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Rescue Thursday kickoff #rescuethursday (@thedodo) #petsqui #weloverescue #adopt #goodhumans #goodhumansunite #petsquicares

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Important: Video by @Paulnicklen taken while on #assignment for @natgeo. Happy Sea Otter Awareness Week!! Warning: Graphic Video. Sea otters are adorable but they are much more important than their looks. They are indicators of a changing ocean. Two years ago, while in Homer Alaska, I photographed dozens of sea otters that slowly died from paralytic shell fish poisoning. 79 died in one month alone. The water warmed over 3.5 degrees F in 2014/2015 and with that slight increase in temperature, many species started to suffer. Sea otters, sea lions, seabirds and many other species had large die-offs from toxic algae. It is much more than protecting the cute and the cuddly. We must protect entire ecosystems from the microbial life to the megafauna. How do we do that? We must find a way to decrease a global carbon footprint. What are some of the ways that you think we can achieve this. #followme on @paulnicklen to see what a healthy and cute sea otter looks like. #turningthetide with @sea_legacy #seaotter #climatechangeisreal #bethechange #nature #reduceyourfootprint #petsquicares