Think of the American West Coast and many things spring to mind: the towering redwoods of Portland, the Space Needle in Seattle and the ever beautiful Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco. Yet who would think of the staggering biodiversity that can be found along its shores? Think humpback whales breeching along California’s coast, orcas in Victoria Island and, Osprey, Bald Eagle and Red-tailed Hawk circling the skies overhead.

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