Conservation
Conservation
of wildlife and habitat in Canada's Inside Passage region is a key
factor in our policy and decision-making, and has been since 1983.
There are some serious threats to the health and welfare of the
wildlife of the Inside Passage. The wild salmon and Northern Resident
orca populations are particularly at risk.
 There
are some great local organizations working tirelessly on behalf
of the seas, forests and animals of this remarkable area. We support
their important work through donations, and we encourage you to
do the same.
Living
Oceans Society
www.livingoceans.org
Living Oceans Society promotes the need for a healthy ocean and
healthy communities on Canada’s Pacific Coast. Based on the
rich fishing and aboriginal traditions that surround us, they strive
to combine their conservation vision with the economic and cultural
needs of the people who live and work on this magnificent coast.
They believe that people are integrally part of the environment
and by striving to conserve the ocean’s wealth and abundance
we can build sustainable communities today and for future generations.
BC
Wild Killer Whale Adoption Program
www.killerwhale.org
By "adopting" a wild killer whale, you can directly support
critical research on the wild orcas of western Canada.
Johnstone
Strait Killer Whale Interpretive Centre Society
This program monitors the activities around local marine mammals,
especially killer whales, and provides visitors with information
on local marine species and marine mammal viewing guidelines. The
society also manages the remarkable Bones Project museum and interpretive
center at Telegraph Cove.
Mainland
Enhancement of Salmonid Species Society (Scott Cove Hatchery)
An important hatchery for coho salmon since 1982.
Contact:
Bill Proctor
Tel: 250-949-1198
General Delivery Simoom Sound, B.C. VON 2PO
Raincoast
Conservation Society
www.raincoast.org
Founded in 1990, Raincoast Conservation Society is a non-profit
research and public education organization. The Society works in
partnership with scientists, First Nations, local communities and
Non-governmental Organizations to build support for decisions that
protect marine and rainforest habitat on BC’s central and north
coast.
Coastal
Alliance for Aquaculture Reform (CARR)
www.farmedanddangerous.org
Salmon aquaculture, also known as salmon "farming", continues
to pose a great threat to the wild salmon population of British
Columbia. Hazardous chemicals and destructive practices used by
the fish farms threatens the health of wild runs of salmon, as well
as that of the human inhabitants of the area and those that buy
and eat the farmed fish. Groups working to promote safe farming
practices, including the Living
Oceans Society, Raincoast
Conservation Society, Raincoast
Research Society and the David
Suzuki Foundation, have joined together to create CARR, whose
mission is to protect wild salmon, coastal ecosystems, coastal communities
and human health from destructive fish farming practices.
This is by no
means an exhaustive list of excellent local organizations doing
critical work in conservation of the British Columbia coast and
islands. There are other groups, as well, staffed by dedicated people
and volunteers working hard to educate the public and preserve our
precious natural resources. We encourage you to support their efforts.
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