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Return of the sea otter : the story of the animal that evaded extinction on the Pacific Coast / Todd McLeish.

by McLeish, Todd.

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Sasquatch Books, 2018.

333.9597695 M478r

Sea otter -- Conservation -- Pacific Coast (North America)

xii, 238 p., 8 unnumbered pages of plates : col. ill.; 19 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-238).

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.

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.

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