salmon are vital to our ecosystems

Pacific salmon are foundational to our ecosystems, but they are facing unprecedented challenges and are threatened by climate change, development, disease and habitat loss.

According to Mr. Brown, “Salmon are vital to B.C., without them, we wouldn’t have the forests and mountains, animals depend on them, you know, bears, uh, eat them…”

Bears, like Mr. Brown, consume up to 30 salmon a day. They typically carry their salmon catch into the forest to eat, in turn spreading the nutrients deeper into the forest.

More than 137 plant and animal species – including orcas, bears, eagles and trees – depend on Pacific salmon for their survival. We all need salmon, not just bears.

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