The Transplant of Sea Ottors (Enhydra Lutris) to the Southern Oregon Coast
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Authors
Williams, Barbara
Issue Date
1971
Type
Thesis
Language
en_US
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Abstract
This summer 64 Sea Otters (Enhydra lutris)
were transplanted to the southern Oregon coast. Forty-one
were released at Cape Arago, south of Coos Bay, and 29 at Port
Orford. The transplant began badly when, due to bad weather,
the otters had to be dumped directly into the ocean instead
of put into holding pens where they could have rested, preened,
and eaten. After the release on June 24, I helped look for the
otters in an attempt to discover how many survived and how they
dispersed. By September 21, five Sea Otters were known dead.
Five were known living at Simpson's Reef, and, though no other
live ones were known, some others may have been living in other
areas along the coast.
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24 p.
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Publisher
Kalamazoo College
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