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How wildlife help sustain the health of an ecosystem
When the fur trade wiped out North America’s sea otters in the early 20th century, sea urchins—a favorite otter food— ...
Catalina Island's biodiversity facing threat from gillnets, scientists warn
With thousands of plant and animal species, including dozens found nowhere else on Earth, Catalina is a world-class diving ...
These sea stars were nearly wiped out — but B.C. researchers say fiords provided refuge
B.C. researchers have found that the fiords of the Central Coast may be providing refuge for the critically endangered ...
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Critically endangered sunflower sea stars are seeking refuge in B.C. fjords
Alyssa Gehman vividly recalls seeing starfish for the first time while on a kayaking trip in British Columbia's Desolation ...
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Under the Sea, Into the Rainforest and Among the Caretakers of Queensland
I’ve been a diver for nearly 20 years. From spearfishing in kelp forests teeming with life off the California coast to ...
At the edge of the ocean, a dazzling ecosystem is changing fast
Sea otters are one of the predators — one of the wolves, to continue the metaphor, to our urchin deer — keeping urchins in ...