61. Southern Sea Otter (Enhydra Lutris Nereis) :: Green Nature :: Southern sea Otter (Enhydra lutris nereis). A seafood Buffet sea otters eat sea urchins, crabs, clams, mussels, abalone and other shellfish. http://greennature.com/article690.html

@import url("themes/PostNuke/style/style.css"); Green Nature Jun 11, 2004 - 03:06 AM Green Nature Home Green Nature Photography Green Nature Travel Auction Aid ... Clip Art Search Index AIR Acid Rain Air Pollution Climate Change Ozone Depletion ... Whales Energy Issues Automobiles Biomass Hydropower Nuclear Power ... Wind Global Issues Africa Arctic Antarctica China ... Recycling Land Forestry GM Foods Mountains National Parks ... Organic Farming Water Coastal/Oceans Fresh Water Rivers Poll What is your favorite environment movie? A Civil Action Erin Brockovich China Sndrome Free Willy Gorillas in the Midst Silkwood The Day After Tomorrow Other Results Polls Votes: Comments: Southern Sea Otter (Enhydra lutris nereis) The furry, brown sea otter is an ocean-going member of the weasel family. Related Resources More Sea Otter River Otter Marine Mammals Index Well adapted to a marine life, the otter's hind feet are webbed and flattened into broad flippers. Large, flat molars help the otter to eat hard-shelled sea animals, and dense, soft fur protects it from the cold ocean water. Adult Southern sea otters average about 4 feet (1.3 meters) long, and 45-65 lb. (20-30 kg) in weight. Male otters are larger than females. The Southern sea otter is one of the two subspecies of sea otter on the Pacific Coast of North America. The larger, Alaskan or Northern sea otter has a more northerly range. Sea otters live in a narrow band along the coast, and rarely venture much more than about 1 1/2 miles (3km) offshore. Kelp beds (a "forest" of very tall seaweed anchored to the seafloor) are a favorite habitat. Sea otters are often seen just offshore, floating on their backs, paddling with their hind limbs and sculling with their tail. They sometimes congregate in groups of several otters called "rafts". Sea otters often sleep in the kelp forest, lying under strands of the seaweed to keep from drifting away.

62. CNN.com - Wildlife Agency Caught Between Fishermen And Otters - August 7, 2000 CNN http://www.cnn.com/2000/NATURE/08/07/sea.otters.ap/index.html

nature Editions myCNN Video ... Feedback CNN Sites CNN CNN Europe CNNfn CNNSI myCNN CNNfyi AllPolitics Languages Search CNN.com CNNSI.com CNNfn.com The Web NATURE TOP STORIES New hurdles hamper Galapagos oil spill cleanup Insight, Prius lead the hybrid-powered fleet Picture: Indonesia's Merapi volcano erupts MORE TOP STORIES Up to 2,000 killed in India quake; fear of aftershocks spreads Clinton aide denies reports of White House vandalism New hurdles hamper Galapagos oil-spill cleanup Two more Texas fugitives will contest extradition ... MORE MARKETS 4:30pm ET, 4/16 DJIA NAS SPORTS Jordan says farewell for the third time ... LOCAL EDITIONS: CNN.com Europe change default edition MULTIMEDIA: video video archive audio multimedia showcase ... more services E-MAIL: Subscribe to one of our news e-mail lists. Enter your address: document.write(' '); Or: Get a free e-mail account E-MAIL DISCUSSION: message boards chat feedback CNN WEB SITES: AsiaNow Svenska Norge Danmark ... Italian FASTER ACCESS: europe japan TIME INC. SITES: Go To ... Time.com People Money Fortune EW CNN NETWORKS: more networks transcripts SITE INFO: help contents search ad info ... jobs WEB SERVICES: CNN e-store Wildlife agency caught between fishermen and otters In this story: Proposed relocation Otters and fishermen compete for fishing spots RELATED STORIES, SITES

63. Sea Otters At Risk From Killer Whales In A Changing Ocean :: Green Nature :: sea otters At Risk From Killer Whales In A Changing Ocean. After ranging into coastal waters, the killer whales found a substitute prey in sea otters. http://greennature.com/article1800.html

@import url("themes/PostNuke/style/style.css"); Green Nature Jun 11, 2004 - 03:06 AM Green Nature Home Green Nature Photography Green Nature Travel Auction Aid ... Clip Art Search Index AIR Acid Rain Air Pollution Climate Change Ozone Depletion ... Whales Energy Issues Automobiles Biomass Hydropower Nuclear Power ... Wind Global Issues Africa Arctic Antarctica China ... Recycling Land Forestry GM Foods Mountains National Parks ... Organic Farming Water Coastal/Oceans Fresh Water Rivers Poll What is your favorite environment movie? A Civil Action Erin Brockovich China Sndrome Free Willy Gorillas in the Midst Silkwood The Day After Tomorrow Other Results Polls Votes: Comments: Sea Otters At Risk From Killer Whales In A Changing Ocean Because of a lack of Steller sea lions and harbor seals, large numbers of sea otters are being eaten by hungry killer whales in western Alaska waters, according to findings in the October 16 (1998) issue of the journal Science. Related Resources Sea Otter Intro Marine Mammal Index In "Killer Whale Predation on Sea Otters Links Oceanic and Nearshore Ecosystems,"a U.S. Geological Survey biologist and his colleagues at the University of California, Santa Cruz, reported on sharp reductions in sea otter numbers in the North Pacific rim. "We estimate that between 40,000 and 45,000 sea otters have died since 1990 from killer whale predation in roughly 3,300 kilometers of shoreline," said Jim Estes, a biologist at the Western Ecological Research Center. "This unusual behavior of killer whales toward sea otters ultimately raises questions about the health of our oceans."

64. CNN - Oil Spill Lessons Offer Hope For Sea Otters - February 18, 1999 CNN http://www.cnn.com/NATURE/9902/18/sea.otters.enn/index.html

MAIN PAGE WORLD ASIANOW U.S. ... news quiz CNN WEB SITES: TIME INC. SITES: Go To ... Time.com People Money Fortune EW MORE SERVICES: video on demand video archive audio on demand news email services ... pagenet DISCUSSION: message boards chat feedback SITE GUIDES: help contents search FASTER ACCESS: europe japan WEB SERVICES: Oil spill lessons offer hope for sea otters Experts say pollution and disease are leading to a drastic decline in sea otter numbers February 18, 1999 Web posted at: 11:40 AM EST Ten years ago, on March 24, 1989, the Exxon Valdez spilled almost 11 million gallons of oil into Price William Sound, killing more than 5,000 sea otters. The spill has been called the largest environmental disaster in recent history but because of it, the United States is now better equipped to handle such a disaster. Research and programs initiated recently by several members of the Alliance of Marine Mammal Parks and Aquariums have focused on providing immediate help during such disasters. "In 1989, the scientific community was completely unprepared to deal with an oil spill of such magnitude. There wasn't even a local veterinarian on site," said Terrie Williams, a comparative physiologist at the University of California, Santa Cruz, and former research committee chair for the alliance. Williams, who helped organize the rescue effort in Prince William Sound, said the result of that experience and the research that followed enables "the marine mammal community to reduce our disaster response time from one week to 48 hours, and allows us to minimize damage to sea otters when crises occur."

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66. CNN - California Sea Otters Dropping In Number - August 22, 1999 CNN http://www.cnn.com/NATURE/9908/22/endangered.otter/index.html

[an error occurred while processing this directive] MAIN PAGE WORLD ASIANOW U.S. ... news quiz CNN WEB SITES: TIME INC. SITES: Go To ... Time.com People Money Fortune EW MORE SERVICES: video on demand video archive audio on demand news email services ... pagenet DISCUSSION: message boards chat feedback SITE GUIDES: help contents search FASTER ACCESS: europe japan WEB SERVICES: California sea otters dropping in number Aquariums like the Long Beach Aquarium of the Pacific are studying injured and orphaned otters like this one August 22, 1999 Web posted at: 10:13 p.m. EDT (0213 GMT) From Correspondent Mark Bernheimer LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) Intelligent and playful, the California sea otter is a curiosity to scientists as well as the general public. But the elusive animal is becoming more difficult to find in the wild. While their cousins in Washington, Alaska and Canada are thriving, the number of California sea otters has declined 12 percent since 1995, with just over 2,000 remaining. The rapid drop has prompted scientists to scramble for solutions, but they can't fix the problem until they understand exactly what is causing it. All they have so far are possibilities. "Disease, contaminants, starvation and entanglement or entrapment in coastal fishing gear," offers Carl Benz of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

67. Sea-otter sea otters are members of the weasel family, with large eyes and thick, dark brown fur. Killer whales normally don t eat sea otters because they are too small. http://www.biologicaldiversity.org/swcbd/species/otter/

Your browser does not support script Mother and pup A beautiful animal Sea otters are members of the weasel family, with large eyes and thick, dark brown fur. Their rich pelt has up to a million hairs per square inch which substitutes for blubber to keep them warm in cold water. Among the very few marine mammals known to use tools, they break open clams and abalone with stones to get at the meat inside. These intelligent animals live in shallow water and prefer kelp forests, sometimes anchoring themselves in one place by wrapping strands of kelp around their bodies while they rest. Urchin Bed - Sea otters prey on sea urchins, keeping their populations in balance. Sea otters are a keystone species in the kelp forest ecosystem, eating sea urchins, clams, snails, sea stars, squid, octopuses and abalone. When present in healthy numbers, they keep sea urchin populations in check. When sea otters decline, however, urchin numbers explode—as does their grazing pressure on bull kelp. The urchins chew off the attachments keeping bull kelp in place, causing them to die and float away. This decimates kelp beds and sets off a chain reaction that depletes the food supply for other marine animals and in turn causes their decline.

68. CNN.com - Alaska Sea Otters' Disappearance A Mystery - Feb. 4, 2004 ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) When Russian explorers first saw sea otters bobbing in the waters off Alaska s Aleutian Islands in the mid-18th century, they http://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/science/02/04/otter.mystery.reut/

International Edition MEMBER SERVICES The Web CNN.com Home Page World U.S. Weather ... Special Reports SERVICES Video E-mail Services CNNtoGO Contact Us SEARCH Web CNN.com Alaska sea otters' disappearance a mystery Otters eat sea urchins, which feed on kelp. Without the otters to control urchin populations, scientists note that kelp is disappearing. Story Tools RELATED Aleutian otters take a nosedive Report: Ancient fishing linked to modern crisis At Sea Processors Association Center for Biological Diversity YOUR E-MAIL ALERTS U.S. Geological Survey U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Environmental Issues Animals or Create your own Manage alerts What is this? ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - When Russian explorers first saw sea otters bobbing in the waters off Alaska's Aleutian Islands in the mid-18th century, they knew they had discovered a money maker. The otters' fur "is so far superior in length, beauty, blackness and gloss of hair to the river otters' pelts that these can scarcely be compared to it," wrote German naturalist Georg Steller, who accompanied legendary mariner Vitus Bering on his Alaska expeditions. Russian and American hunters later wiped out nearly all of Alaska's sea otters, whose luxurious fur became known as "soft gold." The otters were saved from extinction after a 1911 treaty banned the commercial hunt.

69. Southern Sea Otter Adult Southern sea otters average about 4 feet (1.3 meters) long, and 4565 lb. sea otters eat sea urchins, crabs, clams, mussels, abalone and other shellfish. http://www.dfg.ca.gov/te_species/index/classification/mammalslist/otter.html

Southern Sea Otter Enhydra lutris nereis State Status Not Listed Federal Status Threatened (Listed 1977) The furry, brown sea otter is an ocean-going member of the weasel family. Well adapted to a marine life, the otter's hind feet are webbed and flattened into broad flippers. Large, flat molars help the otter to eat hard-shelled sea animals, and dense, soft fur protects it from the cold ocean water. Adult Southern sea otters average about 4 feet (1.3 meters) long, and 45-65 lb. (20-30 kg) in weight. Male otters are larger than females. The Southern sea otter is one of the two subspecies of sea otter on the Pacific Coast of North America. The larger, Alaskan or Northern sea otter has a more northerly range. "A Marine Mammal" Sea otters live in a narrow band along the coast, and rarely venture much more than about 1 1/2 miles (3km) offshore. Kelp beds (a "forest" of very tall seaweed anchored to the seafloor) are a favorite habitat. Sea otters are often seen just offshore, floating on their backs, paddling with their hind limbs and sculling with their tail. They sometimes congregate in groups of several otters called "rafts". Sea otters often sleep in the kelp forest, lying under strands of the seaweed to keep from drifting away. "Valuable Fur" Sea otters spend almost half their day grooming their fur in order to keep it waterproof and warm - dirty, matted fur would soon lose it's insulating properties - and put the otter in peril from cold. This is because the sea otter has no insulating fat or blubber like seals and whales, so it's extremely thick fur is very important. Otter fur is the densest of any mammals, with about 100,000 hairs/ cm2, that's over 800 million hairs on a large adult. To get an idea of how much 800 million is, picture 106 shoeboxes filled with sugar grains! Ironically, this special fur that helps the sea otter survive, has also endangered it. Sea otter pelts have been a valuable item to people since the 1700's. Unregulated hunting during the 18th and 19th centuries severely reduced otter populations.

70. Level 2 Pattern 2 Pathologist Dr. Melissa Chechowitz examines sea otters, sea birds that die in gill nets, wildlife that die as a result of oil spills, and assists the Marine http://www.dfg.ca.gov/ospr/organizational/scientific/seaotter.htm

California Home DFG Home Page OSPR Home Page Scientific Branch ... Analytical Laboratory Support Services Going to the Beach? Check the weather first. Enter a city or Zip E-Mail OSPR Information Officers Office of Spill Prevention and Response Scientific Branch My CA Search DFG Sea Otter Research The Marine Wildlife Veterinary Care and Research Center (MWVCRC) staff have a number of projects related to the recovery of the southern sea otter listed as threatened under the Federal Endangered Species Act (ESA). These projects include: Sea Otter Pup Survival The MWVCRC staff is cooperating with the U.C. Davis Wildlife Health Center United States Geological Survey/Biological Resources Division (USGS/BRD), and the Monterey Bay Aquarium (MBA) in a study of the survival of sea otter pups that are orphaned, raised in captivity and released and comparison free-ranging animals. This is the PhD thesis work of Krista Hanni and will compare activity budgets, foraging behavior and health parameters as determinates of survival. A separate serosurvey of adult animals is comparing exposure rates to various infectious diseases. A grant from the

71. Practice Johnstown YMCA sea otters PO Box 312 Johnstown, NY 12095 Website Maintained by Jim Walsh No portion of this website may be reproduced without the consent of http://www.ymcaseaotters.org/

72. Care2's Race For The Oceans Each free click generates a donation to save the oceans and protect sea life such as dolphins, whales, sea otters, and turtles. http://oceans.care2.com/index.html?pup=1

73. TAXONOMY COMMENTS ON HABITAT ASSOCIATIONS sea otters spend much of their lives in the coastal zone, where they haul out in or near the intertidal zone and swim, feed http://fwie.fw.vt.edu/WWW/macsis/lists/M120031.htm

DRAFT) - Taxonomy Species otter, sea Species Id M120031 Date 26 AUG 96 TAXONOMY NAME - otter, sea OTHER COMMON NAMES ELEMENT CODE CATEGORY - Marine Mammals PHYLUM AND SUBPHYLUM - Animalia, CLASS AND SUBCLASS ORDER AND SUBORDER FAMILY AND SUBFAMILY - Mustelidae, GENUS AND SUBGENUS - Enhydra, SPECIES AND SSP - lutris, SCIENTIFIC NAME - Enhydra lutris AUTHORITY TAXONOMY REFERENCES - 125 Taxonomy - 1 (DRAFT) - Status Species otter, sea Species Id M120031 Date 26 AUG 96 STATUS Coded Status Marine Mammal Furbearer REFERENCES FOR STATUS - 125 Status - 1 (DRAFT) - Distribution Species otter, sea

74. Educational Wildlife Tour Tours led by Captain Walt Cunningham to see birds, sea otters, whales, and coastal habitats of the Sitka Sound. http://www.ptialaska.net/~bareis/boat5.htm

75. Where Have All The Sea Otters Gone? Sketch an Aleutian coastal ecosystem food web showing the relationships among orcas, sea lions, harbor seals, sea otters, sea urchins, and kelp. http://www.riverdeep.net/current/2000/06/front.150600.otter.jhtml

Home Login Store About Us ... Free Activities Site Search This Week's Current The Classroom Flyer Today's Flyer Flyer by E-mail About Brenda Barron Article Archives Life Science Biology Environment Space ... Sports June 15, 2000 Where Have All the Sea Otters Gone? A Remarkable Comeback Few animals can captivate aquarium visitors like sea otters. Their playful antics and impressive dives are guaranteed to delight the crowds. What makes the future of these fun-loving mammals so uncertain? Until the 1700s, sea otters thrived in the cool waters of the North Pacific Ocean. An estimated 150,000 to 300,000 were found in an arc stretching from northern Japan, across southern Alaska, and down the North American coast to Baja, California. Prized for their furs, sea otters were hunted to the brink of extinction by the beginning of the twentieth century. By the time the International Fur Seal Treaty of 1911 put an end to the mass slaughter, only about 1,000 to 2,000 sea otters remained worldwide. By what percentage has the sea otter population decreased along this section of Alaska's coast?

76. Sitka WhaleFest; Alaska Whale Conference Marine tour in Sitka Sound focuses on whales, sea otters, and coastal habitats. Events include sea chantey concert, run/walk, and banquet. http://www.sitkawhalefest.org/

Attend the 8th Annual Sitka WhaleFest November 5-7, 2004 W hale Wa tching in Beautiful Sitka Sound L earn about the most recent studies on humpback whales and other marine wildlife! Site design by Big Bear Productions Built with Bear Hands.

77. Stuffed Otters : Bay Otter : Sea Life : All Plush : Stuffed Plush Animals All Plush carries several types of otters. Bay Otter is one item that can be found under sea Life. Item made by Aurora. Home Stuffed http://www.allplush.com/storefront/StuffedAnimals/514.html

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78. Stuffed Sea Otters : Sea Otter Backpack : Sea Life : All Plush : Stuffed Plush A All Plush carries several types of sea otters. sea Otter Backpack is one item that can be found under sea Life. Made by Fiesta. http://www.allplush.com/storefront/BackPacks/1831.html

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79. CeasarsRock Features "The Marine Animals Of Monterey Bay" Features, characteristics, and local habitat of fish, octopus, squid, seals, sea otters, and whales of the Monterey Bay region in California. http://ceasarsrock.com/monterey/

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80. Marine Wildlife Bronze Sculptures By Jerry F. Glover Bronze sculptures by Jerry F. Glover including whales, dolphins, sharks, sea turtles, and sea otters. http://gloverwildlifesculptures.com

Home Gallery Bio of Sculptor Glover Arts Today "GLOVER ARTS" Marine Wildlife Sculptures In Bronze Whales - Dolphins - Sharks - Sea Turtles - Penguins -Seals - Otters - and more Jerry Glover's sculpture subjects revolve around themes of marine wildlife, particularly the great whales. His commissioned series, Whales and Dolphins, has been internationally recognized as being the finest and most scientifically accurate group of cetacean minatures ever produced. It is with a great deal of pride and pleasure that we continue to be able to make limited editions of these and his other bronzes available. Jerry F Glover - Master Marine Sculptor Home Gallery Bio of Sculptor Glover Arts Today

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