A Lousey Time in Clayoquot Sound

By Mike Price, Biologist, Raincoast Wild Salmon Project

Clayoquot Sound; the name conjures up images of mist-shrouded emerald forests, islands of volcanic shapes, wave-pounded shorelines blessed with white-sand beaches, and the site of massive civil uprising against natural destruction; a World Heritage Biosphere Reserve. I spent much of my youth more …

By Chris Genovali, Executive Director Raincoast Conservation

Vancouver Sun
Published: Wednesday, May 14, 2008

Re: Bear attack prompts conservation officers to issue vigilance warning, May 8

In the article a spokesman for the provincial Ministry of the Environment claims that there are 17,000 grizzly bears in British Columbia. There is no credible basis for this more …

MARK HUME
From Tuesday’s Globe and Mail
April 15, 2008 at 3:57 AM EDT

VANCOUVER — A record number of grizzly bears were killed in British Columbia last year, according to new figures released yesterday by environmental organizations.

“It’s kind of shocking … very disturbing,” Chris Genovali of the Raincoast Conservation Society said of provincial more …

John Colebourn, The Province
Published: Thursday, April 17, 2008

A record number of grizzly bears was killed in B.C. last year, prompting environmental groups to call for a moratorium on hunting the animals. Statistics obtained by the Raincoast Conservation Society show 430 grizzlies were killed in B.C. in 2007.

In 2006, 299 bears were killed, more …

The Georgia Straight

April 3, 2008
Calculating the true cost of salmon farming
By Chris Genovali

There has been a strong push recently by governments in both the United
States and Canada for citizens to increase their fish consumption because of
health benefits. This presumptive dietary shift, along with the fact that
the bulk of more …