New study published on Spirit bears
New research has identified that the small genetic change responsible for Spirit bears – a rare, white-coated form of black bears – is up to 50% rarer in the Great Bear Rainforest than previously estimated.
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New peer-reviewed paper released
Against the backdrop of British Columbia’s recent consideration of UNDRIP into legislation, and conflict between Canada and Indigenous Nations/hereditary leaders over pipeline development (e.g. Coastal Gas Link and Trans Mountain projects), this week we published... -
Salmon, Bears and People – The Raincoast Applied Conservation Lab
The Wuikinuxv people in Rivers Inlet have shared a riverbank – a home and a fishery – with bears for thousands of years. Of primary concern to their coexistence with bears is ample salmon.
The Wuikinuxv are one of five …
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Studying effects of ecotourism on grizzly bears
Kate Fields on her research: "I am interested in how fitness-enhancing behaviour of grizzly bears is affected..." -
A summer swim
Who says it's too late in the summer for a float? Guided by Nuxalk Stewardship, we use methods in ethology to investigate... -
Today is International Women’s Day
Today is International Women’s Day.
February 11th likewise celebrated women – in particular, Women and Girls in the Sciences.
As a woman in the sciences – in metaphorical halls previously dominated by male counterparts and now buzzing with …
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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 …
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Nerds from the Applied Conservation Science Lab
Meeting with the nerds from the Applied Conservation Science Lab today. Thanks @ilonamihalik_ and Tyler.
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Last day sampling hair for 2018 season – Gitga’at Nation bear monitoring project
Last day sampling hair for 2018 season @Raincoast – Gitga’at Nation bear monitoring project 🐻 @UVicGeog @hensonbiol #dreamteam
…Last day sampling hair for 2018 season @Raincoast – Gitga'at Nation bear monitoring project 🐻 @UVicGeog @hensonbiol #dreamteam pic.twitter.com/2IbnwEEvNA
— Ilona Mihalik
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Nate Glickman teaching intertidal sampling
Raincoast’s Nate Glickman going over the basics of intertidal sampling. Black oystercatchers calling in the background on a crisp but sunny day during @UVicGeog Clayoquot Sound Field School.…
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Session on Lower Fraser River at the Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference next Spring
The Lower Fraser River and its estuary serves as a fitting microcosm of the challenges and opportunities that the Salish Sea faces. Next Spring we will be co-hosting a session... -
New Raincoast research on importance of salmon streams
Today we published important new research based on the results from over 1,400 bear hair samples collected over an area of over 690,000 square kilometres... -
Ensuring the ecological resilience of the Fraser River Estuary
While our research in the Fraser River estuary is focussed on juvenile salmon we also observe a host of other wildlife. The estuary is internationally recognized for its importance to... -
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... -
Continued impacts of the Nathan E Stewart oil spill
The impacts of the Nathan E Stewart diesel spill are still being felt. Join us this Thursday at the... -
Raincoast’s Misty Macduffee on Kinder Morgan proposal at UVic tonight
A conservation champion for killer whales, orca and wild salmon, Raincoast's Misty MacDuffee will outline what the Kinder Morgan proposal means... -
Characterizing habitat at our Fraser River sites
"165" Lia (@felinethropist) calls out the shoot density of sedges / vegetation cover in a 25cm by 25cm quadrant - characterizing habitat at our Fraser Salmon Project... -
This is a juvenile sand lance – a forage fish
This is a juvenile sand lance - a forage fish and a key component of the Salish Sea ecosystem... -
Directly Affected Victoria premiere tonight
Full house at University of Victoria Bob Wright Centre for DirectlyAffected Victoria premiere tonight! Directly Affected is Raincoast Conservations's new short film...
