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California sea otters may be reducing erosion as they recolonize historic habitats
The Hill via Yahoo News· 3 months agoThe return of sea otters to their former habitat in a Central California estuary has reduced erosion...
Sea otters were hunted to near-extinction. Can they be reintroduced to former habitat?
LA Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoFederal wildlife officials have taken the first step toward potentially reintroducing sea otters to...
Sea otters can help conserve vital kelp forests
Popular Science via Yahoo News· 3 months agoA sea otter resting in a kelp bed in Monterey Bay, California. Sea otters are more than just photogenic fluff balls known for floating on their backs...
Sea otters, once hunted to near extinction, are preventing coastal erosion as their populations...
ABC News via Yahoo News· 3 months agoSea otters are proving to be Mother Nature's solution to the prevention of coastal erosion, a recent...
Urchin harvesters tried to reduce protections for sea otters. Here’s why it didn’t work
San Luis Obispo Tribune via Yahoo News· 7 months agoDespite recent efforts by sea urchin harvesters to reduce protections for southern sea otters under...
Sea otter pup found alone in Alaska finds new home at Chicago’s Shedd Aquarium
WFLA via Yahoo News· 5 months agoCHICAGO (AP) — An 8-week-old arrival from Alaska chirps loudly before devouring ice chips in the...
Challenges remain as interest grows for returning sea otters to Oregon Coast
Statesman Journal via Yahoo News· 1 year agoFor many Oregonians, hearing the phrase “sea otter reintroduction” brings a feeling of confusion....
Orphaned sea otter pup paired with surrogate mom — a ‘milestone’ for endangered species
Sacramento Bee via Yahoo News· 3 weeks agoIn the early 1990s, southern sea otters were nearly hunted to extinction. After becoming a protected...
Stewards of the kelp forests: New research reveals how sea otters dramatically influence the climate
Salon via Yahoo News· 3 months agosea otters Monterey Bay Aquarium / Tyson V. Rininger With their roly-poly bodies, child-like eyes,...
Northern sea otter pup rescued in Alaska finds new home at Shedd Aquarium
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 5 months agoCHICAGO — In late October, a young sea otter pup was found in the remote coastal town of Seldovia,...
