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The sea otter was once abundant in a wide arc across the North Pacific ocean, from northern Japan to Alaska to Mexico. By 1911, hunting for the animal's luxurious fur had reduced the sea otter population to fewer than 2000 individuals in the most remote and inaccessible parts of its range. The IUCN lists the sea otter as an endangered species.
The sea otter (Enhydra lutris) is a marine mammal native to the coasts of the northern and eastern North Pacific Ocean.Adult sea otters typically weigh between 14 and 45 kg (30 and 100 lb), making them the heaviest members of the weasel family, but among [3] the smallest marine mammals.
The slough area is home to California's greatest concentration of sea otters, as well as populations of endangered Santa Cruz long-toed salamander and the threatened California red-legged frog. [7] The population of sea otter living in Elkhorn Slough reflect that the species is well-adapted for estuarine habitat, [ 8 ] and may be a model for ...
"The sea otters, they're like an assistant manager for us," she said. The pattern is striking. “When the otter population was the lowest back in 2003-2004, we thought the green crabs were going ...
Southern sea otters, whose population dwindled to about 50 in 1938, are managed by the Fish and Wildlife Service. ... They are listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act and are ...
Santa Cruz's sea otter, 841, has given birth to a wee pup — suggesting that her erratic behavior could have been hormonally driven. ... noting that sea otters are protected by the Endangered ...
Urchin harvesters tried to get southern sea otters’ threatened status under the Endangered Species Act revoked.
Habitats vary widely as well, from the arboreal marten to the fossorial European badger to the marine sea otter. Population sizes are largely unknown, though two species, the sea mink and Japanese otter, were hunted to extinction in 1894 and 1979, respectively, and several other species are endangered.