For the first time in decades, a river otter has made San Francisco its home, taking up residence in the ruins of a 19th Century seaside bath near the Golden Gate Bridge.

Biology - Ecology

Jan 03, 2013 3.3 / 5 (3) 1

(Phys.org)—Can an abundance of sea otters help reverse a principal cause of global warming?

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Sep 07, 2012 4.4 / 5 (5) 25 |

The southern sea otter population continues its pattern of tepid recovery, according to the latest population survey led by scientists with the U.S. Geological Survey, UC Santa Cruz, and the California Department ...

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Improved environmental conditions have enabled the otter (Lutra lutra) to spread in Andalusia over the past 20 years. However, the recovery of populations of this mammal has been "relatively" slow, and in some areas the im ...

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Mar 07, 2011 5 / 5 (1) 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- After a decade of steady recovery, the southern sea otter--a federally listed threatened species--is in decline for the second year in a row, according to the latest population survey by U.S. ...

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Aug 03, 2010 4.5 / 5 (2) 0

Many of Washington State's sea otters are exposed to the same pathogens responsible for causing disease in marine mammal populations in other parts of the country, according to a study published by researchers from NOAA's ...

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