Author: Krista Deanne HanniPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
Assessment of Baseline Health, Juvenile Survival, and a Rehabilitation Program for Southern Sea Otters (Enhydra Lutris Nereis)
Author: Krista Deanne HanniEmergency Care and Rehabilitation of Oiled Sea Otters
Author: Terrie M. WilliamsPublisher: [Fairbanks, AK] : University of Alaska Press
ISBN:
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 318
Book Description
This book was written by twenty-nine professionals with the often unwilling cooperation of 357 Alaskan sea otters -- the most photogenic and probably the most vulnerable of the mammalian victims of the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill.It is divided into three sections covering a broad range of concerns, from how best to capture a sea otter, through tests and suggested treatments, to considerations governing release of rehabilitated animals. Experts also discuss facility design, volunteer training, and personnel safety issues.Although its contents are useful for a variety of people from policymakers to veterinarians, Emergency Care and Rehabilitation of Oiled Sea Otters aims chiefly at helping rehabilitators, representatives of the oil industry, and government agents conduct successful rehabilitation efforts. The book contains the best available information on the subject; nothing else even comes close.
Sea Otter Conservation
Author: Shawn LarsonPublisher: Academic Press
ISBN: 0128016876
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 468
Book Description
Sea otters are good indicators of ocean health. In addition, they are a keystone species, offering a stabilizing effect on ecosystem, controlling sea urchin populations that would otherwise inflict damage to kelp forest ecosystems. The kelp forest ecosystem is crucial for marine organisms and contains coastal erosion. With the concerns about the imperiled status of sea otter populations in California, Aleutian Archipelago and coastal areas of Russia and Japan, the last several years have shown growth of interest culturally and politically in the status and preservation of sea otter populations. Sea Otter Conservation brings together the vast knowledge of well-respected leaders in the field, offering insight into the more than 100 years of conservation and research that have resulted in recovery from near extinction. This publication assesses the issues influencing prospects for continued conservation and recovery of the sea otter populations and provides insight into how to handle future global changes. - Covers scientific, cultural, economic and political components of sea otter conservation - Provides guidance on how to manage threats to the sea otter populations in the face of future global changes - Highlights the effects that interactions of coastal animals have with the marine ecosystem
Sea Otter Rehabilitation Program
Author: Terrie M. WilliamsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Oil spills
Languages : en
Pages : 262
Book Description
Southern Sea Otter Recovery Plan
Author: Sea Otter Rescue
Author: Publisher: Owlkids
ISBN: 9781771471756
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 44
Book Description
Explores how orphaned sea otters are cared for at the Alaska SeaLife Center.
Final Revised Recovery Plan for the Southern Sea Otter (Enhydra Lutris Nereis)
Author: Douglas P. DeMasterDraft Revised Recovery Plan for the Southern Sea Otter (Enhydra Lutris Nereis)
Author: Pup 681
Author: Jean ReidyPublisher: Henry Holt and Company (BYR)
ISBN: 1250114500
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 42
Book Description
A heartwarming sea otter rescue story. Washed ashore alone, a tiny sea otter pup needs help! Soon, a rescuer is there, to take her in and keep her warm and fed. The pup faces challenges in her new life without her sea otter family. But with the love and care of her rescuer, she flourishes in her new home. Inspired by a true story, Pup 681 is a heartwarming and hopeful tale about family and love. - GODWIN BOOKS -
Return of the Sea Otter
Author: Todd McLeishPublisher: Sasquatch Books
ISBN: 1632171384
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 257
Book Description
"Captivating. . . . a full portrait of this adorable and ecologically important animal." —Publishers Weekly A science journalist travels the Pacific Coast in search of sea otters in this entertaining and inspiring book on the importance and history of this charismatic endangered species Sea otters—the adorable, furry marine mammals often seen floating on their backs holding hands—reveal the health of the coastal ecosystem along the Pacific Ocean. Once hunted for their prized fur in the 18th and 19th centuries, these animals nearly went extinct. Only now, nearly a century after hunting ceased, are populations showing stable growth in some places. Sea otters are a keystone species in coastal areas, feeding on sea urchins, clams, crab, and other crustaceans. When they are present, kelp beds are thick and healthy, providing homes for an array of sea life. When otters disappear, sea urchins take over, and the kelp disappears along with all the creatures that live in the beds. Now, thanks to their protected status, sea otters are making a comeback in California, Washington, and Alaska. In this hopeful book, science writer Todd McLeish embarks on an epic journey along the Pacific Coast—traveling from California to Alaska—to track the status, health, habits, personality, and viability of sea otters, and reveals how conservationists brought them back from the brink of extinction.