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

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Author:
McLeish, Todd  Search this
Physical description:
xii, 238 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 19 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
Pacific Coast (North America)
Date:
2018
Notes:
KELL copy has bookplate: Purchased with funds from the Department of Palaeobiology.
Contents:
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
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.
Topic:
Sea otter--Conservation  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1094034