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Ongoing ACS Lab research on human activity impact on grizzly bear behaviour

No evidence to support wolf culls

New research shows rare Spirit bear needs more protection

New study finds no evidence to support killing wolves

Raincoast presents Coastal Insights tomorrow on Consilience

More on our Applied Conservation Science Lab projects

Bear hair as a research tool

New publication on “supporting resurgent Indigenous-led stewardship” to advance conservation

Raincoast Applied Conservation Science Lab
The importance of salmon diversity
One of the most important characteristics of science is its ability to improve understanding about the natural world. Often that means questioning ‘established’ knowledge. For years, we have advocated for increased allocation of salmon for …

Stories from the Magic Canoe

Raincoast studies the effect of ecotourism on bears

Join Raincoast Conservation and guests in a conversation about Indigenous leader Wa’xaid, Cecil Paul

New research suggests that trophy hunters are willing to pay more money for larger-bodied carnivores

The Salmon Carnivore Project

New published Raincoast Conservation study shows the importance of different habitats to preserve fish biodiversity in the Fraser River estuary

International Women’s Day
From the original Raincoast scientist – Misty MacDuffy – to the majority of our lab team @universityofvictoria and board members – Maureen Gordon and JJ Woodland – women continue to play a leading role in every aspect of our work. …

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 …