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Fairy Creek camps undergo winter wind down, but hunt still on for missing old-growth activists
The Fairy Creek old-growth blockade is heading into winter hibernation mode but the search remains…
West coast carbon capture project aims to sink emissions in ocean floor and turn them to stone
A team of scientists believes it has a "rock-solid" way to combat the climate crisis…
Alaskan commercial fishery ‘plundering’ threatened B.C. salmon
Commercial fish harvesters in southeast Alaska are netting significant amounts of threatened B.C. salmon even…
West Coast cleanup in B.C. pulls 50 tonnes of marine debris off island shores
A West Coast cleanup project wrapped up operations in time for Christmas after removing 50…
Study identifies Indigenous communities that are hotspots for flooding risk
A recent study has identified Indigenous communities that are “hot spots” for flood risk in…
‘Crowtographer’ in B.C. develops flocks of followers by focusing on curious corvids
Crows are my jam. So reads the first line of Colleen Wilson’s Instagram account. The…
Elders for old growth arrested as Fairy Creek blockade readies for winter
A caravan of seniors wound its way along pitch-black logging roads early Thursday to be…
B.C.’s old growth still falling with delay of provincial logging deferrals
Old-growth forests the B.C. government has identified for logging deferrals are still at risk of…
B.C.’s biological ‘treasure troves’ sheltering rockfish, coral need protection: study
A treasure trove of biological hot spots sheltering ancient rockfish, delicate corals and sponges hidden…
Are chinook summer stocks really to blame for starving orcas in southern B.C. waters?
The widespread belief endangered killer whales are starving to death due to a lack of…
Mysterious type of orca is the big game hunter of the sea
There’s a mysterious killer whale that prowls deeper waters and specializes in hunting big game,…
iN VIDEO: Vancouver film festival documentary dives into endangered orcas’ race for survival
The riveting heartbreak of an endangered orca that carried her dead calf for 17 days…
Canada’s drug policy – not drugs – is killing people at record numbers, advocates say
It’s mind-boggling communities across Canada must still organize for an annual awareness day to draw…
Why so blue, B.C.’s little ling cod?
Five years ago, marine ecologist Aaron Galloway surfaced with a ling cod he had spearfished…
Striking it rich while slogging the Vancouver Island marmot trail
Kevin Gourlay and Chelsea Brager describe their job as “marmoteering.” The two are part of…
Investing in Indigenous-led conservation key in Canada’s climate crisis fight
Like most people heeding the red alert issued by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change…
B.C.’s vital salmon route is seriously clogged
Floundering Pacific salmon stocks are finding little refuge in the lower Fraser River — the…
Virus abundant in West Coast waters doesn’t appear to impact sockeye salmon fitness
A puzzling and contentious virus found in both farmed and wild salmon in B.C. waters…
Should DFO reel in sport fishing to help save salmon?
Conservation groups want Ottawa to dramatically curtail the recreational fishery as it did with the…
100 celebrities leverage star power in fight to save B.C.’s old-growth forests
Pressure on B.C. Premier John Horgan is climbing as national and global celebrities begin to…
Old-growth activists say they are allied with First Nations. Is that really true?
Huu-ay-aht Chief Coun. Robert J. Dennis Sr. is blunt in his assessment of old-growth activists…
Ottawa nixes restock requests for contentious B.C. fish farms
The federal fisheries minister has denied an international aquaculture company the right to stock contentious…
Wilson-Raybould has a message for Ottawa: Stop off-loading responsibility for reconciliation
CONTEST ADVISORY Jody Wilson-Raybould endured a salvo of emotions as news broke confirming the unmarked…
Can luxury brands drive B.C. old-growth logging out of business?
While a pitched battle is underway to save old-growth trees on the West Coast, a…