Raincoast Applied Conservation Science Lab
Our team is grieving the loss of a dear friend and mentor, Chester "Lone Wolf" Starr, of Bella Bella, Heiltsuk Territory.
Heiltsuk Territory
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Raincoast Conservation Foundation and Achiever in the Great Bear Rainforest
A grizzly bears strolls an estuary walled by granite cliffs down which countless waterfalls drop hundreds of feet, as if straight from the clouds. The jet black dorsal fins... -
Excursions with Achiever
Our research vessel, Achiever, just returned from an amazing trip. Here’s an excerpt from Raincoast Education Associate, Nathaniel Glickman’s dispatch about the trip:
“Situated at the mouth of an unlogged watershed, Koeye camp is what I believe to be the …
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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 … -
Achiever at the Heiltsuk Koeye camp with QQS Projects
This week Achiever is at the Heiltsuk Koeye camp with @qqsprojects helping campers... -
World Oceans Day
The work we do is inseparable from the ocean. Whether we are researching grizzly bears, coastal wolves... -
Exploring with Little Red
Exploring with Little Red, Raincoast Conservation research vessel Achiever small tender, we head up a river to see what’s around the bend. Venturing past tidal influence the smells and sights blend salt and sea with land and trees. It’s all …
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Humpbacks in the fjords
Circumnavigating one of the thousands of islands in the Great Bear Rainforest aboard Raincoast Conservation research vessel Achiever humpback whales are already deep in the fjords. BC’s humpback populations are doing well, but are still susceptible to entanglements and vessel …
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Achiever in the light
Morning light shinning down on Raincoast Conservation research vessel Achiever at anchor. The long summer days mean early starts to catch the light, and the wildlife…
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Spring melt
Slicing through the Great Bear aboard Raincoast Conservation research vessel Achiever the spring melt is showing. It has been wonderful to see snow capped peaks this year swelling creeks and rivers of the central coast.…
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Starting the season
Raincoast Conservation research vessel Achiever heading north for her first trip of the season. It’s spring on the central coast with thick dew in the morning and beautiful skylines. Heading out to explore the many rivers and estuaries in the …
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Movie tonight at University of Victoria to benefit oil spill cleanup
Join us tonight with UVic Parks Club (@uvic_parks_club) and win a two night stay at Tofino Hostel... -
Killer whales near the Nathan E Stewart oil spill
A pod of killer whales, orca in Seaforth channel Heiltsuk Territory near the Nathan E Stewart oil spill. As this incident continues to unfold, we are reminded of... -
Raincoasts’ non-invasive bear research
"Let's see now, what have we here? Caution please do not disturb, mmm-hmm research project, yep, on .... BEARS!?". Reading this sign was likely the only stressful part of this bear's participation... -
Accidental photograph of a cougar
Our non-invasive research does involve some bycatch: Here we accidentally photographed a cougar while trying to study bears... -
Site inspection by mama grizzly and cub
We just had a site inspection by a momma grizzly and cub. We were relieved they decided that our site was up to code... -
A killer day in Heiltsuk
A killer day in Heiltsuk territory! -
Achiever anchored near Bella Bella
On Raincoast conservation research vessel Achiever anchored near Bella Bella at the start of a week long trip north. -
Dancing in the sea
Dancing in the sea, not far from Bella Bella, Heiltsuk territory. -
The Raincoast science research canoe
The Raincoast science research canoe in the Great Bear rainforest, Heiltsuk territory... -
Wolf and Heiltsuk herring
The Easter bunny brought Heiltsuk herring eggs for this wolf. -
Closing the commercial sac roe fishery
Heiltsuk youth paddling to DFO today to close the commercial sac roe fishery on Heiltsuk herring. -
Rain and orca whales in Bella Bella
Meanwhile in Bella Bella we're getting more than 100mm of rain and more orcas.
