Raincoast in the news, 2024
2024 news media hits coming soon.
New report tackles microfibre pollution crisis, outlines solutions
Ocean Diagnostics
2024 11 26
…Microfibres are a major part of the global plastic pollution challenge. These tiny particles from clothing can be found everywhere in the Canadian environment, and increasingly threaten the health of fish, wildlife, and people.
Canada approved a major port expansion in endangered orca habitat — now it’s going to court
Salish Current
Steph Kwetásel’wet Wood
2024 02 20
…The Lummi Nation has brought one of two challenges before B.C. courts to federal and provincial approval last year for proposed expansion of the Roberts Bank shipping terminal at Delta. The challenges
The Dire Plight of Wolves in America
Predator Defense
2024 02 26
…Gray wolf protections were restored in most western states and the Great Lakes region on Feb. 10, 2022, but not in the Northern Rockies, where hunters and trappers remain in a full killing frenzy.
Un produit chimique issu des pneus suspecté dans la mort de nombreux saumons coho
La Presse
The Canadian Press
2024 02 07 …
B.C. environmental groups request review of tire chemical linked to salmon deaths
CHEK News
Brenna Owen
2024 02 07
…Conservation groups have written to the federal environment minister requesting a review of a chemical used in tires that they say has been linked to the “mass deaths” of coho salmon.
B.C. environmental groups request review of tire chemical linked to salmon deaths
CBC
Brenna Owen
2024 02 07
…Chemical used in tire rubber linked to deaths of coho salmon, experts say.
Is Sound Pollution Threatening Orcas’ Survival?
Dolphin Project
Cara Sands
2024 11 21
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Healthy Waters: When Bad News Becomes Good News – Dr. Peter Ross
Nature Vancouver
2024 10 10 …
Bigg’s killer whale sightings continue upward trend in Salish Sea
CBC
Rafferty Baker
2024 08 14 …
Cargo ship incident off B.C. coast shows Canada unprepared for marine emergencies: TSB
CityNews
Jack Morse
2024 07 31
…A Transportation Safety Board report into a huge cargo spill off Vancouver Island says it’s concerned that gaps in Canada’s preparedness for marine emergencies pose a risk to vessels, the environment, and public health.
Canada has a chance to lead on the world stage with an improved Nature Accountability Act
The Hill Times
Independent Senator Rosa Galvez, Kristen Walters, Akaash Maharah
2024 07 29
Bill C-73 is a much-needed piece of legislation that would give the National Biodiversity Strategy legal teeth, and make it enforceable by the courts.
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Feds slow-walk promise to help protect killer whales
CHEK News
Hope Lompe
2024 07 27
…After making big, specific promises to mitigate the environmental effects of the Trans Mountain pipeline, the federal government is watering down and slow-walking that commitment.
Can B.C.’s southern resident orcas be taken off the path to extinction?
CTV News Vancouver
Brenna Owen
2024 07 25
…The top ocean predators are classified as endangered under Canadian and U.S. species-at-risk laws, which are meant to trigger protections.
Can B.C.’s southern resident orcas be taken off the path to extinction?
Yahoo Finance
Brenna Owen
2024 07 25 …
Can B.C.’s southern resident orcas be taken off the path to extinction?
Vancouver Sun
Brenna Owen
2024 07 25
…The top ocean predators are classified as endangered under Canadian and U.S. species-at-risk laws, which are meant to trigger protections.
Backtracking on Trans Mountain Expansion Project commitments threatens the survival of the 73 Southern Resident Killer Whales
Ecojustice
2024 07 25
…The critically endangered species now faces a sevenfold increase in oil tanker traffic without protections from underwater noise or vessel strikes.
Can B.C.’s southern resident orcas be taken off the path to extinction?
Vernon Matters
Brenna Owen
2024 07 25 …
Can B.C. save southern resident orcas from extinction?
National Observer
Brenna Owen
2024 07 25
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Can B.C.’s southern resident orcas be taken off the path to extinction?
CityNews
Brenna Owen
2024 07 25 …
Restoring the Fraser River Estuary: 2024 Update on Doubling Targets and Conservation Efforts
BC Wildlife Federation
2024 07 24
…“When you’re looking at the tidal marsh islands from a distance from across the South Arm, they look like they’re non-impacted. As soon as you step foot on the islands, however, you’ve collected a
The killer whales are speaking, but is the minister of transport listening?
The Hill Times
Aneri Garg, Peter Ross
2024 07 22
Now is the time for a transition plan towards watertight regulations that can reverse the possibility of Southern Resident killer whales going extinct this century.
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LNIB, Raincoast, and Conservation Decisions Lab team up at Bass Coast
Merritt Herald
Kenneth Wong
2024 07 18
…LNIB environmental resource field technician, salmon biologist, and herpetofauna specialist come together for local ecology seminar at Bass Coast.
Some Alaskan salmon fisheries lose Ocean Wise label amid concern for B.C.-bound stock
Peace Arch News
The Canadian Press
2024 07 15
…Vancouver-based seafood sustainability group Ocean Wise has removed its recommended designation from southeast Alaskan salmon fisheries.
Ocean Wise pulls sustainability recommendation for southeast Alaska salmon
Watershed Watch Salmon Society
David Mills
2024 07 12
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Some Alaskan salmon fisheries lose Ocean Wise label amid concern for B.C.-bound stock
CHEK News
The Canadian Press
2024 07 11 [e_l_2024]
…Vancouver-based seafood sustainability group Ocean Wise has removed its recommended designation from southeast Alaskan salmon fisheries.
Ocean Wise pulls label from some Alaskan salmon fisheries
CBC
The Canadian Press
2024 07 11
…Sustainability group says there are questions over impact of Alaskan fisheries on chinook salmon heading south.
Some Alaskan salmon fisheries lose Ocean Wise label amid concern for B.C.-bound stock
Toronto Star
The Canadian Press
2024 07 11
…Vancouver-based seafood sustainability group Ocean Wise has removed its recommended designantion from south-east Alaskan salmon fisheries.
Some Alaskan salmon fisheries lose Ocean Wise label amid concern for B.C.-bound stock
The Globe and Mail
The Canadian Press
2024 07 11
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Some Alaskan salmon fisheries lose Ocean Wise label amid concern for B.C.-bound stock
The Canadian Press
2024 07 11
…Vancouver-based seafood sustainability group Ocean Wise has removed its recommended designation from southeast Alaskan salmon fisheries.
Coho killer: How researchers uncovered a tire toxin decimating salmon populations
The Discourse
Julie Chadwick
2024 07 11
…Scientists across North America have joined forces to save salmon from a toxic chemical known as 6PPD-Quinone.
AWI Grants Support Humane Strategies to Manage Human-Wildlife Conflicts
Animal Welfare Institute
2024 07 08
…The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) announced today the nine recipients of its Christine Stevens Wildlife Award who are developing humane solutions to human-wildlife conflicts and less intrusive methods to study wildlife.
What Research Is Being Done On Arctic Wolf Migration Patterns?
Arctic Wolf Life
David Thompson
2024 06 28
…Research on Arctic wolf migration patterns is crucial for understanding these majestic animals’ behavior and the broader ecological impacts in the Arctic region.
Critically endangered orcas in B.C. are struggling to navigate in a sea of shipping noise
The Globe and Mail
2024 05 26
…Our need for transportation and shipping is causing a kind of pollution that’s invisible (and in this case, inaudible) to humans.
Historical documents show DDT, arsenic buried at Richmond works yard
Richmond News
Maria Rantanen
2024 05 25
…The city has budgeted $70M for the first phase of rebuilding the Lynas Lane works yard.
B.C. environmental groups request review of tire chemical linked to salmon deaths
Vancouver Sun
Peter Ross
2024 02 07
…Peter Ross, senior scientist atRaincoast Conservation Foundation, said the mystery of coho dying in urban waterways had persisted for years, until a 2020 study uncovered the role of a chemical used to prevent
After a record year for bear killings, B.C. conservation officers face calls for a gentler approach
The Globe and Mail
Justine Hunter
2024-01-12
…Too many orphaned cubs, shot for getting too close to humans, could have been saved if officers had better training and policies, advocates say.
Raincoast buys out hunting rights in the Great Bear Rainforest
Animals 24-7
Merritt Clifton
2024-09-01
…Today is the day Kermode bears, grizzlies, & other black bears have their picnic!
Conservation group buys out hunting rights in B.C. rainforest to protect wildlife
The Globe and Mail
Canadian Press
2024 01 04 …
Conservation group buys out hunting rights in B.C.’s Great Bear Rainforest to protect wildlife
CBC
Chuck Chiang
2024-01-04
…The tenure covers a quarter of the Great Bear Rainforest.












