Raincoast in the news, 2021
Some whale watchers ‘routinely’ too close to endangered resident orcas, report says
Times Colonist
Darron Kloster
2021 10 08
Several environmental organisations are calling for Transport Canada to enforce whale-watching rules.…
Reimagined Episode 1 – The Changing Tides of Exploration
Hidden Compass | Reimagined
Lauren Eckert (host)
2021 10 07 …
Whale watching operators, recreational fishers routinely violating protection zone buffers and other measures put in place to protect Southern Resident killer whales
Georgia Strait Alliance
2021 10 07
…“Fisheries and Oceans Canada needs to be present when endangered whales are in the Salish Sea.” – Misty MacDuffee
Activists call for increased enforcement and penalties in whale watching and fishing industries
KelownaNow
Megan Trudeau
2021 10 07
Further enforcement is needed to combat the ongoing impacts on endangered orca.…
B.C. whale-watch operators, fishers ‘routinely violating’ killer whale buffer zones: report
Pique News Magazine
Stefan Labbé
2021 10 07
The latest report shows many vessel operators are ignoring the 400-metre zone between orca and boats.…
Finding a new formula for sharing salmon between people and bears
Happy Eco News
2021 10 07 …
Learn about chemical contaminants in our oceans
Comox Valley Nature
2021 10 07
Join this webinar to learn about water pollution and how chemicals and microplastics are affecting B.C.’s natural environment.…
Protests against old-growth logging, fracking, wolf cull mark start of legislature session
Times Colonist
2021 10 04 …
Shauna Doll believes buying up the forests will help us preserve a habitable planet
National Observer
Patricia Lane
2021 10 04
An informative interview with Shauna Doll, who is focused on conserving rare Douglas-fir forests on the south B.C. coast.…
Restoring Historical Salmon Habitat in the Lower Fraser River
Science World
Adesuwa Okoyomon
2021 10 01
…“We may not be able to bring all the habitat back, but now we can motivate more restoration.” – Riley Finn
Comment: We need to do more than just talk about reconciliation
Times Colonist
John Price
2021 09 30 …
Mirror, mirror on the wall: The wolf as scapegoat | RAINCOAST
The Wolf Intelligencer
Paul C. Paquet
2021 09 30
…Our relation to large predators is determined by the social values of the culture we inhabit.
This fjord shows that even a small population produces huge microfiber contamination.
Illinois News Today
Robby McPartlin
2021 09 28 …
This Fjord Shows Even Small Populations Create Giant Microfiber Pollution
The New York Times
Jessica Leigh Hester
2021 09 28 …
Climate Change Adaptation Plans Need To Consider Birds – You Can Help!
Birds Canada
James Casey
2021 09 27 …
Is Ottawa breaking a promise to close fisheries to protect wild salmon?
Turtle Island News
Rochelle Baker
2021 09 21 …
Is Ottawa breaking a promise to close fisheries to protect wild salmon?
yahoo! news
Rochelle Baker
2021 09 18 …
Is Ottawa breaking a promise to close fisheries to protect wild salmon?
National Observer
Rochelle Baker
2021 09 17
…“Fisheries and Oceans Canada is failing to implement national policies to manage endangered salmon sustainably.” – Misty MacDuffee
Is Ottawa breaking a promise to close fisheries to protect wild salmon?
Toronto Star
Rochelle Baker
2021 09 17 …
Is Ottawa breaking the promise to close fisheries to protect wild salmon?
The Canadian
Rochelle Baker
2021 09 17 …
Fish Talk
Community News
Tsawout First Nation
2021 09 16
Tsawout Fisheries is planning to assess and restore the beaches and dunes on James Island, with the help of other organisations.…
5 curiosidades sobre a carreira de Jayda G
GRVE
Tati Blanco
2021 09 16
Uma das faixas do álbum Jayda G lançado em 2019 é inspirada em Misty MacDuffee.…
“Bears Teach Us” – Sharing With All Our Relations
Watershed Sentinel
Odette Auger
2021 09 16
The Wuikinuxv Nation have coexisted with bears for thousands of years. Their relationship shows us the true value of stewardship.…
From the Editor: Learning to Share
Fishermen’s News
Mark Nero
2021 09 08
Researchers and the Wuikinuxv Nation are looking for ways to balance the needs of grizzlies and people, as both rely on sockeye salmon for food.…
DNA analysis of grizzly bears aligns with Indigenous languages
Two Row Times
Lauren H. Henson and Jennifer Walkus
2021 09 08 …
The fight over the future of the Squamish Spit
Pique News Magazine
Jennifer Thuncher
2021 09 05 …
DNA analysis of grizzly bears aligns with Indigenous languages
Philippine Canadian Inquirer
Lauren H. Henson and Jennifer Walkus
2021 09 04 …
DNA analysis of grizzly bears aligns with Indigenous languages
National Post
Lauren H. Henson and Jennifer Walkus
2021 09 03
A collaborative research project has found a unique connection in the relationship between grizzlies, people and the land.…
DNA analysis of grizzly bears aligns with Indigenous languages
Phys.org
Lauren H. Henson and Jennifer Walkus
2021 09 03
New research shows a link between First Nations language families and three genetic groups of grizzly bears on the B.C. coast.…
DNA analysis of grizzly bears aligns with Indigenous languages
yahoo! news
Lauren H. Henson and Jennifer Walkus
2021 09 03 …
Link Between Grizzly Bear DNA and Indigenous Languages Found
Genome British Columbia
2021 09 03
A new study on the B.C. coast has revealed a special association between grizzly bears and indigenous language groups.…
Bear viewing area to close for 10 half days in September on Atnarko River
BC Local News
Monica Lamb-Yorski
2021 09 03
…“The research is important because it provides evidence-based insight into tourism-bear coexistence as fascination with bear viewing increases.” – Kate Field
Bear viewing area to close for 10 half days in September on Atnarko River
Coast Mountain News
Monica Lamb-Yorski
2021 09 03
Researchers will study how grizzly bear behaviours might change with or without the presence of people.…
Bear viewing area to close for 10 half days in September on Atnarko River
The Williams Lake Tribune
Monica Lamb-Yorski
2021 09 03
…“We study bear behaviour as it relates to human activities, food availability and other variables in the Atnarko.” – Kate Field
DNA analysis of grizzly bears aligns with Indigenous languages
The Conversation
Lauren H. Henson and Jennifer Walkus
2021 09 02 …
Finding a new formula for sharing salmon between people and bears
Anthropocene
Warren Cornwall
2021 09 01
The Wuikinuxv Nation and researchers have partnered in a study to see how sockeye salmon runs can be shared with indigenous fisheries and grizzlies.…
Występowanie populacji niedźwiedzi w Kanadzie pokrywa się z… zasięgiem grup językowych
Kopalnia Wiedzy
Mariusz Błoński
2021 08 28 …
Sbalorditivo: le mappe del Dna degli orsi grizzly corrispondono a quelle delle famiglie linguistiche indigene
Green Report
2021 08 27
…L’analisi del DNA mostra una relazione tra tre gruppi distinti di grizzly e tribù indigene della British Columbia con lingue diverse.
Grizzly Bear Territories in Canada Match Maps of Indigenous Language Families
Smithsonian Magazine
David Kindy
2021 08 26 …
Grizzly territories in B.C. line up with Indigenous language communities, new study suggests
yahoo! news
2021 08 23
Grizzly bears with similar genes have been found to inhabit territories that closely match those of Indigenous language families in northern B.C.…
Grizzly territories in B.C. line up with Indigenous language communities, new study suggests
CBC News
Winston Szeto
2021 08 22
…“It is an indication of how deep that relationship is between bears and people in the landscape and these resources that they both rely on.” – Lauren Henson
New gravel beds on Puntledge River will create spots for spawning chinook
Times Colonist
Carla Wilson
2021 08 22
…“If salmon do not have sufficient habitat to breed and complete their life cycle, then none of the other conservation management actions we take will matter.” – Tara Martin
A suggestion from Barb
Bears Matter
Monica Magnetti
2021 08 20
……think about the relationship between humans and bears and how it was not always the one-sided relationship it is today! – Barb Murray
How Some Barbed Wire, Fish Guts and Hair Linked Generations of Grizzly Bears and Humans Together
North Isle News
VanIsle.News Staff
2021 08 20
A DNA study of bear hair has discovered an ancient relationship between First Nations and grizzlies on the B.C. coast.
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In BC, grizzly groups and Indigenous groups show ‘striking’ overlap
The Wildlife Society
2021 08 19
Researchers reveal an unusual link between three distinct groups of grizzly bears and indigenous languages in coastal B.C.…
Canada’s salmon are at risk. How can tourists help?
National Geographic
Johanna Read
2021 08 18
Pacific salmon is a common menu item in B.C. restaurants. However, it might be time to reduce consumption of this threatened fish if we are to save it.…
What Indigenous Languages Reveal About Bear Genetics
SAPIENS
Gloria Dickie
2021 08 18
New research on Indigenous language groups in B.C. shows a relationship between geographical and genetic differences in grizzly bears and the words used to identify them.…
The link between grizzly bear DNA and Indigenous languages
CBC Radio Daybreak North
Carolina de Ryk (host)
2021 08 18
A new study from the Raincoast Conservation Foundation shows an intimate relationship between grizzly bear families and indigenous people in the Great Bear Rainforest. (Lauren Henson interview 52.07)
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How landscapes shape species: Grizzly bears’ DNA aligns with indigenous language families
Peoples Dispatch
Sandipan Talukdar
2021 08 18
…Can genetic distinctions among bear populations be related to language differences among human populations co-existing in a region? New research says yes.
Cientistas descobrem ligações entre DNA de ursos e linguagem humana
Gizmodo
Ingrid Oliveira
2021 08 17
…A explicação mais aceita para esse comportamento é que a paisagem moldou os ursos e humanos de maneira semelhante para suprir às necessidades de vida.
A strange link between grizzly bear DNA and human language
Big Think
Robby Berman
2021 08 17
A study of grizzly bears in coastal BC reveals genetic variations between three geographically separated groups.…
B.C.’s vital salmon route is seriously clogged
iNFOTEL Multimedia
Rochelle Baker
2021 08 15
In recent years, salmon returns in the Fraser River have reached historic lows and some populations have declined 90 per cent.…
Stunning Connection Between Bear DNA & Human Language Groups Is Revealed
Labroots
Carmen Leitch
2021 08 15
A new study in coastal British Columbia has found an intimate connection between people, grizzlies and the land.…
Up to 85% of Historical Salmon Habitat Lost in Lower Fraser Region – Here’s What’s Needed To Reverse Salmon Declines
SciTechDaily
University of British Columbia
2021 08 14
…In order to reverse salmon declines, researchers say, more than 1,200 barriers blocking off streams and habitats need to be removed.
UBC researchers map Pacific salmon habitat, finding much is lost or inaccessible
Toronto Star
Brenna Owen
2021 08 14
A new study has found hundreds of kilometres of spawning streams are inaccessible to salmon in BC’s Lower Fraser River.…
B.C.’s vital salmon route is seriously clogged
yahoo! news
Rochelle Baker
2021 08 13 …
‘Mind blowing’: Grizzly bear DNA maps onto Indigenous language families
Science Magazine
Rachel Fritts
2021 08 13
Along the coast of British Columbia, bears and First Nations are linked by more than just geography.…
What is happening next at the Squamish Spit?
North Shore News
Jennifer Thuncher
2021 08 13 …
What is happening next at the Squamish Spit?
The Squamish Chief
Jennifer Thuncher
2021 08 13
"The Spit, impedes at-risk juvenile chinook from entering the estuary and funnels them out into the ocean prematurely, causing them to die, say conservationists."…
British Columbia’s vital salmon pathway severely obstructed
The Canadian
Rochelle Baker
2021 08 12
Freshwater habitat is essential for young salmon but it is mostly inaccessible in the Lower Fraser River. …