Two otter species are strictly marine: the sea otter (Enhydra lutris) of the Pacific Coast of North America and the much smaller marine otter (Lontra felina) from the coast of Peru and Chile.
Santa Cruz Sentinel: Solving a sea otter mystery: Researchers track down origin of deadly disease
MONTEREY — On-call staff members at the Monterey Bay Aquarium’s sea otter rescue and conservation program rescued a six-month-old otter stranded on San Carlos Beach in July. She was emaciated and ...
Solving a sea otter mystery: Researchers track down origin of deadly disease
Los Angeles Times: California’s surfboard-mooching sea otter has returned to Santa Cruz for the summer
Social media lighted up this past holiday weekend with the return of Santa Cruz’s most infamous sea mammal: the surfboard-stealing Otter 841. “841 is back in the 831 at Steamer Lane,” Mark Woodward ...
California’s surfboard-mooching sea otter has returned to Santa Cruz for the summer
Surfer Karl Anderle knew just whom he was dealing with Saturday in Santa Cruz when he turned around and saw a large adult sea otter sitting on the back of his board: Otter 841, the notorious marine ...
GOT A CHANCE TO CHECK IT OUT THE NEW DIGS....., AND FIND OUT WHY IT IS SO SIGNIFICANT. PKG: THIS IS A SEA OTTER CONSERVATION CENTER WHICH IS AN EXTENSION OF OUR SEA OTTER RESCUE AND REHAB PROGRAM. IT ...
The New York Times: She Steals Surfboards by the Seashore. She’s a Sea Otter.
California wildlife officials are hoping to apprehend a 5-year-old sea otter, who has a knack for riding the waves after committing longboard larceny. By Annie Roth Annie Roth lives in Santa Cruz, ...