A Journey into Steinbeck's California by Susan Shillinglaw & Nancy Burnett

Author:Susan Shillinglaw & Nancy Burnett
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Roaring Forties Press
Published: 2006-12-26T16:00:00+00:00

Sea Otters

Sea otter mural, Pacific Grove bike trail.

For almost a century, the southern sea otter, slaughtered for its thick fur, was thought to be extinct. But in March 1938, a small herd, heretofore known only to locals, was reported in a Big Sur cove. Scientists at Hopkins Marine Station told local papers that only two other herds of sea otters were known to exist at that time: one in the Aleutians and one under Japanese protection in the Kurile Islands.

Due to the remote location of the Big Sur coast, a few otters managed to survive centuries of slaughter—living on the fringe in a de facto refuge. Protected today by the Endangered Species Act, the otter population has recovered, and the plump creatures can readily be seen floating, bellies to the sky, as they crack shellfish, urchins, and abalone along the peninsula shoreline.

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