A Shocking Story About Sandpipers

SALISH SEA WILD

Researchers recently discovered why the world’s entire population of migrating Western sandpipers briefly stops in the Salish Sea each spring. These funny little shorebirds have evolved to slurp up a special slimy superfood produced at the exact moment they need it. Team SeaDoc waded through the malodorous muck at Roberts Bank, British Columbia, to capture groundbreaking video footage and learn why a major new port expansion is a bad idea for the future of these loveable little birds.

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Written and produced by Bob Friel and SeaDoc Society.