A look back on our impact in 2020
A look back on our impacts in 2020.
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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.
Raincoast reaches Kitlope fundraising goal
Congratulations on helping us reach our fundraising goal for the Kitlope tenure.
Wolf Conservation Center Wolf School episode 02 – Conservation of endangered Mexican grey and red wolves in the United States
Regan discusses several of the conservation initiatives around the country since 1987 that have helped to reintroduce wolves back into the wild. In particular, she talks about the species survival program in place for the rarer Mexican grey wolf and red wolf populations.
Dr. Paul Paquet Wolf School episode 01 – The ecology and history of wolves
In this episode, host Ross Dixon and Dr. Paquet discuss wolves in a broader context, including some of the more unique experiences where Paul has been able to study wolves in the wild. Dr. Paquet discusses how wolves are highly adaptable animals, their social behaviors, and what happens to wolf behavior when we (humans) disturb this social structure of the pack.
Thanks to everyone who made our first season of Coastal Insight a success
We just wrapped up our 11th episode of Coastal Insights, a live and interactive online learning program.
New study finds no evidence to support killing wolves
A new study released today finds no evidence that the government-sponsored killing of wolves in British Columbia will save endangered caribou.
Stop killing wolves
There are no reasonable ecological reasons to kill wolves, there are no valid economic reasons, and clearly there are no tenable ethical reasons.
BC government spends $2 million on wolf cull
The Narwhal published an article looking into the rationale (or lack thereof) of the BC government spending $2 million on killing wolves.
Stop recreational killing of wolves
We are currently working to stop the recreational killing of British Columbia’s wolves - over 1200 of which are killed annually by hunting and trapping.
Take action with us to help BC’s wolves
Last week we launched a new campaign with the goal of stopping the recreational killing of wolves in BC, Canada.
Staqeya, the lone wolf of Discovery Island, was killed
Staqeya (also known as Takaya) was seen and treasured by many who’ve watched this wolf live and move throughout the Salish Sea, venturing into James Bay and around Discovery Island.
Help us purchase the Kitlope tenure
With the support of our First Nation partners, Raincoast now owns commercial trophy hunting rights in an area of over 33,000 square kilometers, across the Great Bear Rainforest. That’s an area larger than Vancouver Island. Our long term goal...
Safeguarding coastal carnivores in the Kitlope
One of our greatest achievements at Raincoast has been our role in ending the trophy hunting of grizzly bears throughout British Columbia. Acquiring the remaining commercial hunting tenures in the Great Bear Rainforest extends similar protection to all coastal carnivores …
Donate to help us end trophy hunting
Give a gift to end trophy hunting of coastal carnivores. 100% of your donations will go directly to our coastal carnivores campaign and provide...
New study by Raincoast on impact of human development on wolves
An extensive study about the impact of human development on wolves across boreal ecosystems was just released as an open access paper in Ecology and Evolution. Authors include Raincoast’s Paul Pauquet...
Thank you for the support and donations – keep them coming to Stop Trophy Hunting
We have a lot of love for our supporters. As we work towards ending commercial trophy hunting throughout the entire Great Bear Rainforest...
Permanently End Trophy Hunting in the Kitlope Conservancy
Our goal is to permanently end commercial trophy hunting of all large carnivores in the Great Bear Rainforest.⠀
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As the only permanent solution to stopping the commercial trophy hunt appeared to be buying out hunting licenses, we began purchasing …
Help us secure the Kitlope Tenure
The Kitlope is the world’s largest intact temperate rainforest with trees over 1,000 years old.
While Kitlope is protected from logging, and the current ban protects grizzly bears from being hunted, there remains unfinished business in the Kitlope. Trophy hunters …
One Shot for Coastal Carnivores, Vancouver
The One Shot for Coastal Carnivores exhibit is now set up at the Karen Cooper Gallery on Granville Island.
Keep an eye out, we might even open a day early……
Would you like to visit a place like this?
Would you like to visit a place like this? A place where grizzly bears, black bears, wolves and Spirit bears roam.
This shot was taken in one of the estuaries where we are working to permanently end commercial trophy hunting …
Safe for now
Safe for now. Our campaign with Coastal First Nations to Safeguard Coastal Carnivores will mean a permanent end to commercial trophy hunting of all large carnivores...
Safeguarding coastal carnivores
Conservation protects populations of animals, family units and individuals, like this wolf. Our Safeguarding Coastal Carnivores campaign aims to...
“Saving the Great Bears” was always about more than the bears
Saving the Great Bears was always about more that the bears.
Our goal, in partnership with Coastal First Nations, is to permanently end commercial trophy hunting of all large carnivores in the Great Bear Rainforest and we have refreshed …
