Rare sea otter sighting offers hope of resurgence
Rare sea otter sighting offers hope of resurgence
Updated 1:38 pm, Sunday, March 20, 2016
LAGUNA BEACH, Calif. (AP) — The rare sighting of a sea otter swimming just off Southern California has scientists hoping it's a sign of a resurgence for the creatures that were once hunted to near extinction.
The Orange County Register reported Saturday (http://bit.ly/1T3tPwi ) that two employees of the Crystal Cove Alliance spotted the sea otter last week near Laguna Beach.
They were so excited they immediately gave it a name: Ollie the otter.
Julianne Steers, director of husbandry at the Ocean Institute, tells the newspaper it's possible that the mammals are returning to Southern California because there's a food source here that they are chasing.
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