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 have already bought the pipeline. If the cost also includes the extinction of the Southern …
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The world watched Southern Resident killer whale Tahlequah (J35) carry her dead calf (her child) for over two weeks…
Today Canada committed $4.5 billion to buy the Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain pipeline. This doesn’t include the costs to built it. Whoever owns the project still faces…
Amidst the noise about risk, uncertainty, Kinder Morgan and their Trans Mountain pipeline proposal, we know this: The Trans Mountain Project will intensify existing threats…
Killer whale emergency. The Southern Resident killer whales are critically endangered. They need our help…
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…
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…
Our recent research identifies areas of the BC Coast intensively used by different marine mammals including fin, humpback and killer whales. Described as “hotspots”…
With the ever present and dramatically increasing threat of oil spills in BC waters, we decided to take a hard look at the risk to marine mammals. Knowing that it’s a matter of when, rather than if a spill occurs…
The land, waters and wildlife of coastal British Columbia is our inspiration. It’s our mission to protect all of these things and you can help today. Vote…
There are actions we can take to help stabilize the Southern Resident population of killer whales. These steps include increasing food supply and quality, reducing pollution and addressing acoustic disturbance from all types of vessel. Science tells us this can make a difference. To find out more join us at the Mary Winspear Centre in Sidney tonight. …
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The Southern Resident killer whale population is a major focus of our conservation efforts in the Salish Sea. The population is endangered…
These bears grace the cover of our annual report – Tracking Raincoast. If you want the inside track on our plans…
Today we launched a new animation with Georgia Strait, BC and Friends of the San Juans. It illustrates the potential effects of a Kinder Morgan oil spill…
Not so pretty but very real. This is the Nathan E Stewart oil spill in Heiltsuk Territory. This beach is one shared by…
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…
A conservation champion for killer whales, orca and wild salmon, Raincoast’s Misty MacDuffee will outline what the Kinder Morgan proposal means…
Forage fish – like this sand lance – are an integral piece of the Salish Sea ecosystem. Without them, marine birds, orca, seals and the ecosystem as a whole would not exist…