Raincoast Conservation Foundation
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Raincoast is a team of scientists and conservationists empowered by our research to safeguard the lands, waters, and wildlife of coastal BC. Find us at www.raincoast.org.
📣Event alert!
Join Priya Puri, our Forest Conservation Program Coordinator, to dive into the world of plants and animals in the temperate rainforest!
📆When? March 16, 10:30 am
📍Where? Lynn Canyon Ecology Centre
Ages 8+ with an adult, register now: www.raincoast.org/event/wildli...
Join Priya Puri, our Forest Conservation Program Coordinator, to dive into the world of plants and animals in the temperate rainforest!
📆When? March 16, 10:30 am
📍Where? Lynn Canyon Ecology Centre
Ages 8+ with an adult, register now: www.raincoast.org/event/wildli...
Wildlife Weeks: Junior Researchers at Lynn Canyon Ecology Centre | Raincoast
Dive into the world of plants and animals in the temperate rainforest! Join Priya Puri, our Forest Conservation Program Coordinator, to learn about her work with forest conservation and what it’s like...
www.raincoast.org
February 19, 2026 at 12:23 AM
📣Event alert!
Join Priya Puri, our Forest Conservation Program Coordinator, to dive into the world of plants and animals in the temperate rainforest!
📆When? March 16, 10:30 am
📍Where? Lynn Canyon Ecology Centre
Ages 8+ with an adult, register now: www.raincoast.org/event/wildli...
Join Priya Puri, our Forest Conservation Program Coordinator, to dive into the world of plants and animals in the temperate rainforest!
📆When? March 16, 10:30 am
📍Where? Lynn Canyon Ecology Centre
Ages 8+ with an adult, register now: www.raincoast.org/event/wildli...
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New 📰| Assessing cumulative effects to support Indigenous-led ecosystem-based management in salmon watersheds 🐟 https://ow.ly/KHgB50YbSHm
🖼️ The “Salmon Forest” within a watershed—illustrated by Briony Penn.
UBC Science, University of Victoria
#IndigenousScience #Ecosystem #Salmon #Conservation
🖼️ The “Salmon Forest” within a watershed—illustrated by Briony Penn.
UBC Science, University of Victoria
#IndigenousScience #Ecosystem #Salmon #Conservation
February 9, 2026 at 6:43 PM
New 📰| Assessing cumulative effects to support Indigenous-led ecosystem-based management in salmon watersheds 🐟 https://ow.ly/KHgB50YbSHm
🖼️ The “Salmon Forest” within a watershed—illustrated by Briony Penn.
UBC Science, University of Victoria
#IndigenousScience #Ecosystem #Salmon #Conservation
🖼️ The “Salmon Forest” within a watershed—illustrated by Briony Penn.
UBC Science, University of Victoria
#IndigenousScience #Ecosystem #Salmon #Conservation
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"Belugas travel to warm, shallow estuaries to give birth and care for their young. Knowledge holders inform us that some of these estuaries have been visited by belugas for several hundred years. But not just any estuary will do!"
A summary of our new BES paper by @jaclynaubin.bsky.social 👇
A summary of our new BES paper by @jaclynaubin.bsky.social 👇
New scientific review highlights the complex and culturally rich social lives of beluga whales: #belugas live in multilevel, dynamic societies shaped by kinship, sex, and culture. www.raincoast.org/2026/02/soci...
The social and cultural lives of belugas | Raincoast
Exploring beluga sociality and culture through the lens of behaviourial and evolutionary ecology.
www.raincoast.org
February 17, 2026 at 11:47 AM
"Belugas travel to warm, shallow estuaries to give birth and care for their young. Knowledge holders inform us that some of these estuaries have been visited by belugas for several hundred years. But not just any estuary will do!"
A summary of our new BES paper by @jaclynaubin.bsky.social 👇
A summary of our new BES paper by @jaclynaubin.bsky.social 👇
Relationship status: committed to the coast.
Happy Valentine’s Day - today, and everyday, is a great time to protect what you LOVE.
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February 14, 2026 at 5:22 PM
Relationship status: committed to the coast.
Happy Valentine’s Day - today, and everyday, is a great time to protect what you LOVE.
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February 13, 2026 at 6:03 PM
#DidYouKnow wolves in mountainous regions, like those of BC, roam some of the largest home ranges of any land mammal? A wolf’s home range is the area where all its life needs are met – from hunting grounds and travel corridors to den sites and pup-rearing areas.
www.raincoast.org/2026/02/wolf...
www.raincoast.org/2026/02/wolf...
Wolf home range and travel distances | Raincoast
Range size varies widely depending on factors like prey density, pack size, and terrain.
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February 11, 2026 at 9:29 PM
#DidYouKnow wolves in mountainous regions, like those of BC, roam some of the largest home ranges of any land mammal? A wolf’s home range is the area where all its life needs are met – from hunting grounds and travel corridors to den sites and pup-rearing areas.
www.raincoast.org/2026/02/wolf...
www.raincoast.org/2026/02/wolf...
New scientific review highlights the complex and culturally rich social lives of beluga whales: #belugas live in multilevel, dynamic societies shaped by kinship, sex, and culture. www.raincoast.org/2026/02/soci...
The social and cultural lives of belugas | Raincoast
Exploring beluga sociality and culture through the lens of behaviourial and evolutionary ecology.
www.raincoast.org
February 6, 2026 at 6:30 PM
New scientific review highlights the complex and culturally rich social lives of beluga whales: #belugas live in multilevel, dynamic societies shaped by kinship, sex, and culture. www.raincoast.org/2026/02/soci...
Some of the best insight from science requires looking at a ‘system’ from a couple different vantages...
In a new paper out late last year in Nature Publishing Group’s Scientific Reports, our team did just that: www.raincoast.org/2026/02/effe...
In a new paper out late last year in Nature Publishing Group’s Scientific Reports, our team did just that: www.raincoast.org/2026/02/effe...
Effects of boat- and land-based ecotourism on bears | Raincoast
This body of evidence will help guide ecotourism and conservation.
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February 3, 2026 at 9:48 PM
Some of the best insight from science requires looking at a ‘system’ from a couple different vantages...
In a new paper out late last year in Nature Publishing Group’s Scientific Reports, our team did just that: www.raincoast.org/2026/02/effe...
In a new paper out late last year in Nature Publishing Group’s Scientific Reports, our team did just that: www.raincoast.org/2026/02/effe...
A paper authored by Raincoast scientists became the most downloaded article of The Canadian Journal of Zoology in 2025.
“Grizzly bears detected at ecotourism sites are less likely than predicted by chance to encounter conflict,” had been read by almost 1,500 independent users last year. (Continued)
“Grizzly bears detected at ecotourism sites are less likely than predicted by chance to encounter conflict,” had been read by almost 1,500 independent users last year. (Continued)
January 27, 2026 at 12:34 AM
A paper authored by Raincoast scientists became the most downloaded article of The Canadian Journal of Zoology in 2025.
“Grizzly bears detected at ecotourism sites are less likely than predicted by chance to encounter conflict,” had been read by almost 1,500 independent users last year. (Continued)
“Grizzly bears detected at ecotourism sites are less likely than predicted by chance to encounter conflict,” had been read by almost 1,500 independent users last year. (Continued)
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Our newest paper is out! "Beluga societies: the social and cultural lives of an enigmatic odontocete" is now published in Behavioral Ecology & Sociobiology.
doi.org/10.1007/s00265-025-03630-3
Led by @jaclynaubin.bsky.social with our collaborators @raincoast.org & GREMM. Check out Jaclyn's thread 👇.
doi.org/10.1007/s00265-025-03630-3
Led by @jaclynaubin.bsky.social with our collaborators @raincoast.org & GREMM. Check out Jaclyn's thread 👇.
January 22, 2026 at 3:03 PM
Our newest paper is out! "Beluga societies: the social and cultural lives of an enigmatic odontocete" is now published in Behavioral Ecology & Sociobiology.
doi.org/10.1007/s00265-025-03630-3
Led by @jaclynaubin.bsky.social with our collaborators @raincoast.org & GREMM. Check out Jaclyn's thread 👇.
doi.org/10.1007/s00265-025-03630-3
Led by @jaclynaubin.bsky.social with our collaborators @raincoast.org & GREMM. Check out Jaclyn's thread 👇.
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We have a new paper out this week "Beluga societies: the social and cultural lives of an enigmatic odontocete" led by @jaclynaubin.bsky.social. Our collaborators @raincoast.org have made this cool video highlighting some key elements of our paper. Check it out: 👇
Do belugas have bromances?
A new scientific review by a research team including Raincoast scientists just dropped at Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, bringing together decades of research to provide the most complete picture yet of the social nature of belugas.
www.raincoast.org/2026/01/do-b...
A new scientific review by a research team including Raincoast scientists just dropped at Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, bringing together decades of research to provide the most complete picture yet of the social nature of belugas.
www.raincoast.org/2026/01/do-b...
January 23, 2026 at 5:34 PM
We have a new paper out this week "Beluga societies: the social and cultural lives of an enigmatic odontocete" led by @jaclynaubin.bsky.social. Our collaborators @raincoast.org have made this cool video highlighting some key elements of our paper. Check it out: 👇
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This is one of the most rewarding reviews I’ve ever had the pleasure of participating in! So pleased to see it published. First author @jaclynaubin.bsky.social summarizes it beautifully.
Our new review of beluga sociality and culture just dropped at Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology! Some of our key conclusions summarized 🧵
doi.org/10.1007/s002...
@marine-valeria.bsky.social @dmennill.bsky.social @raincoast.org
doi.org/10.1007/s002...
@marine-valeria.bsky.social @dmennill.bsky.social @raincoast.org
January 21, 2026 at 10:45 PM
This is one of the most rewarding reviews I’ve ever had the pleasure of participating in! So pleased to see it published. First author @jaclynaubin.bsky.social summarizes it beautifully.
Do belugas have bromances?
A new scientific review by a research team including Raincoast scientists just dropped at Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, bringing together decades of research to provide the most complete picture yet of the social nature of belugas.
www.raincoast.org/2026/01/do-b...
A new scientific review by a research team including Raincoast scientists just dropped at Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, bringing together decades of research to provide the most complete picture yet of the social nature of belugas.
www.raincoast.org/2026/01/do-b...
January 21, 2026 at 11:49 PM
Do belugas have bromances?
A new scientific review by a research team including Raincoast scientists just dropped at Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, bringing together decades of research to provide the most complete picture yet of the social nature of belugas.
www.raincoast.org/2026/01/do-b...
A new scientific review by a research team including Raincoast scientists just dropped at Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, bringing together decades of research to provide the most complete picture yet of the social nature of belugas.
www.raincoast.org/2026/01/do-b...
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We thank our partners @ibiouwindsor.bsky.social, @raincoast.org, GREMM, NSERC, and all the authors and researchers whose tireless work made this review possible!
We have a press release available for media, feel free to get in touch! #cdnmedia #press www.raincoast.org/press/cultur...
We have a press release available for media, feel free to get in touch! #cdnmedia #press www.raincoast.org/press/cultur...
January 21, 2026 at 8:05 PM
We thank our partners @ibiouwindsor.bsky.social, @raincoast.org, GREMM, NSERC, and all the authors and researchers whose tireless work made this review possible!
We have a press release available for media, feel free to get in touch! #cdnmedia #press www.raincoast.org/press/cultur...
We have a press release available for media, feel free to get in touch! #cdnmedia #press www.raincoast.org/press/cultur...
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Our new review of beluga sociality and culture just dropped at Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology! Some of our key conclusions summarized 🧵
doi.org/10.1007/s002...
@marine-valeria.bsky.social @dmennill.bsky.social @raincoast.org
doi.org/10.1007/s002...
@marine-valeria.bsky.social @dmennill.bsky.social @raincoast.org
January 21, 2026 at 8:05 PM
Our new review of beluga sociality and culture just dropped at Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology! Some of our key conclusions summarized 🧵
doi.org/10.1007/s002...
@marine-valeria.bsky.social @dmennill.bsky.social @raincoast.org
doi.org/10.1007/s002...
@marine-valeria.bsky.social @dmennill.bsky.social @raincoast.org
Today is a good day to follow @jaclynaubin.bsky.social. She has an imminent announcement about some fresh beluga research. #belugas #ConservationScience
#belugafact: Did you know that tail shape can help differentiate male and female belugas?
As males mature, their tail become more curved and heart-shaped❤️, while female tails remain relatively straight at the bottom edge. Figure adapted from Vladykov (1944)
As males mature, their tail become more curved and heart-shaped❤️, while female tails remain relatively straight at the bottom edge. Figure adapted from Vladykov (1944)
January 21, 2026 at 6:53 PM
Today is a good day to follow @jaclynaubin.bsky.social. She has an imminent announcement about some fresh beluga research. #belugas #ConservationScience
⛵️What was our research vessel, Achiever, up to all 2025?
SV Achiever offers education, research, and engagement opportunities on the BC coast year round. A GPS aboard frequently transmits its coordinates to display the current and past locations of the ship. www.raincoast.org/2026/01/what...
SV Achiever offers education, research, and engagement opportunities on the BC coast year round. A GPS aboard frequently transmits its coordinates to display the current and past locations of the ship. www.raincoast.org/2026/01/what...
A year in review: What was Achiever up to in 2025? | Raincoast
Watch our research vessel travel around the BC coast using our live tracking map.
www.raincoast.org
January 16, 2026 at 7:46 PM
⛵️What was our research vessel, Achiever, up to all 2025?
SV Achiever offers education, research, and engagement opportunities on the BC coast year round. A GPS aboard frequently transmits its coordinates to display the current and past locations of the ship. www.raincoast.org/2026/01/what...
SV Achiever offers education, research, and engagement opportunities on the BC coast year round. A GPS aboard frequently transmits its coordinates to display the current and past locations of the ship. www.raincoast.org/2026/01/what...
With @earthspecies.bsky.social, we're pairing video footage with concurrent audio recordings to understand how killer whales use sound across different social contexts. Reunions between mother-calf pairs are just one example of the functions we aim to explore further.
youtube.com/shorts/hsbHa...
youtube.com/shorts/hsbHa...
Mother/calf Northern Resident killer whale encounter
YouTube video by Raincoast Conservation Foundation
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January 14, 2026 at 11:27 PM
With @earthspecies.bsky.social, we're pairing video footage with concurrent audio recordings to understand how killer whales use sound across different social contexts. Reunions between mother-calf pairs are just one example of the functions we aim to explore further.
youtube.com/shorts/hsbHa...
youtube.com/shorts/hsbHa...
New year’s dump, literally💩!
As we head into 2026, we wanted to share some results from our scat analysis work documenting what recovering wolf populations eat throughout the seasons: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ctua...
As we head into 2026, we wanted to share some results from our scat analysis work documenting what recovering wolf populations eat throughout the seasons: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ctua...
What does a wolf eat in a year?
YouTube video by Raincoast Conservation Foundation
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January 5, 2026 at 9:55 PM
New year’s dump, literally💩!
As we head into 2026, we wanted to share some results from our scat analysis work documenting what recovering wolf populations eat throughout the seasons: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ctua...
As we head into 2026, we wanted to share some results from our scat analysis work documenting what recovering wolf populations eat throughout the seasons: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ctua...
🎉30 years of Raincoast's reach!
In 1996, Raincoast Conservation Foundation was established as a charitable organization in British Columbia. Since then, our researchers and scientists have contributed to groundbreaking work across the globe.
🔗Learn more 👉 www.raincoast.org/2025/12/30-y...
In 1996, Raincoast Conservation Foundation was established as a charitable organization in British Columbia. Since then, our researchers and scientists have contributed to groundbreaking work across the globe.
🔗Learn more 👉 www.raincoast.org/2025/12/30-y...
30 years of Raincoast’s reach | Raincoast
Our influence stretches internationally, with our researchers and scientists contributing to groundbreaking work across the globe.
www.raincoast.org
January 4, 2026 at 10:11 PM
🎉30 years of Raincoast's reach!
In 1996, Raincoast Conservation Foundation was established as a charitable organization in British Columbia. Since then, our researchers and scientists have contributed to groundbreaking work across the globe.
🔗Learn more 👉 www.raincoast.org/2025/12/30-y...
In 1996, Raincoast Conservation Foundation was established as a charitable organization in British Columbia. Since then, our researchers and scientists have contributed to groundbreaking work across the globe.
🔗Learn more 👉 www.raincoast.org/2025/12/30-y...
Looking back at an incredible moment from the field in 2025 👉 youtube.com/shorts/MXpKu...
We’re working with @earthspecies.bsky.social to understand killer whale communication more deeply than ever before. But we need your support. Learn more at raincoast.org/listen. #conservationscience #yvr
We’re working with @earthspecies.bsky.social to understand killer whale communication more deeply than ever before. But we need your support. Learn more at raincoast.org/listen. #conservationscience #yvr
January 1, 2026 at 12:28 AM
Looking back at an incredible moment from the field in 2025 👉 youtube.com/shorts/MXpKu...
We’re working with @earthspecies.bsky.social to understand killer whale communication more deeply than ever before. But we need your support. Learn more at raincoast.org/listen. #conservationscience #yvr
We’re working with @earthspecies.bsky.social to understand killer whale communication more deeply than ever before. But we need your support. Learn more at raincoast.org/listen. #conservationscience #yvr
🤔Science, or stress management? Both!
What does whacking a metal pole tied to the side of our research vessel have to do with killer whale conservation…? 🎬Learn more at www.raincoast.org/listen studio.youtube.com/video/qgsEYf... youtube.com/shorts/qgsEY...
What does whacking a metal pole tied to the side of our research vessel have to do with killer whale conservation…? 🎬Learn more at www.raincoast.org/listen studio.youtube.com/video/qgsEYf... youtube.com/shorts/qgsEY...
Behind-the-scenes of killer whale field research
YouTube video by Raincoast Conservation Foundation
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December 26, 2025 at 11:17 PM
🤔Science, or stress management? Both!
What does whacking a metal pole tied to the side of our research vessel have to do with killer whale conservation…? 🎬Learn more at www.raincoast.org/listen studio.youtube.com/video/qgsEYf... youtube.com/shorts/qgsEY...
What does whacking a metal pole tied to the side of our research vessel have to do with killer whale conservation…? 🎬Learn more at www.raincoast.org/listen studio.youtube.com/video/qgsEYf... youtube.com/shorts/qgsEY...
Raincoast’s Conservation Genetics Lab has had a busy year working on established projects and embarking on exciting new studies as well.
✍️This is an excerpt from Tracking Raincoast into 2026, an annual summary of our work.
www.raincoast.org/2025/12/biod...
✍️This is an excerpt from Tracking Raincoast into 2026, an annual summary of our work.
www.raincoast.org/2025/12/biod...
Biodiversity in BC, monitoring, and informing | Raincoast
Examining the genetics of whales and wolves, and using DNA from scat to determine spatial and temporal data on diet.
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December 22, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Raincoast’s Conservation Genetics Lab has had a busy year working on established projects and embarking on exciting new studies as well.
✍️This is an excerpt from Tracking Raincoast into 2026, an annual summary of our work.
www.raincoast.org/2025/12/biod...
✍️This is an excerpt from Tracking Raincoast into 2026, an annual summary of our work.
www.raincoast.org/2025/12/biod...
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#Forests, #fire, and #fish: #Policy pathways to manage forests for #wildfire #resilience, #salmon recovery, and #watershed #security
www.raincoast.org/reports/fore...
www.raincoast.org/reports/fore...
Forests, fire, and fish: Policy pathways to manage forests for wildfire resilience, salmon recovery, and watershed security | Raincoast
Wild Pacific salmon are foundational to ecosystems across British Columbia and have adapted to fire regimes over their evolutionary history. Pacific salmon, and aquatic ecosystems more broadly…
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November 4, 2025 at 4:39 PM
#Forests, #fire, and #fish: #Policy pathways to manage forests for #wildfire #resilience, #salmon recovery, and #watershed #security
www.raincoast.org/reports/fore...
www.raincoast.org/reports/fore...
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