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Return of the sea otter : the story of the animal that evaded extinction on the Pacific Coast
Title:
Return of the sea otter : the story of the animal that evaded extinction on the Pacific Coast
ISBN:
9781632171375
Physical Description:
xii, 238 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 19 cm
Contents:
Keystone species: Canton, China -- Opposition: Big Sur, California -- Catch and release: Monterey, California -- Shifting paradigm: Santa Cruz, California -- Surrogate mothers: Cannery Row, Monterey, California -- Stranded: Homer, Alaska -- Necropsy: Anchorage, Alaska -- Cucumbers and geoducks: Prince of Wales Island, Alaska -- Significantly altered: Sitka, Alaska -- Crash: Aleutian Islands, Alaska -- Translocation: Olympic Peninsula, Washington -- Walter: Vancouver Island, British Columbia -- Gaining ground: Moss Landing, California.
Summary:
Presents a science journalist's journey along the Pacific Coast from California to Alaska to track the status, health, habits, personality, and viability of sea otters--the appealing species unique to this coastline that was hunted to near extinction in the 18th and 19th centuries.
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