.UBC Zoology prof Dr. Eric Taylor says that #salmon species where juveniles stay in the stream for a year or two before heading to oceans are particularly at risk of low flow, warm pools, and increased stressors due to low snowpack levels. castanet.net/news/BC/491913…

Over 20 years of advocacy by the Yurok and Karuk tribes culminates in the Klamath River dam removal, benefiting over 400 miles of habitat. ejus.tc/4c6YvbE

A great expanse of tundra in the northeast corner of the Yukon is now protected by an Indigenous-led conservation area, safeguarding important Inuvialuit harvesting areas for future generations. via Ainslie Cruickshank: thenarwhal.ca/aullaviat-angu…

Excited for our recent paper in Frontiers in Conservation Science! We used laws & oral traditions of the Lower Fraser FNs & analyzed the economic costs of ‘managed retreat’ (movement of ppl out of flood prone areas), to propose the return of Sumas Xhotsa (Lake) as a solution to flood risk

Who doesn't need a break on a hot summer day? This was captured as part of a research project to better understand the behaviour and ecology of large carnivores in a tributary of the Fraser River in collaboration with the q̓ic̓əy̓ (Katzie) First Nation.

Can B.C.'s southern resident killer whales be taken off the path to extinction? Great quotes from Misty MacDuffee outlining their tenuous state, and why an emergency order is needed for their recovery #SouthernResidentKillerWhale #SpeciesAtRisk Raincoast Conservation Foundation nationalobserver.com/2024/07/25/new…

Honoured to write this op-ed with Rosa Galvez & Akaash Maharaj. Canada has the opportunity to lead on the global stage by improving the Nature Accountability Act - starting with enshrining the 23 biodiversity recovery targets into law. Raincoast Conservation Foundation Nature Canada Steven Guilbeault

For its first tabling, the Nature Accountability Act does not require much 'accountability' for Canada. Bill C-73 should include requirements for regular audits by the Commissioner of the Env. to evaluate progress of the 2030 Biodiversity Strategy Rosa Galvez Nature Canada

Read our op-ed in the Hill Times Global with Rosa Galvez and Akaash Maharaj identifying the opportunity Canada has to deliver a robust Nature Accountability Act at the next reading of the House of Commons. hilltimes.com/story/2024/07/…

More than a decade of research shows Southern Resident killer whales are adversely affected by the physical presence and noise of vessels. Submit your feedback to the DFO Pacific Marine Mammal Regulations survey now! See here for suggested feedback: raincoast.org/2024/07/feedba…

Alberta’s move to reopen the grizzly hunt should only have been made after public consultation "Pretending it’s about protecting life and property from 'problem' bears is a devious way of dressing up a trophy hunt as a public service." theglobeandmail.com/opinion/articl…

Take action to request an emergency order for Southern Resident killer whales under the Species at Risk Act! See here for our petition to DFO and ECCC, and how you can contact your MP to urge further action for these whales. raincoast.org/2024/08/take-a… #endangered #science

Join a great team working on important issues in Canada's west with @PhillipMeintzer and Devon Earl! #conservation #science #alberta

When her biologist dad first saw the grey ghosts as he flew over Alberta's Caribou Mountains, he was astonished, Trina Moyles writes. An otherworldly species was below in huge numbers. Now, the future of caribou is threatened by human activity — and fire thenarwhal.ca/woodland-carib…

The primary impacts from log booming activity were a large decrease in the abundance of benthic invertebrates, a key food source for juvenile #salmon, with  four times greater abundance at reference sites relative to active log booming areas. #habitat raincoast.org/2024/08/log-bo…

The killer whales are speaking, but is the minister of Transport Canada listening? There are only 74 Southern Resident killer whales left in existence, and they're under perpetual threat by the noise, #pollution, and a lack of food...#orcas #endangered raincoast.org/2024/09/killer…

Sounding the alarm: The federal draft Ocean Noise Strategy falls short Why Canada’s draft Ocean Noise Strategy misses the mark. Valeria Vergara Raincoast Conservation Foundation #OceanNoise raincoast.org/2024/09/soundi…

Catching immature #salmon is putting selective pressure on the species toward younger and smaller fish, Misty MacDuffee said, when what #endangered southern resident killer whales need for sustenance are big, old Chinook. #orcas seattletimes.com/seattle-news/c… via The Seattle Times

The Tribal Heritage and American Bison, Grizzly Bear, and Wolf Restoration and Coexistence Act has been introduced to both chambers of Congress! We stand in solidarity with tribal leaders as they champion this vital initiative to protect wildlife.