River otters live here, and are both marine and terrestrial animals. You may see them swimming just off South Beach or in Griffin Bay, or prowling the shoreline near Jakle's Lagoon. You are apt to see them swimming low and flat in the water, not floating on their backs. Their preferred habitat is the forest-meadow margin. Here the woodland provides shade and security, while the open space provides browse.
Deer are opportunistic feeders.
In spring and summer they prefer the fresh, young shoots of saplings and shrubs. In the late summer and early fall, berries, fruits, and seeds become available. In winter, they forage on dry grass, sedges, leaves, needles, mosses and lichens. The waters surrounding the San Juan Archipelago are home to a small population of minke whales. These are baleen whales that feed here mostly on small schooling fish.