Raincoast in the news, 2023

2023 news media hits coming soon.

How RBT2 will impact biodiversity in the Salish Sea

Posted on 2023-03-22

TikTok
Nerdyaboutnature
2023 03 22

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Langford neighbourhood on alert after multiple cougar sightings, cat killed

Posted on 2023-03-22

Times Colonist
Roxanne Egan-Elliott
2023 03 22

Neighbours living in Langford’s Thetis Heights neighbourhood near Thetis Lake Regional Park have been notifying one another of cougar sightings.

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Vancouver Island neighbourhood on alert after several cougar sightings, cat killed

Posted on 2023-03-22

Vancouver Sun
Roxanne Egan-Elliott
2023 03 22

Since late last week, neighbours living in Thetis Heights near Thetis Lake Regional Park have been notifying one another of cougar sightings through a neighbourhood Facebook page.

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BC Floodwaters Contaminated with Cocaine and Splenda: Peter Ross Discusses Report

Posted on 2023-03-20

Nuanced with Aaron Pete
Aaron Pete, Peter Ross
2023 03 20

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Vancouver Islanders Protest Malahat Highway Expansion That Could Harm Local Salmon

Posted on 2023-03-17

West Coast Now
2023 03 17 …

Problems with the Robert’s Bank Terminal 2 project

Posted on 2023-03-16

TikTok
Nerdyaboutnature
2023 03 16

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Opinion: Is Burnaby’s proposed green waste facility really green?

Posted on 2023-03-13

Vancouver Is Awesome
Auston Chhor, Allison Dennert
2023 03 13

Planned organic waste facility is a gas plant masquerading as climate progress, and the city is proposing to destroy protected wetland habitat to build it.

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At Sea with the Marine Birds of the Raincoast: a review

Posted on 2023-03-08

Pink Sheep Design
Ryan Elizabeth Cope
2023 03 08

Caroline Fox’s ‘At Sea with the Marine Birds of the Raincoast’ welcomes readers into the world of birds and the rugged coastline of BC.

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Press Release: Fisheries minister must stop new fishery that will harm endangered Chinook salmon and killer whales

Posted on 2023-03-02

Pacific Marine Conservation Caucus
2023 03 02

New fishery targets Chinook within critical Southern Resident killer whale habitat

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Indigenous Land Ownership and Title in Canada

Posted on 2023-03-01

University of Calgary
Cherie Metcalf
2023 03 01

This paper is part of a special series in The School of Public Policy Publications,
investigating a concept that would connect the nation’s southern infrastructure to
a new series of corridors across

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Recovery Potential Assessment for Fraser RiverSockeye Salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka), Nine Designatable Units

Posted on 2023-03-01

Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Daniel Doutaz, Ann-Marie Huang, Scott Decker, Tanya Vivian
2023 03 01

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The Story of SISȻENEM

Posted on 2023-02-24

The Land Conservancy of British Columbia
CBC Unreserved
2023 02 24

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Greater Victoria’s sewage biosolids to be shipped to Nanaimo as tree fertilizer

Posted on 2023-02-23

Times Colonist
Darron Kloster
2023 02 23

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Tidal marsh restoration kicks off

Posted on 2023-02-23

Richmond News
Alan Campbell
2023 02 23

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It’s Time We Talked About Our Bambi Problem

Posted on 2023-02-11

Mother Jones
Brian Payton
2023 02 11

We Americans love our deer, but these ruminants are running rampant.

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Shauna Doll and the Gulf Islands Forest Project, 2021 presentation for PPT4F

Posted on 2023-02-10

Fire Weed
PPT4F
2023 02 10

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: What Happens to the Pack When a Wolf Dies?

Posted on 2023-02-09

Living With Wolves
Dutcher, Garrick
2023 02 09

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Somonul poate fi un bun îngrășământ pentru plante și ecosisteme, arată un studiu

Posted on 2023-02-08

Descopera.ro
Claudia Cociug
2023 02 08

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Giving Bambi the Boot

Posted on 2023-02-07

Hakai Magazine
Brian Payton
2023 02 07

Our love of deer runs deep. But as their numbers surge and damage mounts, it may be time for a reckoning.

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‘Smelly work’: B.C. study finds dead salmon make plants grow bigger

Posted on 2023-02-03

Times Colonist
Stefan Labbé
2023 02 03

“The flowers are growing up through the salmon,” said lead author Allison Dennert, a salmon ecologist and PhD candidate at Simon Fraser University.

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What Happens to the Pack When a Wolf Dies?

Posted on 2023-02-03

Livingwithwolves.org
Garrick Dutcher
2023 02 03 …

Descubren una toxina del papel higiénico en orcas en peligro de extinción

Posted on 2023-01-31

Radio Canada International – Spanish
2023 01 31 …

Nutrients From Salmon Carcass Feed Flowers

Posted on 2023-01-30

Technology Networks
Molly Coddington
2023 01 30

A new study from Simon Fraser University (SFU) suggests that nutrients obtained from salmon carcasses can affect the growth and reproduction of plants. The research is published in Royal Society Open Science.

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How Salmon Feed Wildflowers And Transform Entire Landscapes

Posted on 2023-01-29

Forbes
GrrlScientist
2023 01 29 …

Secrecy and lack of oversight mark BC government’s wolf killing program

Posted on 2023-01-28

Focus on Victoria
Judith Lavoie
2023 01 28

ENGOs demand government prove its aerial wolf shooting is humane—and also condemn it as unethical and illogical.

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‘Smelly work’: B.C. study finds dead salmon make plants grow bigger

Posted on 2023-01-27

Burnaby Now
Stefan Labbé
2023-01-27 …

When BC Salmon Die Their Carcasses Make Plants Bigger And Lusher, Study Finds

Posted on 2023-01-27

West Coast Now
Deborah Jones
2023 01 27

New scientific research in the Great Bear Rainforest shows that wildflowers growing near dead salmon on B.C.’s spawning streams are more lush–with bigger blossoms or leaves–than plants that don’t benefit from fish

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When BC Salmon Die Their Carcasses Make Plants Bigger And Lusher, Study Finds

Posted on 2023-01-27

West Coast Now
Deborah Jones
2023-01-27

Salmon make excellent fertilizer.

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How salmon feed flowers and flourishing ecosystems: Study

Posted on 2023-01-26

Phys.org
Simon Fraser University
2023 01 26

Nutrients from salmon carcasses can substantively alter the growth and reproduction of plant species in the surrounding habitat, and even cause some flowers to grow bigger and more plentiful, SFU researchers have found.

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Experimental addition of marine-derived nutrients affects wildflower traits in a coastal meta-ecosystem

Posted on 2023-01-25

Royal Society Open Science
Allison M Dennert, E Elle, John D Reynolds
2023 01 25

Organismal movement can bring individuals, resources and novel interactions across ecosystem boundaries and into recipient habitats, thereby forming meta-ecosystems. For example, Pacific salmon ecosystems receive

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Experimental addition of marine-derived nutrients affects wildflower traits in a coastal meta-ecosystem

Posted on 2023-01-25

PubMed – Royal Society Open Science
Allison M Dennert, E Elle, John D Reynolds
2023 01 25

Organismal movement can bring individuals, resources and novel interactions across ecosystem boundaries and into recipient habitats, thereby forming meta-ecosystems. For example, Pacific salmon

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How salmon feed flowers & flourishing ecosystems: study

Posted on 2023-01-25

SFU
Faculty of Science
2023 01 25

Nutrients from salmon carcasses can substantively alter the growth and reproduction of plant species in the surrounding habitat, and even cause some flowers to grow bigger and more plentiful, SFU researchers have found.

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Acute Toxicity of 6PPD-Quinone to Early Life Stage Juvenile Chinook (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) and Coho (Oncorhynchus kisutch) Salmon

Posted on 2023-01-24

Wiley Online Library – Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry
Bonnie P Lo, Vicki L Marlatt, Xiangjun Liao, Sofya Reger, Carys Gallilee, Andrew R S Ross, Tanya M Brown
2023 01 24

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Sea Otter Recovery Is Sending Ripples through the Ecosystem

Posted on 2023-01-24

Hakai Magazine
Marina Wang
2023 01 24

On Pleasant Island, Alaska, wolves are feasting on sea otters. That’s surprisingly bad news for deer.

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Wolf Packs Suffer When Humans Kill Their Leaders

Posted on 2023-01-21

Psychology Today
Marc Bekoff
2023 01 21

A study shows how humans cause wolf packs to become less stable and fall apart.

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How Restoration Projects Provide Hope for the Fraser River

Posted on 2023-01-21

Swim Drink Fish
2023 01 21 …

What Happens to the Pack When a Wolf Dies

Posted on 2023-01-18

Endangered.org
Garrick Dutcher
2023 01 18

When people kill wolves, packs become less stable and can cease to exist.

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Fly with care: belugas show evasive responses to low altitude drone flights

Posted on 2023-01-17

Wiley Online Library – Marine Mammal Science
Jaclyn A. Aubin, Marie-Ana Mikus, Robert Michaud, Dan Mennill, Valeria Vergara
2023 01 17

Drones have become an important research tool for studies of cetaceans, providing valuable insights into their ecology and behavior.

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Des produits toxiques utilisés dans le papier de toilette trouvés dans des épaulards

Posted on 2023-01-13

Radio Canada International – French
Camille Vernet
2023 01 13 …

Noisy Ships Are Sending Beluga Whales Into a Tailspin

Posted on 2023-01-12

The Good Men Project
Crosscut
2023 01 12

Researchers in B.C. found that ocean sound pollution interrupts the Arctic white whales’ communication, migration and hunting habits.

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Toilet paper toxin found in endangered killer whales, B.C. researchers say

Posted on 2023-01-12

CBC News
2023 01 12

Study co-author says findings left him and other researchers ‘shocked and saddened’.

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Why It’s Time to Rethink Electric Vehicle Rebates

Posted on 2023-01-11

The Tyee
Auston Chhor
2023 01 11

The author proposes that “BC’s climate incentives are hindering true climate justice,” due to factors such as financial inequality, and suggests that the government should focus on incentivizing other choices which have a

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Update: Taxpayer Money and the Environment.

Posted on 2023-01-10

NathalieChambers.ca
Nathalie Chambers
2023 01 10

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From Laundry to the Ocean: Fixing the Microplastics Problem in Clothes

Posted on 2023-01-06

WSJ Podcasts
Alex Ossola, Ariana Aspuru
2023 01 06

From filters in our washing machines to new materials for our clothes, alternatives are in the works to stop microplastics from coming off our clothes. But will it be enough?

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