Sea Otters: More Than Just Obnoxiously Cute!

24/06/2023
Sea Otters: More Than Just Obnoxiously Cute!

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Episode Synopsis

Sea otters (Enhydra lutris) once swam along the North Coast of California, but 18th- and 19th-century fur trappers nearly caused the species to go extinct. Statewide, only one remnant population of approximately fifty individuals was left in Big Sur by the 1930s. Today nearly 100 years later, thanks to concerted efforts, more than 3,000 sea […]