Kayakers who visit the mid-coast will find themselves in the company of bald eagles, common loons, cormorant and kingfishers. Over 100 species of birds can be identified in Hakai Provincial Recreation Area, including auklets, black and ruddy turnstones, murres, black oystercatchers and ravens.
Marine life is abundant in the inter-tidal waters and tide pools of the area. View crabs, anemones, sea urchins, starfish, mollusks and a diverse variety of other creatures.
Marine animals of the area are also fun to watch. Otters put on a comical show with their antics. See harbor seals, orcas, humpbacks, beaver, mink, dolphins and porpoise, as well as black-tailed deer, wolves, black bears and, on the mainland, grizzlies.
If you have a desire to have an adventuresome and unique wildlife experience, visit beautiful British Columbia. It has the most diverse animal population in all of Canada.