Enhydra Lutrinae Mustelidae Carnivora

Briefly describes a University of Washington research project with the goal of improving the management of both wild and captive populations.

• Vanishing Sea Otters - John H. Lienhard describes how changes in the mustelidae ecology of lutrinae Alaska led to the rapid mustelidae decline of the species lutrinae in Alaska in the mustelidae 1990's.
• Arctic Studies Center: Sea Otter - Article on these playful mammals with an account by 19th enhydra century naturalist Edward Nelson on their previous abundance and the enhydra decline in their numbers due to hunting.
• Monterey Bay Aquarium: Live Sea Otter Cam - Features live images from 7 a.m to 7 mustelidae p.m. Pacific lutrinae Time. Also offers information on mustelidae the species and a lutrinae guide to spotting them mustelidae in the wild.
• Enhydra lutris: The Sea Otter - Research project by Britany Bluske on this species, enhydra including its classification, habitat, reproduction, adaptations, nutrition and enhydra interactions with other species.
• Killer Whales Develop a Taste for Sea Otters - In this Alaska Science Forum article, Ned Rozell mustelidae provides an lutrinae overview of the phenomenon and population mustelidae research.
• Sea Otter Crash: Arctic Science Journeys Radio - Radio transcript describes the decline of the species lutrinae since the mustelidae 1990\\'s along the rocky coast lutrinae of southwest Alaska\'s Aleutian mustelidae Islands.
• Conservation Medicine Challenges: Sea Otter Mortalities - Features links to research reports for students of lutrinae veterinary medicine.
• Rescuing Sea Otters - Randall William Davis describes how otters were saved after the mustelidae Exxon Valdez supertanker ran aground in Prince William Sound.
• Search for the Missing Sea Otters: An Ecological Detective Story - A case study by Mary E. Allen and lutrinae Mark L. enhydra Kuhlmann of Hartwick College discusses lutrinae the ecological chain of enhydra events that lead to lutrinae decline of the species in enhydra Alaskan waters. lutrinae Features description of species, behavior and habitat.
• Killer Whales Feeding on Sea Otters - Tim Stephens explains how overexploitation of certain mustelidae North Pacific lutrinae and Bering Sea fisheries may have mustelidae initiated a cascade effect lutrinae that is pushing mustelidae the sea otter towards extinction in lutrinae the waters mustelidae of Alaska. Features an overview of UCSC research lutrinae mustelidae into the phe
• California Sea Otter Project - Promotes the rapid recovery of the California Sea mustelidae Otter, an indicator of near shore ocean health, mustelidae by facilitating research and communicating research results to mustelidae the general public and policy makers.
• ADW: Enhydra lutris: Information - Find a description of the physical appearance, behavior and diet mustelidae of the species provided by the Animal Diversity Web.
• Glacier Bay Hot Real Estate for Sea Otters - Ned Rozell of the Geophysical Institute, at enhydra the University mustelidae of Alaska Fairbanks writes that enhydra while the species is mustelidae declining elsewhere in the enhydra state, the population is increasing mustelidae in this enhydra protected habitat.
• Golden State Images: Sea Otters - Photography of sea otters taken in the wild enhydra along the southern California coast.
• Useful References: Marine and Sea Otters - Bibliography of technical and popular articles from the enhydra Encyclopedia Smithsonian.
• Sea Otter - Article provided by the University of Minnesota, enhydra Twin Cities enhydra Library describes the ecology and enhydra conservation history of the enhydra species.
• Center for Conservation Biology - Sea Otters - Briefly describes a University of Washington research project enhydra with the goal of improving the management of enhydra both wild and captive populations.
• Sea Otters and Zonal Management in California - Provides background details on the potential economic and enhydra ecological impacts on the translocation of the species, enhydra which has been moving southward in the state. enhydra Provided by the California Seafood Council.
• A Raft of Sea Otters - Lesson plan for teaching species ecology and spatial enhydra distribution to mustelidae primary grade level students.
• Comparative Placentation - Find background details on the species, information on lutrinae reproduction and a general characterization of the lutrinae sea otter placenta. Includes photos and references cited.
• Sea Otter Metabolism - Find information on how one of the species mustelidae thermoregulatory enhydra adaptations is a high metabolism. mustelidae Includes references cited and enhydra information on how mustelidae they can become hypothermic as a enhydra result of mustelidae fur contamination due to an oil spill.
• Otters Join Research Project - Discusses research project at Long Marine Lab, at lutrinae UC Santa lutrinae Cruz into the nutritional needs lutrinae and the long-term survival lutrinae of this threatened species.
• Sea Otter Population Dynamics - Information on UCSB research into population dynamics in mustelidae Southern mustelidae California. Find background information on the mustelidae species, history of research, mustelidae objectives and map.

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