Legal Victory for resident Killer Whales
A precedent setting legal victory that forces the Canadian federal government to protect the critical habitat of BC’s resident killer whales (salmon eaters) was won this week. CFAX host Murray Langdon...
View ArticleDogs as sentinels of wildlife disease
Raincoast wolf scientists have published a paper in the Cdn Journal of Veterinary Medicine on diseases in dogs and the potential transfer between dogs and wildlife. CFAX’s Adam Stirling interviews...
View ArticleStudy assesses plastic pollution in BC waters
A new study has estimated that the inshore waters of coastal BC are filled with approximately 36,000 pieces of garbage, most of which is plastic. CFAX host Adam Stirling speaks with Raincoast’s Misty...
View ArticleBad news for BC’s wolves: open season
Wolves in BC better watch their backs. The provincial government has put a new wolf management in place, which doesn’t give the animals any breaks. Under the new rules, there is no closed season and no...
View ArticleConservationists slam DFO for chum impacts in commercial fishery
Three BC conservation groups are concerned that 1.37 million pounds of chum salmon have been discarded as by-catch in pink salmon fisheries. High mortality caused from rushed handling on the decks of...
View ArticleRaincoast objects to US plan to dart killer whales
The Raincoast Conservation Foundation is raising concerns about a US research plan to tag resident killer whales with satellite transmitters. Raincoast says that the information gathered from the tags...
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Exxon Valdez 23rd Anniversary: Lessons Learned
Raincoast’s Misty MacDuffee speaks with CBC On the 23rd anniversary of the Exxon Valdez Oil oil spill in Prince Willliam Sound, Alaska Raincoast biologist Misty MacDuffee speaks with CBC’s Gregor...
View ArticleKinder Morgan tankers threaten Salish Sea
On the 23rd Anniversary of the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill, CFAX interviews Raincoast’s Misty MacDuffee about the lessons learned and the consideration for the Salish Sea as Kinder Morgan rapidly expands...
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CFUV interviews Sherry Kirkvold about Art for an Oil-Free Coast
Naturalist, photographer and editor Sherry Kirkvold speaks with CFUV radio about Art for an oil-free coast and the upcoming book to be released in November. Sherry highlights the art, natural history,...
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Wolf kill contest debated on CKNW
Listen to CKNW discussion on the wolf kill contest with Raincoast’s Dr. Paul Paquet. http://www.raincoast.org/library/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/2012-11-29-105354.mp3 Find the source file here (MP3)
View ArticleCarnivore expert discusses BC ‘wolf management plan’
“Strong on killing and not very strong on conservation” is how Raincoast’s Dr. Paul Paquet describes BC’s wolf management plan. Listen to Paul, one of North America’s top wolf scientists, discuss why...
View ArticleThe ethics of BC’s grizzly hunt
CBC RadioWest with host Rebecca Zandbergen BC’s controlled grizzly bear hunt is now closed for the season. Some people think the grizzly hunt should be shut down, including Dr. Paul Paquet. He’s...
View ArticleCBC interviews: The ethics of trophy hunting
Listen to Mark Forsyth of CBC interview William Housty from the Heiltsuk Nation and Raincoast’s Paul Paquet as they discuss the ethics of killing grizzly bears for fun and “sport” and the recent...
View ArticleCFAX Interview with Raincoast’s Brian Falconer about the trophy hunt
Listen to Raincoast’s Brian Falconer discuss our call for an investigation into Clayton Stoner’s killing of a grizzly bear in the Great Bear Rainforest using a “resident” hunting license....
View ArticleRaincoast’s Brian Falconer speaks about ending the BC grizzly hunt
CFAX interviews Raincoast’s Brian Falconer on why the trophy hunting of BC grizzly bears needs to end. http://www.raincoast.org/wp-content/uploads/Oct-4-CFAX-Brian-grizzly-hunt.mp3 If this player...
View ArticleDogs as sentinels of wildlife disease
Raincoast wolf scientists have published a paper in the Cdn Journal of Veterinary Medicine on diseases in dogs and the potential transfer between dogs and wildlife. CFAX’s Adam Stirling interviews...
View ArticleStudy assesses plastic pollution in BC waters
A new study has estimated that the inshore waters of coastal BC are filled with approximately 36,000 pieces of garbage, most of which is plastic. CFAX host Adam Stirling speaks with Raincoast’s Misty...
View ArticleBad news for BC’s wolves: open season
Wolves in BC better watch their backs. The provincial government has put a new wolf management in place, which doesn’t give the animals any breaks. Under the new rules, there is no closed season and no...
View ArticleConservationists slam DFO for chum impacts in commercial fishery
Three BC conservation groups are concerned that 1.37 million pounds of chum salmon have been discarded as by-catch in pink salmon fisheries. High mortality caused from rushed handling on the decks of...
View ArticleRaincoast objects to US plan to dart killer whales
The Raincoast Conservation Foundation is raising concerns about a US research plan to tag resident killer whales with satellite transmitters. Raincoast says that the information gathered from the tags...
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