The U.S. Fish and Wildlife invited coastal communities to comment on otters in Northern California and here’s what they learned.
Tag: sea otter
Wildlife
Richardson Bay Sea Otter Likely Died From Parasite, Biotoxin
The sea otter that spent three weeks in Richardson Bay in late June and early July likely died of a “one-two punch” of domoic acid poisoning and infection from the possum-borne parasite Sarcocystis neurona, a California Department of Fish and Wildlife pathologist says.
Wildlife
Richardson Bay Sea Otter, First in San Francisco Bay Since 2011, Dies
A young sea otter that had spent the last several weeks living in Richardson Bay died over the weekend.
