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As part of our continued #seaotter ocean education series, we are diving in deep about the role sea otters play as a keystone species in coastal ecosystems across B.C. Sea otters are considered a generalist species, meaning they are not picky eaters. In fact, over 150 species have been identified as prey items for sea otters, including many that graze on kelp. Individual otters can be specialists, preferring to dine on only a pawful of species. Studies have shown that competition, habitat characteristics, and the diversity and abundance of prey play an important role in whether individual otters behave as generalist or specialist predators.

In B.C., northern sea otters will often act as specialists, at first. They will quickly deplete their preferred prey (such as sea urchins) from an area before transitioning to a generalist diet over time. In contrast, southern sea otters, found off the coast of California, tend to specialize their diet as individuals on a consistent basis in order to reduce competition among individuals.

#oceaneducation #oceanconservation #MPA #marineprotectedareas #30by30

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“The crucial distinction to be made when talking about the value of forests is between livelihood and life. Forests, when destroyed and commoditized, provide many people with the former. Intact and healthy, they provide every single being on earth with the latter.”

Today is the two year anniversary of the Ada’itsx (Fairy Creek) blockade, one of the largest acts of civil disobedience in Canadian history. As the government, First Nations, forestry companies and others continue to debate the fate of these and other intact forests, Pacific Wild explores the value of forests. Read the full blog, link in our bio.

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Today is World Indigenous People’s day, Nova Whetung the daughter of Pacific Wild’s production manager Darryl Whetung shared a story passed down from her Anishinaabe ancestry. This story and others like it, Nova says, are important because they teach values of respect and remind her of her family’s storytelling history.⁠
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The power of storytelling — of using imagination, art and humour to teach life’s lessons –is something that Indigenous Peoples have always known, and now it is our turn to listen. Listen to the stories — the horrific stories of injustice and inhumanity committed against First Nations during colonial history, for they hold great importance. But so do the beautiful stories that precede those – stories like Nova’s. In these stories, we can glimpse the ingenuity and worldview of the people who managed to live in harmony with the earth since time immemorial. This is a way of being we must integrate if we stand a chance at a better future.⁠
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Click the link in our bio to read the full story.⁠
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#IndigenousStories #Storytelling #Anishinaabe #WorldIndigenousPeoplesDay⁠
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Sea Otters are an important key stone that live along the coast of British Columbia. As a keystone species, they have a disproportionately large effect on the stretches of coast they inhabit, often defining entire ecosystems. Sea otters help to maintain local biodiversity of kelp forests and eelgrass meadows that they inhabit, by influencing the abundance of other species present. In fact, studies have shown that sea otter presence may yield 37% more total ecosystem biomass annually in coastal ecosystems and can promote genetic diversity in eelgrass meadows, making them more resilient to change.

How does one small animal have such a big impact? Sea otters have voracious appetites, consuming 20–33% of their body mass per day in food to keep up with their fast metabolisms. Often, sea otters prey on kelp-hungry invertebrates, like urchins. When left unchecked, urchin populations can clear cut entire kelp forests, leaving a barren rocky bottom behind that supports significantly less biodiversity than a standing marine forest does.

#marineprotection #oceanconservation #mpas #30by30

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Living in cool, temperate waters, steller sea lions rely on a thick layer of blubber to help keep them warm. But what happens in the summer when temperatures increase? Unlike us, sea lions can not remove a layer to help cool their bodies off. Steller sea lions are able to thermoregulate (regulate their own body temperature) by lifting one or more of their flippers out of the water as they are floating on the surface. Their flippers lack the thick layer of insulative blubber found on the rest of their body and the blood vessels on their flippers sit close to the surface of the skin. By lifting their flippers from the water and dilating their blood vessels, sea lions can either cool their body temperature by releasing heat or warm themselves up by absorbing it.

You can support these incredible marine species, by signing the letter in our bio to ensure Canada upholds their commitment to protect 25% of marine and coastal areas by 2025 and 30% by 2030. Click the link in our bio.

#StellerSeaLion #MarineProtection #OceanConservation

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Today is #WorldNatureConservationDay, a time to reflect on how we can best protect a healthy environment and preserve biodiversity. Paul Chiyokten Wagner (@protectors.salish.sea), member of the W̱SÁNEĆ (Saanich) Tribe of southern Vancouver Island, British Columbia, has dedicated his life tirelessly to conserve the lands and waters of Planet Earth.

“We need these intact ecosystems to remain with Indigenous action and Indigenous heart, so they remain in balance to offer the children a future, a liveable future.”

Watch the full video link in our bio.

#Indigenousleadership #ancientforests #conservation

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