🐺🦦Wolves eating sea otters?
As sea otter populations rebound, some coastal wolves have shifted their diets in a surprising way, targeting marine mammals. On Pleasant Island, Alaska, sea otters now make up over 80% of some wolves' diets.
⚠️ But this adaptation comes at a cost: scientists found the highest mercury levels ever recorded in wolves worldwide, putting their health at serious risk.
And it’s not just Alaska — wolves in British Columbia are also preying on sea otters. What does this mean for the future of coastal food webs?
Dive deeper into the science: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0048969725011830
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