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🧡On National Indigenous Peoples’ Day, we acknowledge the immense impact of Indigenous-led conservation initiatives across the globe and here in British Columbia.

Today, we’re sharing just a few powerful examples of how Indigenous Nations, Guardians, Knowledge Holders, and communities are protecting species, restoring ecosystems, defending lands and waters, and leading the way toward a more just and resilient future.

🌎 Research shows that Indigenous lands are consistently associated with strong conservation outcomes, often matching or exceeding those of state-managed protected areas.
🦌 The Syilx Okanagan Nation has called for emergency federal protection for Southern Mountain Caribou habitat.
🐚 Six First Nations have established Mia-yaltwa Ha`lidzogm hoon, a major new Indigenous Protected and Conserved Area on B.C.’s Central Coast.
🌿 Katzie-led restoration in the Fraser River basin has reconnected vital wetland habitat for salmon and other species.
🌲 Kanaka Bar Indian Band is defending land slated for conservation from logging in B.C. court.
🐟 Indigenous partnerships in Clayoquot Sound are restoring salmon habitat and strengthening watershed health.
🦉 The Upper Nicola Band is marking ten years of burrowing owl recovery in B.C.

💙 These stories reflect something bigger: Indigenous stewardship is not only vital for protecting biodiversity, it is helping shape some of the most hopeful and effective conservation solutions of our time.

#NationalIndigenousPeoplesDay #IndigenousPeoplesDay #IndigenousLeadership #IndigenousStewardship #Conservation

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🧡On National Indigenous Peoples’ Day, we acknowledge the immense impact of Indigenous-led conservation initiatives across the globe and here in British Columbia.

Today, we’re sharing just a few powerful examples of how Indigenous Nations, Guardians, Knowledge Holders, and communities are protecting species, restoring ecosystems, defending lands and waters, and leading the way toward a more just and resilient future.

🌎 Research shows that Indigenous lands are consistently associated with strong conservation outcomes, often matching or exceeding those of state-managed protected areas.
🦌 The Syilx Okanagan Nation has called for emergency federal protection for Southern Mountain Caribou habitat.
🐚 Six First Nations have established Mia-yaltwa Ha'lidzogm hoon, a major new Indigenous Protected and Conserved Area on B.C.’s Central Coast.
🌿 Katzie-led restoration in the Fraser River basin has reconnected vital wetland habitat for salmon and other species.
🌲 Kanaka Bar Indian Band is defending land slated for conservation from logging in B.C. court.
🐟 Indigenous partnerships in Clayoquot Sound are restoring salmon habitat and strengthening watershed health.
🦉 The Upper Nicola Band is marking ten years of burrowing owl recovery in B.C.

💙 These stories reflect something bigger: Indigenous stewardship is not only vital for protecting biodiversity, it is helping shape some of the most hopeful and effective conservation solutions of our time.

#NationalIndigenousPeoplesDay #IndigenousPeoplesDay #IndigenousLeadership #IndigenousStewardship #Conservation
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🐟 Today marks two years since the federal government announced its plan to transition away from open-net pen salmon farms in B.C. waters by 2029. Yet, the industry continues to claim these farms are essential to Canada`s food security. The facts tell a different story.

📈 In 2019, the B.C. Salmon Farmers Association reported that 60% of farmed salmon production was exported. By 2025, the industry reported that roughly 70% of B.C.`s farmed salmon was being shipped to American customers alone. Meanwhile, FCC Economics and Statistics Canada report that seafood consumption in Canada has been declining for decades. Seafood remains more expensive than many other protein sources, and many Canadians view it as a special-occasion food rather than an everyday staple.

🌍 If salmon farming is truly about food security, we must also consider the food security of other nations. According to @oceana, farmed salmon are largely fed with wild-caught forage fish that millions of people rely on for affordable protein. These fish are removed from local food systems, processed into feed, and used to grow farmed salmon that is primarily sold into wealthier markets. That is not creating food security. It’s redirecting food away from people who need it most.

🗣️As we reach the two-year mark in the government`s five-year transition away from open-net pen salmon farms from B.C. waters, now is not the time to let up. Until this commitment is legislated and fully implemented, we must keep raising our voices and reminding decision-makers that British Columbians expect the government to uphold its promise.

🔗 Follow the link in our bio to tell the government to uphold the 2029 commitment to support a fair transition to sustainable, land-based alternatives. You can also read Oceana’s 2026 article on the food security impacts of farmed salmon.

#FishFarmsOut #FOFF #WildSalmon #PacificSalmon #MarineProtection

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🐟 Today marks two years since the federal government announced its plan to transition away from open-net pen salmon farms in B.C. waters by 2029. Yet, the industry continues to claim these farms are essential to Canada's food security. The facts tell a different story.

📈 In 2019, the B.C. Salmon Farmers Association reported that 60% of farmed salmon production was exported. By 2025, the industry reported that roughly 70% of B.C.'s farmed salmon was being shipped to American customers alone. Meanwhile, FCC Economics and Statistics Canada report that seafood consumption in Canada has been declining for decades. Seafood remains more expensive than many other protein sources, and many Canadians view it as a special-occasion food rather than an everyday staple.

🌍 If salmon farming is truly about food security, we must also consider the food security of other nations. According to @oceana, farmed salmon are largely fed with wild-caught forage fish that millions of people rely on for affordable protein. These fish are removed from local food systems, processed into feed, and used to grow farmed salmon that is primarily sold into wealthier markets. That is not creating food security. It’s redirecting food away from people who need it most.

🗣️As we reach the two-year mark in the government's five-year transition away from open-net pen salmon farms from B.C. waters, now is not the time to let up. Until this commitment is legislated and fully implemented, we must keep raising our voices and reminding decision-makers that British Columbians expect the government to uphold its promise.

🔗 Follow the link in our bio to tell the government to uphold the 2029 commitment to support a fair transition to sustainable, land-based alternatives. You can also read Oceana’s 2026 article on the food security impacts of farmed salmon.

#FishFarmsOut #FOFF #WildSalmon #PacificSalmon #MarineProtection
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🌈 This Pride Month, we celebrate the incredible diversity that exists not only within our communities, but throughout the natural world. Scientists continue to discover that diversity is not an exception in nature, it is a fundamental part of life on Earth. Across ecosystems, species have evolved an extraordinary range of ways to live, reproduce, and interact with one another.

From same-sex pairings in birds and mammals, to single-celled organisms with seven different sexes, plants that don`t fit neatly into male or female categories, and everything in between, the natural world reminds us that there is no single way to be. Diversity has always existed, and it enriches ecosystems, species, and communities alike.

❤️🧡💛 Happy Pride! 💚🩵💜

#Pride #PrideMonth

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🌈 This Pride Month, we celebrate the incredible diversity that exists not only within our communities, but throughout the natural world. Scientists continue to discover that diversity is not an exception in nature, it is a fundamental part of life on Earth. Across ecosystems, species have evolved an extraordinary range of ways to live, reproduce, and interact with one another.

From same-sex pairings in birds and mammals, to single-celled organisms with seven different sexes, plants that don't fit neatly into male or female categories, and everything in between, the natural world reminds us that there is no single way to be. Diversity has always existed, and it enriches ecosystems, species, and communities alike.

❤️🧡💛 Happy Pride! 💚🩵💜

#Pride #PrideMonth
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🐺When the pack reunites, everyone shares in their recent hunting and foraging successes through their spectacularly heightened sense of smell. There are no secrets among wolves.

❤️ As highly social animals, wolves live in close-knit family groups, caring for one another, cooperating to raise pups, and strengthening bonds through affection, play, and communication. Their family connections are at the heart of everything they do.

🎥Footage courtesy of @iantmcallister

#SaveBCWolves #StopTheCull #CompassionateConservation #BiodiversityConservation #Wolves

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🐺When the pack reunites, everyone shares in their recent hunting and foraging successes through their spectacularly heightened sense of smell. There are no secrets among wolves.

❤️ As highly social animals, wolves live in close-knit family groups, caring for one another, cooperating to raise pups, and strengthening bonds through affection, play, and communication. Their family connections are at the heart of everything they do.

🎥Footage courtesy of @iantmcallister 

#SaveBCWolves #StopTheCull #CompassionateConservation #BiodiversityConservation #Wolves
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🛑 The B.C. government is proposing another 5 years of killing wolves through its caribou recovery program, which spends over a million taxpayer dollars to shoot hundreds of wolves from helicopters with semi-automatic rifles each year.

In an email to Pacific Wild, the government stated: “Because both habitat recovery and predator–prey rebalancing are inherently gradual processes, prematurely discontinuing predator reduction would result in rapid predator recolonization and immediate declines in caribou populations.”

❓But are there non-lethal actions the government can take which would have an immediate impact? Research conducted by biologist and data scientist, Jonah Keim, suggests YES there are.

🚧 His research showed that by placing obstacles (like downed trees or soil mounds)in areas disturbed by human impact — particularly linear features like logging roads and seismic lines — wildlife managers could reduce the ability of wolves to move quickly through the landscape. Even blocking just 40% of these linear features in an area reduced wolf-caribou encounters by 85% and black bear-caribou encounters by 60%.

🔍This research demonstrates that managing animal movements can effectively reduce predator-prey encounters, reducing pressure on endangered species without needing to kill keystone species like wolves. This non-lethal alternative avoids the disruptive ecological impacts that removing carnivores might cause, and provides a cost-effective, ethical alternative to predator removals in the shorter-term even while long-term habitat restoration is underway.

🐺 Wolves have been made a convenient scapegoat while industry is allowed to continue damaging critical caribou habitat year after year.

🖐️Tell the government to STOP the wolf cull. Pacific Wild has been given until June 15th at 10a to submit feedback on extending the wolf cull for another 5 years. We want to include YOUR voice. Visit our website to submit your comment today. ✍️

📣 If you’ve already submitted a comment, be sure to share the link with your pack to amplify your impact!🐾

#SaveBCWolves #CompassionateConservation

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🛑 The B.C. government is proposing another 5 years of killing wolves through its caribou recovery program, which spends over a million taxpayer dollars  to shoot hundreds of wolves from helicopters with semi-automatic rifles each year.

In an email to Pacific Wild, the government stated: “Because both habitat recovery and predator–prey rebalancing are inherently gradual processes, prematurely discontinuing predator reduction would result in rapid predator recolonization and immediate declines in caribou populations.”

❓But are there non-lethal actions the government can take which would have an immediate impact? Research conducted by biologist and data scientist, Jonah Keim, suggests YES there are.

🚧 His research showed that by placing obstacles (like downed trees or soil mounds)in areas disturbed by human impact — particularly linear features like logging roads and seismic lines —  wildlife managers could reduce the ability of wolves to move quickly through the landscape. Even blocking just 40% of these linear features  in an area reduced wolf-caribou encounters by 85% and black bear-caribou encounters by 60%.

🔍This research demonstrates that  managing animal movements can effectively reduce predator-prey encounters, reducing pressure on endangered species without needing to kill keystone species like wolves. This non-lethal alternative avoids the disruptive ecological impacts that removing carnivores might cause, and provides a cost-effective, ethical alternative to predator removals in the shorter-term even while long-term habitat restoration is underway.

🐺 Wolves have been made a convenient scapegoat while industry is allowed to continue damaging critical caribou habitat year after year.

🖐️Tell the government to STOP the wolf cull. Pacific Wild has been given until June 15th at 10a  to submit feedback on extending the wolf cull for another 5 years. We want to include YOUR voice. Visit our website to submit your comment today. ✍️

 📣 If you’ve already submitted a comment, be sure to share the link with your pack to amplify your impact!🐾

#SaveBCWolves #CompassionateConservation
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Come join us on the Sunshine Coast for the continuation of Ocean Week at the Sunshine Coast Ocean Festival hosted by @sunshinecoastconservation . Celebrate World Ocean Day by visiting the educational booths, viewing the art installations, listening to music and participating in engaging hands-on activities. Stop by our booth to learn about your role in protecting BC’s marine ecosystems.

🗓️Sunday, June 14, 2026
⏰ 11:30 AM - 4:00 PM
📍Mission Point Park, 4595 Sunshine Coast Hwy, Sechelt BC, V0N 3A1

Also on the Sunshine Coast, the Mix in Sechelt presents “Coastal Layers” an art show exploring the intersection of land, sea, and self through works by featured artists: Charly Mithrush, Donna Stuart, Lore Schmidt, Laurie Beeman, Christy Sverre.
10% of sales on opening night are donated to Pacific Wild.

🗓️Sunday, June 26, 2026
⏰Opening reception June 26 from 4:00 PM - 8:00 PM
🎨Exhibition open June 27-28 from 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
📍Seaside Center, 5790 Teredo St., Sechelt BC V7Z 0V1

#Ocean #OceanWeek #WorldOceanDay #SunshineCoast #VictoriaEvents

@charlymithrushart
@donnastewartart
@lotsalore
@lauriebebythesea
@christysverreart

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Come join us on the Sunshine Coast for the continuation of Ocean Week at the Sunshine Coast Ocean Festival hosted by @sunshinecoastconservation . Celebrate World Ocean Day by visiting the educational booths, viewing the art installations, listening to music and participating in engaging hands-on activities. Stop by our booth to learn about your role in protecting BC’s marine ecosystems.

🗓️Sunday, June 14, 2026 
⏰ 11:30 AM - 4:00 PM
📍Mission Point Park, 4595 Sunshine Coast Hwy, Sechelt BC, V0N 3A1

Also on the Sunshine Coast, the Mix in Sechelt presents “Coastal Layers” an art show  exploring the intersection of land, sea, and self through works by featured artists: Charly Mithrush, Donna Stuart, Lore Schmidt, Laurie Beeman, Christy Sverre.
 10% of sales  on opening night are donated to Pacific Wild.

🗓️Sunday, June 26, 2026 
⏰Opening reception June 26 from 4:00 PM - 8:00 PM
🎨Exhibition open June 27-28 from 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
📍Seaside Center, 5790 Teredo St., Sechelt BC V7Z 0V1

 #Ocean #OceanWeek #WorldOceanDay #SunshineCoast #VictoriaEvents 

@charlymithrushart
@donnastewartart
@lotsalore
@lauriebebythesea
@christysverreart
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