Thank you to everyone who walked, howled and spoke at our first annual Dog Walk for Wolves! 🐺
Special thanks to:
🎤Master of Ceremonies @eddi.licious
⚖️ Wolf Howl & Wolf Look Alike contest judges: Cheryl Alexander @cherwildawake @takayalonewolf and Candace Dyar @candacedyar who also gave a beautiful speech
🧏 ASL Interpreter Amanda Grim @amanda.grim
🥰 All of our incredible volunteers!

🤝Thank you to the federal and provincial politicians who attended: Will Greaves, Member of Parliament for Victoria (Liberal Party of Canada) willgreavesforvictoria , Elizabeth May, Member of Parliament for Saanich-Gulf Islands and Leader of the Green Party of Canada @elizabethemay , and Grace Lore, Member of the Legislative Assembly for Victoria-Beacon Hill (B.C. New Democratic Party) @graceinvic . We are honoured you came out to the event and listened, shared and met with all these wonderful constituents who care so much about wolves in B.C..
❗Wolves are incredibly important, but misunderstood animals. Millions of public dollars are spent killing wolves in British Columbia, Canada while the root causes of caribou decline remain largely unaddressed. Protecting caribou should not mean sacrificing wolves so industrial development can continue. It means protecting and restoring caribou habitat, addressing the cumulative impacts of industry, and securing a future for both wolves and caribou.
We`re seeing real momentum build — public pressure, media scrutiny, and growing calls for an audit are putting this program under a spotlight it has avoided for a decade. We`re not stopping until the cull is ended for good.
📣 Make your voice heard! Tell B.C. to end the wolf cull now. Write to your local paper and your local elected representatives!
🔗Click the link in our bio to find more information and talking points.
#EndTheWolfCull #ProtectCaribouHabitat #InternationalWolfDay #SaveBCWolves #Wolves #Wolf #Conservation #victoriabc #BCpoli

📹Event videography by @larskisaac and @cammacarthur

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Thank you to everyone who walked, howled and spoke at our first annual Dog Walk for Wolves! 🐺
Special thanks to:
🎤Master of Ceremonies @eddi.licious
⚖️ Wolf Howl & Wolf Look Alike contest judges: Cheryl Alexander @cherwildawake @takayalonewolf and Candace Dyar @candacedyar who also gave a beautiful speech
🧏 ASL Interpreter Amanda Grim @amanda.grim
🥰 All of our incredible volunteers!

🤝Thank you to the federal and provincial politicians who attended: Will Greaves, Member of Parliament for Victoria (Liberal Party of Canada) willgreavesforvictoria , Elizabeth May, Member of Parliament for Saanich-Gulf Islands and Leader of the Green Party of Canada @elizabethemay , and Grace Lore, Member of the Legislative Assembly for Victoria-Beacon Hill (B.C. New Democratic Party) @graceinvic . We are honoured you came out to the event and listened, shared and met with all these wonderful constituents who care so much about wolves in B.C..
❗Wolves are incredibly important, but misunderstood animals. Millions of public dollars are spent killing wolves in British Columbia, Canada while the root causes of caribou decline remain largely unaddressed. Protecting caribou should not mean sacrificing wolves so industrial development can continue. It means protecting and restoring caribou habitat, addressing the cumulative impacts of industry, and securing a future for both wolves and caribou.
We're seeing real momentum build — public pressure, media scrutiny, and growing calls for an audit are putting this program under a spotlight it has avoided for a decade. We're not stopping until the cull is ended for good.
📣 Make your voice heard! Tell B.C. to end the wolf cull now. Write to your local paper and your local elected representatives!
🔗Click the link in our bio to find more information and talking points.
#EndTheWolfCull #ProtectCaribouHabitat #InternationalWolfDay #SaveBCWolves #Wolves #Wolf #Conservation #victoriabc #BCpoli

📹Event videography by @larskisaac and @cammacarthur

🔬 Research Feature: Lo et al. (2026) on Elemental Exposure and Killer Whale Health

🐋 A new study led by @seadocsociety scientist, Catherine Lo, presents one of the largest datasets to date on elemental concentrations in killer whales. Using liver and kidney samples from 35 whales stranded between 1997 and 2022, Lo et al. measured 20 essential and non-essential elements, including mercury, lead and selenium, and examined how concentrations were associated with life stage, sex, ecotype and population.

🌊 As long-lived apex predators, killer whales can offer important insights into what moves through and accumulates in marine food webs. The study found that concentrations of some elements differed with age and ecology. Older whales generally carried higher concentrations of mercury and cadmium than calves, while Resident and Transient (Bigg’s) killer whales differed in concentrations of several essential elements.

⚠️ The findings do not show that these concentrations caused illness. No microscopic lesions consistent with elevated element concentrations were found in the whales examined, but the study could not rule out subtler reproductive, immune or other subclinical effects.

📊 This research provides an important baseline for future monitoring and threat assessment, helping build a clearer picture of how environmental exposure may intersect with killer whale health, including critically endangered Southern Residents.

👉 Swipe through to learn more about what the study found and the questions that remain.

📃 Read the full paper: Lo, C. F., Gaydos, J. K., Poppenga, R., Barre, L., Burek-Huntington, K., Calambokidis, J., Cottrell, P., Duffield, D., Huggins, J. L., Lambourn, D. M., Rice, J., Snyman, H. N., St. Leger, J., Van Daele, M., West, K. L., Gomez, F. M., & Raverty, S. (2026). Concentrations of essential and non-essential elements in eastern North Pacific killer whales (Orcinus orca). PLOS ONE, 21(7), e0353196. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0353196

#KillerWhales #Orcas #SouthernResidentKillerWhales #SRKW #MarineScience

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🔬 Research Feature: Lo et al. (2026) on Elemental Exposure and Killer Whale Health

🐋 A new study led by @seadocsociety scientist, Catherine Lo, presents one of the largest datasets to date on elemental concentrations in killer whales. Using liver and kidney samples from 35 whales stranded between 1997 and 2022, Lo et al. measured 20 essential and non-essential elements, including mercury, lead and selenium, and examined how concentrations were associated with life stage, sex, ecotype and population.

🌊 As long-lived apex predators, killer whales can offer important insights into what moves through and accumulates in marine food webs. The study found that concentrations of some elements differed with age and ecology. Older whales generally carried higher concentrations of mercury and cadmium than calves, while Resident and Transient (Bigg’s) killer whales differed in concentrations of several essential elements.

⚠️ The findings do not show that these concentrations caused illness. No microscopic lesions consistent with elevated element concentrations were found in the whales examined, but the study could not rule out subtler reproductive, immune or other subclinical effects.

📊 This research provides an important baseline for future monitoring and threat assessment, helping build a clearer picture of how environmental exposure may intersect with killer whale health, including critically endangered Southern Residents.

👉 Swipe through to learn more about what the study found and the questions that remain.

📃 Read the full paper: Lo, C. F., Gaydos, J. K., Poppenga, R., Barre, L., Burek-Huntington, K., Calambokidis, J., Cottrell, P., Duffield, D., Huggins, J. L., Lambourn, D. M., Rice, J., Snyman, H. N., St. Leger, J., Van Daele, M., West, K. L., Gomez, F. M., & Raverty, S. (2026). Concentrations of essential and non-essential elements in eastern North Pacific killer whales (Orcinus orca). PLOS ONE, 21(7), e0353196. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0353196

#KillerWhales #Orcas #SouthernResidentKillerWhales #SRKW #MarineScience

🐺 🐶 In Victoria B.C. this weekend? Come visit our booth at Day of the Dog!
Sunday, August 16, 11:00am - 4:00pm
Dallas Rd. (by Cook Street), Victoria, B.C.
Come chat for a chance to win a free bandana for your pup!
Event details at the link in bio.

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🐺 🐶 In Victoria B.C. this weekend? Come visit our booth at Day of the Dog!
Sunday, August 16, 11:00am - 4:00pm
Dallas Rd. (by Cook Street), Victoria, B.C.
Come chat for a chance to win a free bandana for your pup!
Event details at the link in bio.

🐋 Today we’re celebrating a remarkable example of community collaboration in the Salish Sea!

Last week, one phone call set an incredible chain of events in motion. After birdwatcher @mattiesmith9 spotted a humpback whale that appeared to be trailing fishing gear, he called our Marine Specialist, who alerted members of the local marine community.

@markmalleson, captain with @princeofwhaleswhalewatching and researcher with @centerforwhaleresearch, reported the suspected entanglement to @fisheriesoceanscan. Less than an hour after the call, Captain @liliwilsonphotography of @eaglewingtours located the whales, a mother and her calf, with the calf entangled in fishing gear. Malleson joined the response to document the entanglement for DFO, while @zelwietro identified the mother as BCX0837, Tempest. Remarkably, this was also the first official documentation of her new calf.

Captain Wilson remained with the pair until @cetus_society arrived to continue monitoring them while DFO’s Marine Mammal Response team made their way to the scene. The calf was tangled in more than 300 feet of rope and a buoy. As the pair moved between Canadian and U.S. waters, the rescue required cross-border coordination with @NOAAFisheriesWestCoast.

💙 Thankfully, the calf was successfully disentangled and is expected to recover. This story began with one person noticing something was wrong and making a call. From there, people contributed their eyes, expertise, vessels, time and knowledge to give this calf the best possible chance. It’s a powerful reminder of what community collaboration can accomplish.

Humpbacks were once driven to near disappearance from much of the B.C. coast by commercial whaling. Their return means we once again have the privilege, and responsibility, of sharing these waters with them. If you see a whale in distress, never attempt to disentangle it yourself. Report it to DFO at 1-800-465-4336 or VHF Channel 16.

🌊 To everyone who helped Tempest and her calf: THANK YOU for showing what community collaboration can accomplish. You can learn more about keeping whales safe by taking @mersociety’s free Whale-Safe Boating Course.

#Humpback #SalishSea #MarineProtection

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🐋 Today we’re celebrating a remarkable example of community collaboration in the Salish Sea!

Last week, one phone call set an incredible chain of events in motion. After birdwatcher @mattiesmith9 spotted a humpback whale that appeared to be trailing fishing gear, he called our Marine Specialist, who alerted members of the local marine community.

@markmalleson, captain with @princeofwhaleswhalewatching and researcher with @centerforwhaleresearch, reported the suspected entanglement to @fisheriesoceanscan. Less than an hour after the call, Captain @liliwilsonphotography of @eaglewingtours located the whales, a mother and her calf, with the calf entangled in fishing gear. Malleson joined the response to document the entanglement for DFO, while @zelwietro identified the mother as BCX0837, Tempest. Remarkably, this was also the first official documentation of her new calf.

Captain Wilson remained with the pair until @cetus_society arrived to continue monitoring them while DFO’s Marine Mammal Response team made their way to the scene. The calf was tangled in more than 300 feet of rope and a buoy. As the pair moved between Canadian and U.S. waters, the rescue required cross-border coordination with @NOAAFisheriesWestCoast.

💙 Thankfully, the calf was successfully disentangled and is expected to recover. This story began with one person noticing something was wrong and making a call. From there, people contributed their eyes, expertise, vessels, time and knowledge to give this calf the best possible chance. It’s a powerful reminder of what community collaboration can accomplish.

Humpbacks were once driven to near disappearance from much of the B.C. coast by commercial whaling. Their return means we once again have the privilege, and responsibility, of sharing these waters with them. If you see a whale in distress, never attempt to disentangle it yourself. Report it to DFO at 1-800-465-4336 or VHF Channel 16.

🌊 To everyone who helped Tempest and her calf: THANK YOU for showing what community collaboration can accomplish. You can learn more about keeping whales safe by taking @mersociety’s free Whale-Safe Boating Course.

#Humpback #SalishSea #MarineProtection

It`s Time to Stop Blaming Wolves 🐺

This year alone, B.C. spent $1.55 million to kill 301 wolves in the name of caribou recovery — including nearly $75,000 to shoot a single wolf in the Kootenays. Since the cull began in 2015, more than 2,800 wolves have been killed at a cost of over $13 million.

And we still don`t know if it`s even being done humanely. Photos obtained by Pacific Wild through FOI requests show wolves hit with multiple gunshots to the chest, not the clean, quick kills the government claims. Some wolves are tracked as "Judas wolves" — collared, released, then followed back to their entire pack, wiping out families in one pass. Despite a decade of public pressure, the province has never allowed an independent audit of the program.

Millions of public dollars are spent killing wolves while the root causes of caribou decline remain largely unaddressed. Protecting caribou should not mean sacrificing a keystone species so industrial development can continue. It means protecting and restoring habitat, confronting the cumulative impacts of industry, and securing a future for both wolves and caribou.

We`re seeing real momentum build — public pressure, media scrutiny, and growing calls for an audit are putting this program under a spotlight it has avoided for a decade. We`re not stopping until the cull is ended for good.

📣 Make your voice heard! Tell B.C. to end the wolf cull now. Click the link in our bio to send your letter.

📸 @sychdi

#EndTheWolfCull #ProtectCaribouHabitat #InternationalWolfDay #SaveBCWolves

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It's Time to Stop Blaming Wolves 🐺

This year alone, B.C. spent $1.55 million to kill 301 wolves in the name of caribou recovery — including nearly $75,000 to shoot a single wolf in the Kootenays. Since the cull began in 2015, more than 2,800 wolves have been killed at a cost of over $13 million.

And we still don't know if it's even being done humanely. Photos obtained by Pacific Wild through FOI requests show wolves hit with multiple gunshots to the chest, not the clean, quick kills the government claims. Some wolves are tracked as "Judas wolves" — collared, released, then followed back to their entire pack, wiping out families in one pass. Despite a decade of public pressure, the province has never allowed an independent audit of the program.

Millions of public dollars are spent killing wolves while the root causes of caribou decline remain largely unaddressed. Protecting caribou should not mean sacrificing a keystone species so industrial development can continue. It means protecting and restoring habitat, confronting the cumulative impacts of industry, and securing a future for both wolves and caribou.

We're seeing real momentum build — public pressure, media scrutiny, and growing calls for an audit are putting this program under a spotlight it has avoided for a decade. We're not stopping until the cull is ended for good.

📣 Make your voice heard! Tell B.C. to end the wolf cull now. Click the link in our bio to send your letter.

📸 @sychdi

#EndTheWolfCull #ProtectCaribouHabitat #InternationalWolfDay #SaveBCWolves

Reposting this video because we love it so much! ❤️‍🔥
🐺 Happy International Wolf Day.
Visit PacificWild.org or check out the links in our bio to learn more and to take action for wolves.
If you are near Victoria, B.C. join us tonight for our Dog Walk for Wolves (Thursday August 13th), at Beacon Hill Park — and yes, your dog is invited (so is your inner wolf).
Also check out @womenforwolves for into on a sister walk happening tonight in Sacramento!

Wolves and dogs share an ancestor. One gets belly rubs, the other is getting shot at from helicopters because it`s cheaper than fixing habitat loss. This walk is about turning the love we already have for dogs into action for their wild cousins.

📍 Cameron Bandshell, Beacon Hill Park, Victoria, B.C., Canada
⏰ 5:30–7:30pm, walk starts at 6:15pm
🎟️ Free — link in bio to register (first 100 get a bandana!)

📍 World Peace Rose Garden, 15th & L Streets, Sacramento, CA, United States
⏰ 7:30–8:30pm
🎟️ Free

See you and your pup tonight! 🐾🐺

#SaveBCWolves #WolfConservation #DogWalkForWolves #DogsForWolves #Wolf #DogsofInstagram #InternationalWolfDay

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Reposting this video because we love it so much! ❤️‍🔥
🐺 Happy International Wolf Day.
Visit PacificWild.org or check out the links in our bio to learn more and to take action for wolves.
If you are near Victoria, B.C. join us tonight for our Dog Walk for Wolves (Thursday August 13th), at Beacon Hill Park — and yes, your dog is invited (so is your inner wolf).
Also check out @womenforwolves for into on a sister walk happening tonight in Sacramento!

Wolves and dogs share an ancestor. One gets belly rubs, the other is getting shot at from helicopters because it's cheaper than fixing habitat loss. This walk is about turning the love we already have for dogs into action for their wild cousins.

📍 Cameron Bandshell, Beacon Hill Park, Victoria, B.C., Canada
⏰ 5:30–7:30pm, walk starts at 6:15pm
🎟️ Free — link in bio to register (first 100 get a bandana!)

📍 World Peace Rose Garden, 15th & L Streets, Sacramento, CA, United States
⏰ 7:30–8:30pm
🎟️ Free

See you and your pup tonight! 🐾🐺

#SaveBCWolves #WolfConservation #DogWalkForWolves #DogsForWolves #Wolf #DogsofInstagram #InternationalWolfDay

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