by USFWS | Sep 25, 2018 | sea otters
SANTA CRUZ, Calif.— Southern sea otter numbers have declined off the coast of California since peaking in 2016, but the average population count remains above 3,090 for the third consecutive year. According to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Southern Sea Otter...
by Kathryn Knight | Sep 25, 2018 | sea otters
When dinner is encased in a robust shell, brute force is often the only solution, but sea otters (Enhydra lutris) have been more ingenious. Some pound clams and snails on a rock balanced on their chests, while others skilfully crack open shells to satisfy their...
by seaottersdotcom | Mar 16, 2018 | sea otters
A new study by Monterey Bay Aquarium researchers indicates that gaps in the kelp canopy may be a contributing factor in the increase in southern sea otter mortality from white shark bites in California. Research suggests sea otters have reached carrying capacity...
by USGS | Feb 23, 2018 | sea otters
In the Future of Wildlife Tracking, Sea Otters Have Their Own Social Network Whereas we might carry cell phones or tablets, each sea otter has a small, solar-powered tag clipped carefully to one of its flippers. When the sea otters gather to nap at the ocean’s...
by USGS | Sep 30, 2017 | sea otters
Abstract: The 2017 census of southern sea otters (Enhydra lutris nereis) was conducted between late April and early July along the mainland coast of central California and in April at San Nicolas Island in southern California. The 3-year average of combined counts...
by seaottersdotcom | Sep 25, 2017 | sea otters
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