Photo of the day

Our sleeping sea lion in today’s photo spends much of its time swimming in kelp forests, helping keep them in check by feasting on fish and sea urchins, a handy gauge for the health of these shallow water habitats. By darting around in this buoyant network of marine life, sea lions support a dynamic natural solution to the climate crisis, with kelp possessing the ability to sequester carbon and produce oxygen at a remarkable rate 🦭