Thank you for your support in 2020
As 2020 closes and we reflect on the year, please accept our thanks and gratitude for your support, in whatever form it takes.
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Raincoast reaches Kitlope fundraising goal
Congratulations on helping us reach our fundraising goal for the Kitlope tenure.
Protect wolves on BC coast
All predators on the British Columbia coast need our protection.
33500 square kilometres and more to go
We are working to protect British Columbia’s Great Bear Rainforest from commercial trophy hunting.
Raincoast’s program tomorrow with Joe Akerman
Our live and interactive Coastal Insights educational episode about how bears connect land and sea had over 80 participants.
Raincoast’s education program goes live
Our new free education program Coastal Insights is offered in May and June every Wednesday at 1pm.
Raincoast cancels field work due to COVID-19
With the COVID-19 affecting normalcy around the world, we, along with our Coastal First Nation colleagues, have decided to cancel the field work this season.
The Emerging Stewards program
Raincoast’s Emerging Stewards program is designed to help inspire a new generation of conservation leaders in the Salish Sea.
Spectacular fishing
I love bears.
Thank you for the support and donations – keep them coming to Stop Trophy Hunting
We have a lot of love for our supporters. As we work towards ending commercial trophy hunting throughout the entire Great Bear Rainforest...
Entirely preventable conflict escalation with bears
Contemplating shared naps on the beach and looking forward to visiting places where bears interactions with humans occur in more peaceful, respectful and less fearful ways. Bears are not...
Bear Monitoring in Haíłzaqv Territory
Check in tomorrow when the Bear monitoring crew in Haíłzaqv (Heiltsuk) Territory will be taking us along on their day out in the field.⠀
They will be collecting black and grizzly bear hair, which allow for examining bear population estimates …
En route to Haíłzaqv Territory
All smiles travelling up to Haíłzaqv Territory for another year of collecting bear hair.
Biodiversity matters: diversity of salmon species is more important to black bears than simply the total amount of salmon
Biodiversity matters.
New research published today by Raincoast, Spirit Bear Research Foundation and The University of Victoria shows that the diversity of salmon species is more important to black bears than simply the total amount of salmon available.
This is further evidence …
One Shot for Coastal Carnivores, Vancouver
The One Shot for Coastal Carnivores exhibit is now set up at the Karen Cooper Gallery on Granville Island.
Keep an eye out, we might even open a day early……
Support us in raising funds to end commercial trophy hunting
In 2018 we hope to end commercial trophy hunting of black bears and wolves in the Great Bear Rainforest. Our next step is raising the funds to buy the trophy hunting rights...
2017 draws to a close
As 2017 draws to a close we have some things to celebrate, not least the end of grizzly hunting in British Columbia. If you are interested in what we have planned ...
Raincoast moves closer to ending commercial hunting in the Nadeea hunting tenure.
Great news! Today we reached $150,000 towards the $500,000 needed to end commercial trophy hunting of wolves, bears, cougars and more in the Nadeea hunting tenure. This includes...
Bears fit the coastal landscape
Like a hand in a glove bears fit the coastal landscape. Trophy hunting never will.
Buying the rights to shoot these animals is the ironic solution to their protection. Partnered with @cfngbi @raincoastconservation is now raising funds to permanently lend …
Donate to Save The Great Bears
With our partners, we have launched the next step in our campaign to Save The Great Bears. We now need to raise $500,000 to permanently end commercial trophy hunting...
Something special for ‘Giving Tuesday’
We have something very special coming this 'Giving Tuesday'. Any guesses?
Amongst the grizzly bears
Sailing amongst Grizzly bears aboard Raincoast Conservation research vessel Achiever the province vows that this is the last fall hunt for these beautiful creatures. A settling feeling while anticipating to see this sow raise more cubs in the years to …
Grazing Bears
Early morning estuary visits when we were sailing the Great Bear Rainforest aboard Raincoast Conservation research vessel Achiever this spring we were graced by lush estuaries and lots of bears grazing the new growth. With BC’s spring hunt coming to …
Evening estuary visitors
An evening visit into the estuary this beauty was happy the river was between us. Raincoast Conservation research vessel Achiever has been exploring the Great Bear this spring to find these wonderful creatures.…
