay for the National Energy Board to fail to comply with the Species at Risk Act. – Sherwin Arnott
Federal court quashes Trans Mountain approval
CIM Magazine
Matthew Parizot
2018 08 30
The Living Oceans Society and Raincoast also commented that the federal government neglected to protect Southern Resident killer whales.…
Federal Court of Appeal quashes approval of Trans Mountain expansion
The London Free Press
The Canadian Press
2018 08 30
Environmental organisations are happy with the court ruling, saying it’s a “critical win” for coastal ecosystems and the climate.…
First Nations, stakeholders, react to court’s decision to void Trans Mountain pipeline
The Discourse
Emma Paling
2018 08 30 …
Ottawa loses key Trans Mountain court case, but pushes ahead with pipeline
Financial Post
Laura Kane
2018 08 30
The National Energy Board is needing to review environmental impacts on endangered orca.…
New National Energy Board rules could fix ‘critical error’ to protect B.C. coast, whales
Vancouver Sun
Randy Shore
2018 08 30
…“The Salish Sea is already too noisy for killer whales, so any traffic you add to it makes a bad situation worse.” – Misty MacDuffee
Court Overturns Kinder Morgan Pipeline Approval; Project Future Questioned
The Tyee
Alastair Spriggs
2018 08 30
…Court decision means a halt to construction on federal government-owned project.
Communist Party welcomes legal victory over Trans Mountain pipeline expansion
Communist Party of Canada
Central Executive Committee
2018 08 30 …
Court ruling quashes approval of Trans Mountain
CTV News
Laura Kane
2018 08 30
A flawed review by the National Energy Board has caused the pipeline expansion approval to be revoked.…
Federal Court of Appeal Could Cancel Pipeline
Updates | Coast Protectors
2018 08 29 …
B.C.’s Approach to Wildlife Management Needs Major Ethical Reform
News | University of Guelph
Faisal Moola, Kyle Artelle, Paul Paquet, Chris Genovali and Chris Darimont
2018 08 27
…There is a critical need for broader wildlife policy reform that is informed by science and reflective of societal attitudes…
B.C.’s approach to wildlife management needs major ethical reform
The Globe and Mail
Kyle Artelle, Paul Paquet, Faisal Moola, Chris Genovali and Chris Darimont
2018 08 24
British Columbia is a refuge for large wild animals, such as bears and cougars, and their welfare needs to be considered.…
Environmental groups call for closure of chinook fisheries to preserve endangered southern resident orcas
The Georgia Straight
Charlie Smith
2018 08 17
…Fisheries Minister Jonathan Wilkinson has not responded to the call for a chinook fishing ban.
How to Save a Grizzly Bear from Hunters. Maybe.
Outside
Christopher Solomon
2018 08 16 …
Environmental groups call for closure of Chinook salmon fishery to help save whales
Toronto Star
Ainslie Cruickshank
2018 08 16
Southern Resident killer whales need urgent attention, say Raincoast and the David Suzuki Foundation.…
Environmental groups call for closure of Chinook salmon fishery to help save whales
News | FundingtheOcean.org
Ainslie Cruickshank
2018 08 16
…The closures are needed until a better recovery plan has been put in place. – Misty MacDuffee
Mixed-ancestry wolves are recolonizing the Pacific Northwest
High Country News
Rebecca Heisman
2018 08 14
These wolves are a unique subspecies that have adapted their habits to coastal living.…
當牠們改上夜班——動物為躲避人類威脅的生存策略
CASE Press
Zhuang Yuzhen
2018 08 13
…人類的存在，對野生動物而言，很可能象徵著捕食者.
Pipeline Politics: The Environment Could Suffer As Canadians Focus On Economics
Take The Pledge
Lauren Rhone
2018 08 11
…The pipeline threatens orcas, salmon and other forms of wildlife… and could endanger the health and livelihoods of the region’s human inhabitants as well.
Some of the Pacific Northwest’s Wolves Have Coastal Genes
Hakai Magazine
Rebecca Heisman
2018 08 10
…Researchers think hybrid wolves’ DNA could help them thrive in a changing landscape.
Surrey fire crews battling barge blaze on Fraser River
Toronto Star
Ainslie Cruickshank
2018 08 10 …
Oil spill would spell disaster for Fraser River salmon: Raincoast
Richmond News
Graeme Wood
2018 08 09
A new report discusses the implications of an oil spill in B.C.’s Fraser River and how it would affect salmon.…
Trans Mountain expansion increases spill threat for Fraser River salmon: report
Vancouver is Awesome
Kelvin Gawley
2018 08 09 …
Trans Mountain expansion increases spill threat for Fraser River salmon: report
Burnaby Now
Kelvin Gawley
2018 08 09
…The report… is an attempt to broaden understanding of the threat to salmon posed by a potential oil spill. – Misty MacDuffee
Ucluelet local to run across Vancouver Island to fight trophy hunting in Great Bear Rainforest
Today In BC
Andrew Bailey
2018 08 06
…“The idea of either running or cycling the Island was already in my head and I was like, ‘Oh, I could… fundraise for this organization.” – Giordano Corlazzoli
Grieving mother highlights crisis for Southern Resident killer whales
The Narwhal
Dyna Tuytel
2018 08 02
The recent loss of a baby orca is putting the spotlight on endangered killer whales and their dire situation.…
Experts hope grieving orca focuses attention on plight of endangered cetaceans
Times Colonist
Lindsay Kines
2018 08 01 …
Trans Mountain spill would put struggling Fraser River salmon at risk
Toronto Star
Ainslie Cruickshank
2021 07 30
…“We don’t think it’s a great time to be adding more threats when we’re trying to recover these really important species.” – Dave Scott
This is why wolves really matter
Cottage Life
Caroline Barlott
2018 07 26
Wolves aren’t the sole cause for caribou decline. As a keystone species, they are an essential part of the wilderness.…
The Art of Conservation 2018 Exhibition
Art by Di
Di Gloag
2018 07 11
Part of the proceeds from Guthrie Gloag’s art sales will go to Raincoast Conservation Foundation.…
Whale watch body wants closer access to non-resident orcas
Wild Ocean Whale Society
Dirk Meissner
2018 07 10 …
Whale watch body wants closer access to other orcas as feds set 200-metre limit
National Observer
Dirk Meissner
2018 07 09
Whale watching groups are not happy with government restrictions on viewing killer whales.…
Boreal caribou are rapidly dwindling in Canada. It’s critical that we protect their habitat
Toronto Star
Faisal Moola, Julee Boan and Jay Malcolm
2018 07 08 …
New show at Cove Commons celebrates the art of conservation
Bowen Island Undercurrent
Guthrie Gloag
2018 07 08
A joint exhibition is opening next week, with artists Di and Guthrie Gloag displaying art inspired by B.C.’s wilderness.…
Whale watching group wants closer access to other orcas as feds set 200-metre limit
CBC News
Dirk Meissner
2018 07 08 …
Whale watch body wants closer access to non-resident orcas
CTV News Vancouver
Dirk Meissner
2018 07 07 …
Whale watch body wants closer access to other orcas as feds set 200-metre limit
Castlegar News
Dirk Meissner
2018 07 07 …
Whale watch body wants closer access to other orcas as feds set 200-metre limit
Saanich News
Dirk Meissner
2018 07 07
Whale researchers believe that current restrictions on vessel distance may not be sufficient for Southern Resident killer whales.…
Whale watch body wants closer access to some orcas as feds set 200-metre limit
Toronto Star
Dirk Meissner
2018 07 07 …
Whale watch body wants closer access to other orcas as feds set 200-metre limit
100 Mile Free Press
Dirk Meissner
2018 07 07
Boat restrictions and cuts to chinook fisheries have long been called for but will they be enough?…
Film Screening: Directly Affected
Toronto350
Amelia Rose Khan
2018 07 06 …
Summer-long marine survey off B.C. coast the largest of its kind
The Abbotsford News
Hugo Wong
2018 07 05
…“If we can get a better understanding of the numbers and distributions of some of these at-risk whales, that would be great.” – Misty MacDuffee
Summer-long marine survey off B.C. coast the largest of its kind
Terrace Standard
Hugo Wong
2018 07 05 …
Team to study marine mammals off B.C. in largest such survey ever
Vancouver is Awesome
Katie DeRosa
2018 07 04 …
Team to study marine mammals off B.C. in largest such survey ever
Times Colonist
Katie DeRosa
2018 07 04
Misty MacDuffee praises Fisheries and Oceans Canada for financially supporting the survey and hopes it will help threatened marine mammals.…
When Nature Speaks … Wildlife. Be calm. Love an elephant. What everybody should know about these gentle giants.
Systems Thinking & Leadership Development Institute
Sheila Damodaran
2018 07 02
…“Trophy hunting can neither be justified for being natural nor as an aid to help populations… ” – Dr. Paul Paquet
What is Lost and Found on the Fraser River
SAGE Magazine
Courtney L. Sexton and Michael O. Snyder
2018 07 01
…In the southwest corner of British Columbia, a great river flows from a canyon in Hope.
Book Review
BC Nature Magazine – Summer Edition
Volume 56, No. 2
Heather Neville
2018 07 01 [pdf]
Titled At Sea with the Marine Birds of the Raincoast, this book follows Dr. Caroline Fox through the seasons of four years, surveying …
Great Bear Rainforest: A Global Treasure
BC Nature Magazine – Summer Edition
Angela Gnyp
2018 07 01 [pdf]
Bears are the reigning omnivores of the Great Bear Rainforest and they are worthy of our protection, says fundraiser, Angela Gnyp.…
Island Voices: Orcas still await real action
Times Colonist
Misty MacDuffee and Jeffery Young
2018 06 30
Survival of endangered killer whales is getting tougher with fewer chinook salmon available and more noise pollution in B.C. waters.…
Động vật có vú sống về đêm để né người
Tia Sàng
Thanh An dịch
2018 06 29
…Theo Chris Darimont, một nhà khoa học bảo tồn ở Canada, kết quả xác nhận rằng động vật có xu hướng tránh con người vì chúng coi chúng là mối đe dọa.
Principal’s June 2018 newsletter
Adam Beck Council
K. Yee
2018 06 28
From this year’s bake sales, Adam Beck Public School raised over $2,700 for Raincoast to help endangered marine animals.…
Salish Sea orcas need immediate actions to survive
David Suzuki Foundation
Misty MacDuffee and Jeffery Young
2018 06 26
According to Raincoast, endangered orca face a 25 per cent risk of extinction within the next century if threats to their survival are not decreased.…
Misty MacDuffee and Jeffery Young: Endangered killer whales still await sufficient action
Vancouver Sun
Misty MacDuffee and Jeffery Young
2018 06 25
As part of the Species at Risk Act, the federal government needs to act swiftly to protect Southern Resident killer whales from threats to their survival.…
Protecting Canada’s wildlife
Canadian Affair
2018 06 25
…Behind the scenes, conservationists are working tirelessly to ensure that Canada’s wildlife… thrives despite the impact human beings have on the landscape.
Oil pipeline approval also generates Federal initiatives to protect and restore B.C.’s coast
Canadian Sailings
R. Bruce Striegler
2018 06 25 pdf
…“The Ocean Protection Plan will not reduce current threats… and this is what at risk, vulnerable species from whales to salmon need: threat reduction.” – Misty MacDuffee
Ottawa pledges to preserve and restore B.C.’s southern resident orca and other endangered whale populations
The Georgia Straight
Travis Lupick
2018 06 25
Endangered orca that inhabit the Salish Sea, are now numbering less than 80.…
New federal marine measures too little, too late for Crewser the killer whale
Toronto Star
Ainslie Cruickshank
2018 06 22
Immediate action needs to be taken to save declining population of Southern Resident killer whales in B.C.…
The view from Taxpayer Mountain
West Coast Environmental Law
Eugene Kung
2018 06 20 …
Los mamíferos aumentan su actividad nocturna para evitar a las personas
Investigación Y Ciencia
Giorgia Guglielmi
2018 06 18
…Numerosas especies de todo el mundo rehúyen el día debido a la actividad humana.