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What does it mean when a 50 foot-long whale weighing 60,000 pounds hurls itself out of the ocean over and over? Paul Nicklen shot this on #8K in slow motion as he wanted the moment to last forever while studying every detail. More importantly, we must control ship traffic in critical migratory and feeding corridors of these noise sensitive leviathans.

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Alaska’s Katmai National Park and Preserve is an active volcanic region which acts as critical habitat set aside for salmon and thousands of brown bears. When essential umbrella species like Brown bears, Kodiaks and Grizzlies have a safe place to rest and feed; the overall ecosystem becomes healthier. From Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) to National Parks to your city’s interurban green spaces, the natural sanctuary is good for animals. It’s also good for humans. While on assignment for SeaLegacy in Katmai earlier this year, I enjoyed a week of interactions with bears just like these three characters.

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This week I posted a video of a starving bear. It was difficult to film, and even harder to watch, as evidenced by the reactions it elicited. The truth is hard, but photojournalism is more than pretty pictures. It can be a difficult job. Journalism exposes—raw and without bias—the world’s issues in the interest of transparency, honesty and, I believe, change for the better. At SeaLegacy we want to break down the walls of apathy and move people to change. We went to the Canadian Arctic to document the effects of climate change. We found the good, the bad and the ugly, but mostly just beautiful animals and landscapes we want to protect. We will continue to share it all with you in the interest of creating positive and lasting change. Thank you for helping us in #TurningTheTide. SeaLegacy with Cristina Mittermeier.

Caption from @paulnicklen Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/paulnicklen/)

We have scuba dived and free dived in most of the world's oceans. British Columbia's Salish Sea is not only our backyard, but it is one of the most biodiverse bodies of water on the globe. It is home to over 3000 species and an important economic hub sustaining about 40,000 jobs. We want to share this abundantly biodiverse place with the world. Thank you for helping us in #TurningTheTide. SeaLegacy with Cristina Mittermeier.

In Katmai National Park and Preserve this past month, our
SeaLegacy team entered grizzly territory with humility and respect - and were rewarded with the opportunity to witness the intimate and remarkable behaviour of a mother and her young cub. To see the full video and extended content from SeaLegacy expeditions, join The Tide: https://www.sealegacy.org/tide