Return of the sea otter : the story of the animal that evaded extinction on the Pacific Coast

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.

Record details

ISBN: 9781632171375
ISBN: 1632171376
Physical Description: print
xii, 238 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 19 cm
Publisher: Seattle, WA : Sasquatch Books, [2018]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-238).

Formatted Contents Note:

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.