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California's sea otters are the descendants of a single colony of about 50 southern sea otters discovered near the mouth of Bixby Creek along California's Big Sur coast in 1938; [27] their principal range is now from just south of San Francisco to Santa Barbara County. [28]
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Otter 841, California's most ornery sea mammal, has returned to waters off Santa Cruz. Authorities warn surfers and swimmers to steer clear of the creature.
In July, California wildlife officials reported that a 5-year-old sea otter was "aggressively approaching people and biting surfboards" near Santa Cruz. The wildlife department said it planned to ...
841 was born in captivity at the Coastal Science Campus of the University of California, Santa Cruz and raised at Monterey Bay Aquarium by her mother, Otter 723, with minimal human intervention. [3] In June 2020 she was released into the wild at Moss Landing Wildlife Area. [4] In October 2023, it was confirmed that 841 had given birth to a pup.
Rosa was adopted by the Monterey Bay Aquarium in 1999 and served as surrogate mother for a record 15 otters. She outlived the life expectancy for wild southern sea otters.
So a 45-pound (20-kg) otter eats 10-12 pounds (4.5-5.4 kg) of seafood a day. That means that feeding an otter costs the aquarium $40,000 a year and demands constant fundraising.
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