Category Archives: General Information

Water, water everywhere and not a drop to drink.

Posted on March 22, 2012 by Brad

March 22nd gives us time to stop and reflect on one of the most important issues facing humanity in the 21st century—water and how we manage it. World Water Day is an opportunity to discuss a topic that many of … Continue reading →

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Sea otters where are you?

Posted on May 13, 2010 by Allison

“I’ve got a groomer,” Michelle calls out. I look over the top of my binoculars to see which direction she’s pointing, and try to focus in the same way. Nothing but kelp, a few cormorants, and the dizzying rolling of … Continue reading →

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Clarification on sea otter status

Posted on April 1, 2010 by Allison

People all over the country are talking about sea otters, thanks to the press coverage of our annual sea otter status report! We’ve gotten all sorts of expressions of concern and support for the sea otter, for which we are … Continue reading →

Posted in conservation, General Information, Outreach and Awareness, Research, Sea Otter Status | Tagged sea otter census, sea otter count, sea otter outreach, Sea otter press, sea otter research and recovery act, Sea Otter Status, sea otters, spring 2009 count, The Otter Project | Leave a comment

Sea otter population is in trouble

Posted on March 29, 2010 by Allison

The Otter Project released its sea otter status report today, based on the 2009 spring count and stranding information from throughout the previous year. You can read the report in full by following the link above. Although two indicators showed … Continue reading →

Posted in conservation, General Information, Outreach and Awareness, Research | Tagged conservation, endangered species, sea otter, sea otter count, sea otter mortality, sea otter population, sea otter status report, sea otter strandings, sea otters, southern sea otter, The Otter Project | Leave a comment

Oiled wildlife volunteer training

Posted on February 17, 2010 by Allison

This last year I had the opportunity to participate in an in depth training as part of an oiled bird response team through the International Bird Rescue Research Center (IBRRC). The training was intense, and required a lot of committment, … Continue reading →

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Weekly roundup

Posted on January 23, 2010 by Allison

It was a busy week here at The Otter Project–there’s a lot of movement in the oceans and some big projects impacting sea otters and their habitat will be coming down the pipes soon. This Thursday I attended the Southern … Continue reading →

Posted in conservation, General Information, Kid Art, No Otter Zone, Partners and friends | Tagged endangered species, endangered species coalition, royal thai navy, sea otter kids, sea otters, sea turtles, The No Otter Zone | Leave a comment

Wear Blue for the Oceans Day

Posted on January 7, 2010 by Allison

Can’t figure out what to wear? Want to save the oceans? On January 13th you can take care of BOTH of these pressing problems with Wear Blue for the Oceans Day! A coalition of citizen activists and conservationists across the country … Continue reading →

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