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Exciting News! Not only is it World Bear Day today, but…
‘Return of the Great Bear’ is going global! Our documentary has been invited to tour with the Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival (VIMFF) from March 2025 to March 2026, with screenings around the world—from Canada to Brazil to Belgium.
And for those closer to home…
🐻 The Fight to Protect Grizzlies Continues – In Campbell River!
Join us for a special screening on March 27 at the Campbell River Community Centre Lounge, featuring special guest Natasha Wehn, director of ‘Return of the Great Bear’, who will share insights on its making and the ongoing conservation efforts behind it.
Now more than ever, we must stand together to protect what is wild.
March 27, 2025
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Admission by donation
Contact Annie Smith to reserve your seat at 📧 anismith@telus.net.
#ReturnOfTheGreatBear #VIMFF #CampbellRiver #GrizzlyBears #Conservation #PacificWild #CampbellRiver #WildlifeProtection #worldbearday #worldbearday2025
Glacier preservation isn’t just about ice—it’s about survival!
Glaciers are vanishing before our eyes, and with them, the steady flow of life-giving water that sustains British Columbia’s wild coast. As the ice melts, rivers run dry, ecosystems unravel, and species fight to survive.
💧 B.C.’s glaciers are vital to salmon-bearing rivers. As they shrink due to climate change, freshwater flow becomes unpredictable, threatening salmon populations—a critical food source for bears, sea wolves, and orcas.
💧 The Great Bear Rainforest and coastal estuaries depend on cold, glacial-fed rivers. Changes in water temperature and flow impact everything from eelgrass beds to the wildlife that relies on them.
💧 Freshwater flow shifts alter salinity levels in coastal waters, disrupting marine food chains—including herring, the foundation of B.C.’s marine ecosystems.
From mountain peaks to ocean depths, the loss of glaciers is a crisis we cannot ignore. The time to act is now: reduce greenhouse gas emissions, protect freshwater ecosystems, and fight for the future of our coast.
Protect what you love. Protect what is wild.
📸 @iantmcallister
#WorldWaterDay #ProtectBCGlaciers #ProtectBCWater #Glaciers #ClimateActionNow
This is what B.C.’s raw log exports look like!
Millions of cubic meters of raw logs leave B.C. every year, most shipped to China for manufacturing—while thousands of forestry jobs disappear and our last ancient forests fall.
This shocking footage, captured by Pacific Wild Co-Founder Ian McAllister on Vancouver Island, shows the raw reality: B.C. is exporting unprocessed logs instead of protecting old-growth forests and local jobs.
If we stopped raw log exports today, we could:
✅ Create thousands of jobs in sustainable, value-added manufacturing
✅ Strengthen B.C.’s forest sector instead of shipping opportunity overseas
✅ Relieve pressure on our last old-growth forests—before they’re gone forever
Premier David Eby’s mandate to the Minister of Forests seemed clear:
"Work to increase value from B.C.’s forests by supporting value-added and innovative forest products, creating good local jobs, and diversifying B.C.’s wood products for local and international markets."
But forests and communities continue to fall!
Now is the time to act. Contact Premier David Eby and Minister Ravi Parmar and demand an end to raw log exports:
👉 premier@gov.bc.ca
👉 FOR.Minister@gov.bc.ca
📸 @iantmcallister
#InternationalDayOfForests #RawLogExports #SaveBCForests #StopRawLogExports #ProtectWhatYouLove
@davidebybc @rparmarbc
🐟 Top 10 Animals That Rely On Pacific Herring
#7 – Bald Eagles
Every spring, as millions of herring gather to spawn in bays and coves along the Pacific Northwest, bald eagles follow the feast. These powerful raptors congregate on shorelines, diving talon-first into massive concentrations of Pacific herring.
In coastal regions, fish often comprises 70-90% of a bald eagle`s diet. The nutrient-dense quality of herring supports the health of adult eagles and chick development, in preparation for leaner months of the year. On a larger scale, birds feeding on marine organisms play an essential role in nutrient cycling, bringing ocean-derived nutrients to terrestrial ecosystems.
Bald eagles are icons of the Pacific coast, but their survival—like so many species—depends on the abundance of herring. Without herring, these birds face food shortages and ecosystem-wide consequences.
Protecting herring means protecting bald eagles and the balance of coastal ecosystems.
👉 Stay tuned as we continue highlighting species that rely on herring for survival!
📸 @iantmcallister
#PacificWild #ProtectPacificHerring #BIGlittlefish #Herring #PacificHerring #Top10 #BaldEagles #BaldEagle
Oops, we skipped ahead.
🐟 We`re circling back to #4 on our Top 10 Animals That Rely on Herring—the incredible Sea Wolves!
British Columbia’s sea wolves are a unique population of coastal wolves that are deeply connected to the ocean. Unlike their inland relatives, these wolves thrive in marine-influenced environments, relying extensively on oceanic resources for food.
Herring spawn is a seasonal feast. During the annual herring spawn, coastal wolves are often seen foraging for herring roe at low tide, taking advantage of this energy-rich resource.
The ocean is their hunting ground. In certain regions, marine-derived prey makes up 85% of a sea wolf’s diet, including herring, salmon, seals, and shellfish. These skilled hunters are known to swim between islands in search of food, covering vast distances along the Pacific coastline.
Sea wolves highlight the deep ties between marine and terrestrial ecosystems. Their survival depends on healthy oceans, making the decline of forage fish like herring a major threat. Protecting herring means protecting the entire coastal food web.
👉 Stay tuned as we continue highlighting the species that depend on herring for survival!
📸 @iantmcallister
#PacificWild #ProtectPacificHerring #BIGlittlefish #Herring #PacificHerring #Top10 #SeaWolf #SeaWolves #Wolves #BCWolves
🐟 Give a fiver for forage fish!
Celebrate and protect Pacific herring`s role as the foundation of B.C.`s coastal food web by giving $5 today.
From Chinook salmon to endangered killer whales and sea wolves to black bears, this #BIGLittleFish is the powerhouse of biodiversity, and you can protect them for tomorrow`s generation today.
👉 Protect Pacific herring with $5 and keep the coast alive at the link in bio.
#PacificWild #ProtectPacificHerring #Herring #PacificHerring
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