Comment vont les épaulards? Peter Ross nous parle des menaces principales de cette espèce charismatique
Les épaulards (ou orques) sont beaux, puissants, et intelligents, mais ils sont aussi vulnérables aux activités humaines.
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Three new calves born into the Southern Resident Killer Whale community
Three new calves born into the Southern Resident killer whale community provide hope for their recovery.
We asked you to provide input to the Canadian government survey on these measures
To reduce threats to critically endangered Southern Resident killer whales, the federal government took initial steps in the last two years to limit noise and disturbance (from vessels) and to create areas where killer whales can feed without competition from fishing boats.
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.
Southern Residents and recovery
Raincoast’s approach to recovering Southern Resident killer whales stands on two primary tenets. First is to hold the line: to keep critical habitat in the Salish Sea from becoming further degraded. The second tenet is to reduce the immediate threats undermining their survival; lack of food, noise and disturbance from vessels, and pollutants that accumulate in their food.
Support investments in nature and biodiversity
As we all work to emerge from the covid-19 pandemic, 235 organizations, including Raincoast and many of you signed a letter to Prime Minister Trudeau to emphasize that investments in nature and biodiversity can create jobs and contribute to an economic recovery and a sustainable future.
Terminal 2 will increase chances of SRKW extinction
The increased shipping noise from Terminal 2 will reduce feeding success for the Southern Residents.
Stop Terminal 2 expansion
Please tell Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Jonathan Wilkinson, to say no to the Terminal 2 expansion and commit to protecting and restoring salmon and killer whales.
Demystifying the Killer Whales of BC S1 E8
Killer whales are iconic to the Pacific Northwest and deeply rooted as cultural and spiritual symbols for the Coast Salish peoples.
Raincoast explores killer whales in upcoming Coastal Insights program
Killer whales are icons of the Pacific Northwest and are deeply rooted as cultural and spiritual symbols for the Coast Salish peoples.
Take action to protect Fraser river estuary
The proposed Terminal 2 expansion will further destroy and degrade wildlife habitat in the Fraser River Estuary, an area that is home to more than 100 species of wildlife at-risk of extinction.
Misty MacDuffee contributes essay to new book Spirits of the Coast
Spirits of the Coast is our new favourite book. It brings together the work of marine biologists, Indigenous knowledge keepers, poets, artists and storytellers, united by their love for killer whales.
Hatcheries Failing Chinook
More salmon hatcheries will NOT help killer whales or chinook…
In B.C. and Washington State, fishery managers, legislators, the sport fishing industry and even the whale watching industry have advocated for increased production of hatchery chinook to “save” the critically …
Killer Whale Ice Cream
Killer Whale ice cream?! Yes please!! Killer Creamery just released their chocolate peanut butter, activated charcoal ice cream. They are donating all profits from sales to further our research and protection efforts of the Southern Resident Killer Whales! The ice …
15 years and Achiever is still going strong
Over the past 15 years, the Achiever has helped to enable the research efforts many groups and performed extensive work ranging from population estimates and data collection of fin whales, killer whale ecotypes, and humpback entanglement probabilities. She has worked …
Chinook salmon key to killer whale recovery
Chinook salmon are key to killer whale recovery. DFO’s measures reduce competition with salmon fishing in some areas, and will begin rebuilding the endangered Chinook runs the whales need to feed on in the spring and early summer.” – Misty …
Save the whales, submit comments before May 3, 2019
Are you concerned for the survival of Southern Resident killer whales? Now is the time for your input. Use the federal survey to submit a response on scenarios developed over the last 4 months.
Raincoast …
National Energy Board Approval of Trans Mountain Proposal
Today’s recommendation by the National Energy Board for approval of the Trans Mountain tanker and pipeline proposal was no surprise.
Unfortunately no mitigation measures can protect the Southern Residents from the noise of the increased tanker traffic.
The Canadian government …
Lucky is the new calf born to the endangered Southern Resident killer whale population
This is not Lucky.
Lucky is the new calf born to the endangered Southern Resident killer whale population! Confirmed today by the Center for Whale Research the calf – designated L124 and born to L77 – has been named Lucky. …
Canadian federal government announced that it refuses to issue an emergency order to protect endangered killer whales
Last week the Canadian federal government announced that it refuses to issue an emergency order to protect endangered killer whales under the Species at Risk Act, despite the Minister of Environment and Climate Change and the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans’ recommendation to do so...
The world watched Southern Resident killer whale Tahlequah (J35)
The world watched Southern Resident killer whale Tahlequah (J35) carry her dead calf (her child) for over two weeks...
Killer whale emergency
Killer whale emergency. The Southern Resident killer whales are critically endangered. They need our help...
Help us save the whales
This week we published new research that shows a 25% chance that the Southern Resident killer whales could be lost within the next 100 years. Lost forever. We also identified what their recovery...
Challenging the Canadian federal government in court to save killer whales
This week we are in court to stand up for the Southern Resident killer whales and the Salish Sea. We are challenging the Canadian federal government's approval of the Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain pipeline...
