Earlier this year we began the first phase of our five-year restoration project in the Fraser Estuary making breaches in the Steveston Jetty to allow young salmon access to Sturgeon Bank.
Since breaching the Jetty, we have been monitoring to …
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K-25, Scoter⠀
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It is with great sadness that we share the news that three missing Southern Resident killer whales are now presumed dead according to @centerforwhaleresearch. …
This year the number of incidents with black bears in BC’s lower mainland and the number of incidents with bears in the province has significantly increased. ⠀
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The reality remains that the best way to manage interaction and co-existence …
Calendar coming soon….
Photo by Eric Perlett.…
One of our significant recent successes occurred earlier this year when the government announced the latest measures to support the recovery of Southern Resident Killer Whales. This increased the minimum distance for private boats and whale watching vessels around the …
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Thanks to your support we have reached our goal of $100,000 for the deposit on the Kitlope tenure – with one day to go! ⠀
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We actually exceeded our goal by …
Misty MacDuffee was interviewed for this podcast by CBC, hosted by Gloria Macarenko.
…“Host Gloria Macarenko delves into our fraught love affair with the iconic and endangered Southern Resident Killer Whales who have become political poster children for climate
Beyond coastal wildlife we are always searching for more Raincoasters to join us in our conservation efforts. ⠀
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Monthly supporters help provide the financial foundation for our work. If there is an amount that works for you to help …
Fraser Connectivity Project monitoring continues at our jetty breach locations yesterday! The west breach is looking great with a nice channel developing onto the foreshore, transporting freshwater, fine sediment and fish into the estuary instead of out to sea!
Given the importance of habitat to Fraser River salmon, and the intensity of development pressures in the Lower River and estuary, Raincoast has initiated a Lower Fraser Salmon Conservation Program. Our goal is to restore and recover the reproductive potential …
The long-term goal of our Coastal Carnivores campaign is to end commercial trophy hunting throughout the Great Bear Rainforest. Although Spirit Bears, like the one pictured, are protected, the black bears that carry the recessive gene that produces the Spirit …
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 …
Help us safeguard coastal carnivores in the Great Bear Rainforest. Working with our First Nations partners, our goal is to permanently end commercial trophy hunting of all large carnivores in the Great Bear Rainforest. Purchasing the remaining commercial tenures in …
Had a great time at Bass Coast this weekend, thanks so much for letting me give a talk about salmon!! 😍
We’re headed back to court for killer whales. ⠀
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Last week we announced that we are returning to court to challenge the federal government’s re-approval of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion with Living Oceans and Ecojustice.
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“My people, the Xenaksiala, never touch grizzlies. We were taught that’s our friend in the wilderness.”⠀
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These are the words of Xenaksiala elder, Cecil Paul, who played an integral role in protecting the Kitlope from logging and other extractive …
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 …
BREAKING. Today Raincoast is returning to court with partners Ecojustice and Living to challenge the federal government’s re-approval of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion.
We contend that Cabinet failed to comply with its responsibility to protect critically endangered Southern …
