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The sea otter (Enhydra lutris) is a marine mammal native to the coasts of the northern and eastern North Pacific Ocean.
http://animaldiversity.org/site/accounts/information/Enhydra_lutris.html
Find a description of the physical appearance, behavior and diet of the species provided by the Animal Diversity Web.
http://www.mnh.si.edu/arctic/html/sea_otter.html
Article on these playful mammals with an account by 19th century naturalist Edward Nelson on their previous abundance and the decline in their numbers due to hunting.
http://www.otterproject.org/
Promotes the rapid recovery of the California Sea Otter, an indicator of near shore ocean health, by facilitating research and communicating research results to the general public and policy makers.
http://bioweb.uwlax.edu/bio203/s2008/bluske_brit/
Research project by Britany Bluske on this species, including its classification, habitat, reproduction, adaptations, nutrition and interactions with other species.
http://www.gi.alaska.edu/ScienceForum/ASF17/1743.html
Ned Rozell of the Geophysical Institute, at the University of Alaska Fairbanks writes that while the species is declining elsewhere in the state, the population is increasing in this protected habitat.
http://www.goldenstateimages.com/otter.htm
Photography of sea otters taken in the wild along the southern California coast.
http://www.gi.alaska.edu/ScienceForum/ASF14/1418.html
In this Alaska Science Forum article, Ned Rozell provides an overview of the phenomenon and population research.
http://www.ucsc.edu/oncampus/currents/98-99/10-19/killer.htm
Tim Stephens explains how overexploitation of certain North Pacific and Bering Sea fisheries may have initiated a cascade effect that is pushing the sea otter towards extinction in the waters of Alaska. Features an overview of UCSC research into the phenomenon.
http://www.montereybayaquarium.org/efc/efc_otter/otter_cam.aspx
Features live images from 7 a.m to 7 p.m. Pacific Time. Also offers information on the species and a guide to spotting them in the wild.
http://www.ucsc.edu/currents/01-02/10-08/otters.html
Discusses research project at Long Marine Lab, at UC Santa Cruz into the nutritional needs and the long-term survival of this threatened species.
http://www.units.miamioh.edu/dragonfly/save/seaotters.shtml
Randall William Davis describes how otters were saved after the Exxon Valdez supertanker ran aground in Prince William Sound.
http://www.uaf.edu/seagrant/NewsMedia/02ASJ/02.15.02sea-otter-crash.html
Radio transcript describes the decline of the species since the 1990's along the rocky coast of southwest Alaska's Aleutian Islands.
http://www.coastalresearchcenter.ucsb.edu/cmi/seaotters.html
Information on UCSB research into population dynamics in Southern California. Find background information on the species, history of research, objectives and map.
http://www.uh.edu/engines/epi1403.htm
John H. Lienhard describes how changes in the ecology of Alaska led to the rapid decline of the species in Alaska in the 1990's.
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