What's Killing the Sea Otters?

Recommended QUEST Resources

• QUEST Science Blog - discuss What's Killing the Sea Otters

  Discuss What's Killing the Sea Otters on the KQED QUEST Science Blog.

• Fur Seal Pup Rehab

  Californians don't normally see fur seals along local beaches, but lately fur seal pups have been stranding themselves in alarming numbers. QUEST sails out with the Marine Mammal Center as they release these stowaways back into the wild.

• Sea Lion Rescue

  As emblematic of Northern California as cable cars and cracked crab, sea lions are a big attraction at San Francisco's Pier 39 and Monterey's Cannery Row. But many of these animals are getting sick from a bacterial infection that seems to be on the rise this year.

• Elkhorn Slough Exploration

  Go on an Exploration of Elkhorn Slough in Moss Landing, CA. While it offers a variety of rich habitats and vegetation for hundreds of species of birds, fish and other wildlife, it's under constant threat from human activity, pollution and erosion.

Additional Links

• Elkhorn Slough Safari Tours

  These two hour boat cruises include an in-depth look at various aspects of slough ecology, fascinating history, and birding in the company of a naturalist guide.

• elkhornslough.org

  The official site for the Elkhorn Slough Foundation and the Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve.

• Friends of the Sea Otter

  Friends of the Sea Otter (FSO) is an advocacy group dedicated to protections for sea otters.

• Monterey Bay Aquarium

  The mission of the Monterey Bay Aquarium is to inspire conservation of the oceans. In addition to having a world-class aquarium with over 550 species on display, the aquarium has an active research program, in areas such as sea otter conservation and tuna conservation biology.

• The Marine Mammal Center

  Founded in 1975, The Marine Mammal Center is a nonprofit organization that rescues, rehabilitates and releases injured, sick and orphaned marine mammals along a 600 mile stretch of California coastline.

• Defenders of Wildlife

  Defenders of Wildlife is dedicated to the protection of all native wild animals and plants in their natural communities, including sea otters.