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[Carlo Pavan stands on cliff in Pacific Rim that overlooks the ocean]
[Text on Screen: Carlo Pavan, Visitor Services, Pacific Rim National Park Reserve]
Carlo Pavan: Hi I’m Carlo Pavan.
[Carlo barking shot from Dogs of Leash video]
CP: You may recognize me as the ‘barking man’ from the dogs-off-leash video.

[back on cliff]
CP: Anyway, part of my job here at Pacific Rim National Park Reserve is to help people understand why our beaches are so important for migrating shorebirds.

[shorebirds eat on beach. Map of North and South America shows migratory route]
[Text on screen: Pacific Flyway Migration Route]
CP: Not everyone is aware that these incredible little birds, like the Western Sandpiper, and Whimbrel migrate huge distances from their wintering grounds, sometimes as far south as Latin America, to their breeding grounds in the arctic.

[map of Vancouver Island, with Pacific Rim NPR highlighted. Shorebirds eat, sleep on rocks and mudflats]
CP: Being smack dab in the middle of the Pacific Flyway migration route, Pacific Rim National Park Reserve is a critical stop-over for globally significant numbers of these little avian marathoners looking to fuel up and rest up on our sandy beaches and food-rich mudflats. They’re usually exhausted from flying non-stop from Mexico or California and their next stop may not be until Alaska. So, you can see why this stop-over is such an important one.

[owner walks dog on leash down path. Calendar shows May to September]
CP: One way you can help them out is by keeping your dog on leash when at the beach, especially during peak migration months, from May to September.

[close-up of dog. Dog chases shorebirds away]
CP: Arctic foxes are a main predator at the breeding grounds of most shorebirds, and to them, your dog looks awfully similar and can disturb them from vital feeding and resting time, leaving them too weak to reproduce when finally do reach their summer destination.

[close-up of Carlos on cliff]
CP: So now that you know the story of these miraculous, transcontinental migrators, pass it on! And come out to Pacific Rim and see if you can find some of them. Just remember: keep Fido on a leash!

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