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🐺 B.C. wants to continue shooting wolves from helicopters. We’re saying NO.

We recently met with staff from B.C.’s caribou recovery program, and learned that they want to extend the wolf cull for another five years. For over a decade, the BC government has been killing wolves and calling it caribou conservation. The result has been devastating for wolves, while the underlying threats to caribou survival — habitat destruction from logging, mining, and oil and gas — remain unaddressed.

Almost 3000 wolves have been killed since 2015 — at a cost of over $13 million taxpayer dollars. Meanwhile, roads, mines, and clearcuts continue to expand. The government has not studied how removing wolves is impacting B.C.’s ecosystems, nor how it may be affecting wolf pack behavior or genetics.

The answer is clear: habitat loss is killing caribou, not wolves. The wolf cull is unethical, unsustainable, and relies on selective science.

B.C.’s Caribou Recovery Program has asked stakeholders for feedback by June 15th, but there is no official public engagement period. Pacific Wild is one of several stakeholders invited to provide input, but we believe YOUR voice should be heard t00.

📣 Visit pacificwild.org to send us your comments today, so we can include them in our feedback package to the Caribou Recovery Program.

#SaveBCWolves #SaveBCOldGrowth #CaribouConservation #WolfConservation #CompassionateConservation

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🐺 B.C. wants to continue shooting wolves from helicopters. We’re saying NO.

We recently met with staff from B.C.’s caribou recovery program, and learned that they want to extend the wolf cull for another five years. For over a decade, the BC government has been killing wolves and calling it caribou conservation. The result has been devastating for wolves, while the underlying threats to caribou survival — habitat destruction from logging, mining, and oil and gas — remain unaddressed.

Almost 3000 wolves have been killed since 2015 — at a cost of over $13 million taxpayer dollars. Meanwhile, roads, mines, and clearcuts continue to expand. The government has not studied how removing wolves is impacting B.C.’s ecosystems, nor how it may be affecting wolf pack behavior or genetics.

The answer is clear: habitat loss is killing caribou, not wolves. The wolf cull is unethical, unsustainable, and relies on selective science.

B.C.’s Caribou Recovery Program has asked stakeholders for feedback by June 15th, but there is no official public engagement period. Pacific Wild is one of several stakeholders invited to provide input, but we believe YOUR voice should be heard t00.

📣 Visit pacificwild.org to send us your comments today, so we can include them in our feedback package to the Caribou Recovery Program.

#SaveBCWolves #SaveBCOldGrowth #CaribouConservation #WolfConservation #CompassionateConservation

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🌊 Ocean Week means even more good news for the ocean!

To celebrate Ocean Week, we`re sharing twice as many positive ocean stories as usual and all about the ocean!

🐟 Salmon restoration projects in B.C. are receiving a major funding boost to help restore critical habitat.
🦀 Divers in Sidney, B.C. are removing ghost gear from local waters, protecting marine life from abandoned traps and fishing lines.
🐚 Six First Nations have established a National Marine Conservation Area Reserve on the Central Coast of B.C.
🌿 Katzie-led wetland restoration in the Fraser River basin is reconnecting habitat for salmon and other species while advancing Indigenous stewardship.
🌱 A new seaweed biorefinery in Port Edward is supporting sustainable agricultural practices.
🐳 North Atlantic right whales are experiencing their best calving season in years.
🐋 A humpback whale has set a remarkable travel record, travelling from Brazil to Australia.
🧠 New research suggests sperm whale communication may be more complex than previously understood, offering new insights into whale intelligence and social behaviour.
🐢 Leatherback turtles are nesting again in Nicaragua.
🐧 Europe is building momentum for stronger krill protections in the Southern Ocean.
⚖️ A Dutch court has ruled bottom trawling in a protected area of the Dogger Bank unlawful.
🪸 Papua New Guinea has announced the largest marine protected area in its history.
🌴 Costa Rica is expanding its ecosystem services payment program into mangroves, coral reefs, wetlands, and marine areas.

💙 Across the world, these stories show that meaningful progress is happening. Every restored habitat, protected ecosystem, and scientific breakthrough brings us closer to a healthier future for
the ocean. @oceanweekvictoria @oceanweek_canada

#OceanWeek #OceanWeekCanada #OWVic #OceanWeekVictoria #PositiveNews

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🌊 Ocean Week means even more good news for the ocean!

To celebrate Ocean Week, we're sharing twice as many positive ocean stories as usual and all about the ocean!

🐟 Salmon restoration projects in B.C. are receiving a major funding boost to help restore critical habitat.
🦀 Divers in Sidney, B.C. are removing ghost gear from local waters, protecting marine life from abandoned traps and fishing lines.
🐚 Six First Nations have established a National Marine Conservation Area Reserve on the Central Coast of B.C.
🌿 Katzie-led wetland restoration in the Fraser River basin is reconnecting habitat for salmon and other species while advancing Indigenous stewardship.
🌱 A new seaweed biorefinery in Port Edward is supporting sustainable agricultural practices.
🐳 North Atlantic right whales are experiencing their best calving season in years.
🐋 A humpback whale has set a remarkable travel record, travelling from Brazil to Australia.
🧠 New research suggests sperm whale communication may be more complex than previously understood, offering new insights into whale intelligence and social behaviour.
🐢 Leatherback turtles are nesting again in Nicaragua.
🐧 Europe is building momentum for stronger krill protections in the Southern Ocean.
⚖️ A Dutch court has ruled bottom trawling in a protected area of the Dogger Bank unlawful.
🪸 Papua New Guinea has announced the largest marine protected area in its history.
🌴 Costa Rica is expanding its ecosystem services payment program into mangroves, coral reefs, wetlands, and marine areas.

💙 Across the world, these stories show that meaningful progress is happening. Every restored habitat, protected ecosystem, and scientific breakthrough brings us closer to a healthier future for
the ocean. @oceanweekvictoria @oceanweek_canada

#OceanWeek #OceanWeekCanada #OWVic #OceanWeekVictoria #PositiveNews

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❓What role do wolves play in the food web, and what happens when they are killed off and disappear?

🦌 But when wolves disappear, herbivores like deer have fewer predators and become more bold and plentiful. Deer and elk are often sicker, with higher incidence of horrific afflictions like chronic wasting disease.

🌳 When wolves disappear, young shrubs have a hard time getting established because there are more herbivores eating them before they have a chance to grow. With fewer shrubs and trees, stream banks start eroding more quickly, the shape of rivers change, and salmon lose spawning habitat.
With fewer shrubs and trees, bears have fewer berries to eat, and birds have a harder time finding places to nest.

The forest becomes a quieter place.

🦊Without wolves, mesopredators like coyotes increase and dominate, outcompeting smaller-still predators like weasels, badgers, fishers, wolverines, red fox, lynx, bobcat, and otters.

The forest loses diversity.

🦅When wolves disappear, eagles, magpies, ravens and bears that relied on scavenging off wolf-kill leftovers to help them survive the lean winter months go hungry.

🐺 Without apex predators like wolves in the ecosystem, the whole food web starts to warp and collapse. For hundreds of years, the systematic extermination of wolves from the landscape across several continents has disrupted the natural balance.

But we know that it is not too late to change our approach.

📣Join us in demanding an end to the B.C. wolf cull. Visit the link in bio to take action. #SaveBCWolves

#BrutalBC #Wolf #Conservation
Illustrations by @poojaslaboratory

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❓What role do wolves play in the food web, and what happens when they are killed off and disappear?

🦌 But when wolves disappear, herbivores like deer have fewer predators and become more bold and plentiful. Deer and elk are often sicker, with higher incidence of horrific afflictions like chronic wasting disease.

🌳 When wolves disappear, young shrubs have a hard time getting established because there are more herbivores eating them before they have a chance to grow. With fewer shrubs and trees, stream banks start eroding more quickly, the shape of rivers change, and salmon lose spawning habitat.
With fewer shrubs and trees, bears have fewer berries to eat, and birds have a harder time finding places to nest.

The forest becomes a quieter place.

🦊Without wolves, mesopredators like coyotes increase and dominate, outcompeting smaller-still predators like weasels, badgers, fishers, wolverines, red fox, lynx, bobcat, and otters.

The forest loses diversity.

🦅When wolves disappear, eagles, magpies, ravens and bears that relied on scavenging off wolf-kill leftovers to help them survive the lean winter months go hungry.

🐺 Without apex predators like wolves in the ecosystem, the whole food web starts to warp and collapse. For hundreds of years, the systematic extermination of wolves from the landscape across several continents has disrupted the natural balance.

But we know that it is not too late to change our approach.

📣Join us in demanding an end to the B.C. wolf cull. Visit the link in bio to take action. #SaveBCWolves

#BrutalBC #Wolf #Conservation
Illustrations by @poojaslaboratory

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🐙 Ocean Week Victoria starts in just TWO days! Join Pacific Wild as we kick off a week of ocean-inspired events, community action, and marine conservation celebrations across Greater Victoria. We’re starting this weekend with two exciting events:

🌊 Gorge Splashtacular Ocean Festival
🗓️ May 30 | ⏰ 12–4 PM
📍 Gorge Waterway Nature House
💲Free
💙 Hosted by @seaquaria_ocean_education + @gorgewaterwaynaturehouse

🌊 World Ocean Day at Fisherman’s Wharf
🗓️ May 31 | ⏰ 11 AM–4 PM
📍 Fisherman’s Wharf
💲Free
💙 Hosted by @eaglewingtours + @vicharbour

Visit the Pacific Wild table to meet our staff and volunteers, learn about our marine campaigns, and discover how you can help protect B.C.’s marine environment. We’ll also have marine mammal specimens on loan from the @universityofvictoria and @royalbcmuseum for a rare hands-on learning experience. More events throughout the week:

🌊 Ocean Opportunities Fair
🗓️ June 3 | ⏰ 4–7 PM
📍 3170 Tillicum Rd
💲Free
💙 Hosted by @gorgewaterwaynaturehouse

🌊 Film Screening: Ocean with David Attenborough
🗓️ June 4 | ⏰ 6–9:15 PM
📍 Vic Theatre
💲Free | 19+ | Registration required | ⚠️ Almost at capacity, 🔗 in bio!
💙 Hosted by Pacific Wild with thanks to @ReviveOurOcean, @silverback_films, @natgeo + @openplanetorg

🌊 World Ocean Day Festival at Beacon Park
🗓️ June 7 | ⏰ 11 AM–3 PM
📍 Sidney, BC
💲Free
💙 Hosted by @salishseacentre

🌊 Marine Ecology Exploration by Paddleboard
🗓️ May 30 | June 7 & 8
📍 Gonzales Bay
💲By donation | Registration required | 🔗 in bio!
💙 Hosted by @mertalesoceanjourneys, @southislandsup + Pacific Wild’s Marine Specialist

👀 Check out @oceanweekvictoria for the full 2026 calendar and @oceanweek_canada for events across the country. Did you know that June is also @orcamonth?

#OceanFilm #OceanWithDavidAttenborough #ReviveOurOcean #OceanWeekVictoria #OceanWeekCanada

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🐙 Ocean Week Victoria starts in just TWO days! Join Pacific Wild as we kick off a week of ocean-inspired events, community action, and marine conservation celebrations across Greater Victoria. We’re starting this weekend with two exciting events:

🌊 Gorge Splashtacular Ocean Festival
🗓️ May 30 | ⏰ 12–4 PM
📍 Gorge Waterway Nature House
💲Free
💙 Hosted by @seaquaria_ocean_education + @gorgewaterwaynaturehouse

🌊 World Ocean Day at Fisherman’s Wharf
🗓️ May 31 | ⏰ 11 AM–4 PM
📍 Fisherman’s Wharf
💲Free
💙 Hosted by @eaglewingtours + @vicharbour

Visit the Pacific Wild table to meet our staff and volunteers, learn about our marine campaigns, and discover how you can help protect B.C.’s marine environment. We’ll also have marine mammal specimens on loan from the @universityofvictoria and @royalbcmuseum for a rare hands-on learning experience. More events throughout the week:

🌊 Ocean Opportunities Fair
🗓️ June 3 | ⏰ 4–7 PM
📍 3170 Tillicum Rd
💲Free
💙 Hosted by @gorgewaterwaynaturehouse

🌊 Film Screening: Ocean with David Attenborough
🗓️ June 4 | ⏰ 6–9:15 PM
📍 Vic Theatre
💲Free | 19+ | Registration required | ⚠️ Almost at capacity, 🔗 in bio!
💙 Hosted by Pacific Wild with thanks to @ReviveOurOcean, @silverback_films, @natgeo + @openplanetorg

🌊 World Ocean Day Festival at Beacon Park
🗓️ June 7 | ⏰ 11 AM–3 PM
📍 Sidney, BC
💲Free
💙 Hosted by @salishseacentre

🌊 Marine Ecology Exploration by Paddleboard
🗓️ May 30 | June 7 & 8
📍 Gonzales Bay
💲By donation | Registration required | 🔗 in bio!
💙 Hosted by @mertalesoceanjourneys, @southislandsup + Pacific Wild’s Marine Specialist

👀 Check out @oceanweekvictoria for the full 2026 calendar and @oceanweek_canada for events across the country. Did you know that June is also @orcamonth?

#OceanFilm #OceanWithDavidAttenborough #ReviveOurOcean #OceanWeekVictoria #OceanWeekCanada

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Happy World Otter Day 🦦🌊

Sea otters once ranged across the entire North Pacific Rim, from northern Japan to Baja California. Today, they occupy only about half of their historic range after being driven to near extinction by the fur trade in the 1800s.

Sea otters are far more than just an iconic species, research shows they are both keystone species and ecosystem engineers. By foraging through eelgrass meadows in search of clams and other prey, sea otters help increase genetic diversity in eelgrass, making coastal ecosystems more resilient to warming oceans and acidification. Studies have also found that their presence can increase overall ecosystem biomass by 37% annually, supporting healthier and more productive marine food webs.

To learn more and support ongoing and future sea otter recovery efforts, check out our friends at the @elakhaalliance in Oregon. Founded by Tribal leaders, conservationists, and community advocates, they are working to restore sea otters to the Oregon coast. Their work focuses on science, community engagement, and building support for sea otter recovery to help create a more resilient marine ecosystem for future generations.

#SeaOtter #WorldOtterDay #MarineConservation #MarineProtection

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Happy World Otter Day 🦦🌊

Sea otters once ranged across the entire North Pacific Rim, from northern Japan to Baja California. Today, they occupy only about half of their historic range after being driven to near extinction by the fur trade in the 1800s.

Sea otters are far more than just an iconic species, research shows they are both keystone species and ecosystem engineers. By foraging through eelgrass meadows in search of clams and other prey, sea otters help increase genetic diversity in eelgrass, making coastal ecosystems more resilient to warming oceans and acidification. Studies have also found that their presence can increase overall ecosystem biomass by 37% annually, supporting healthier and more productive marine food webs.

To learn more and support ongoing and future sea otter recovery efforts, check out our friends at the @elakhaalliance in Oregon. Founded by Tribal leaders, conservationists, and community advocates, they are working to restore sea otters to the Oregon coast. Their work focuses on science, community engagement, and building support for sea otter recovery to help create a more resilient marine ecosystem for future generations.

#SeaOtter #WorldOtterDay #MarineConservation #MarineProtection

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🚨BREAKING NEWS🚨 For over a decade, the government of British Columbia, Canada, has been gunning down wolves and calling it caribou conservation. Now they want to extend the wolf cull for another five years.

🐺 After killing nearly 3,000 wolves since 2015, the Province has not committed to protect or restore the habitat that scientists — including the government`s own cited researchers — agree is the only thing that will allow caribou to survive without ongoing human intervention.

💰 Killing wolves does nothing to address the industrial habitat destruction driving caribou toward extinction. It simply means killing wolves by the hundreds, year after year, at a cost of millions in taxpayer dollars (over $13 million to date) while the root causes of decline go unaddressed. It is unethical, unsustainable and scientifically questionable. The cull cannot be allowed to continue.

📣 Pacific Wild is one of several stakeholders that has been invited to submit for feedback on the proposed extension by June 15th. We believe the public deserves to be heard as well. That`s why we`re not responding alone. We`re gathering your voices and bringing them directly to provincial decision makers.

👉🔗 Follow the link in our bio to submit your comments for us to share with B.C.`s decision makers. It only takes a few minutes, and it matters.

💙 Tell B.C. to end the wolf cull once and for all.

🎥 @iantmcallister and @visionhawkfilms

#SaveBCWolves #Wolves #WildlifeManagement #WildlifeConservation #CompassionateConservation

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🚨BREAKING NEWS🚨 For over a decade, the government of British Columbia, Canada, has been gunning down wolves and calling it caribou conservation. Now they want to extend the wolf cull for another five years.

🐺 After killing nearly 3,000 wolves since 2015, the Province has not committed to protect or restore the habitat that scientists — including the government's own cited researchers — agree is the only thing that will allow caribou to survive without ongoing human intervention.

💰 Killing wolves does nothing to address the industrial habitat destruction driving caribou toward extinction. It simply means killing wolves by the hundreds, year after year, at a cost of millions in taxpayer dollars (over $13 million to date) while the root causes of decline go unaddressed. It is unethical, unsustainable and scientifically questionable. The cull cannot be allowed to continue.

📣 Pacific Wild is one of several stakeholders that has been invited to submit for feedback on the proposed extension by June 15th. We believe the public deserves to be heard as well. That's why we're not responding alone. We're gathering your voices and bringing them directly to provincial decision makers.

👉🔗 Follow the link in our bio to submit your comments for us to share with B.C.'s decision makers. It only takes a few minutes, and it matters.

💙 Tell B.C. to end the wolf cull once and for all.

🎥 @iantmcallister and @visionhawkfilms

#SaveBCWolves #Wolves #WildlifeManagement #WildlifeConservation #CompassionateConservation

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