Understanding what a species eats - and how that changes over time - not only gives us a window into the lives of wild animals, but also gives us the power to be responsible stewards of their ecosystems.

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Genetic metabarcoding is changing the way we look at diet and foraging ecology in whales - with each new sample, we gain new insight into the feeding behavior of these enigmatic species. Learn more about how we're using genetic metabarcoding to understand and conserve southern resident killer whales in the Salish Sea: