Sentences with phrase «for sea otters»

Bring binoculars to scan the water for sea otters, harbor seals, and sea lions, or, further out to sea, look for spouting whales (gray whales December through March; blue whales in summer).

Its sandy beaches are used by pupping harbor seals, and dense kelp beds offshore provide shelter for sea otters.

New to the exhibit, a sneak peek window has been added, giving guests a look into the behind - the - scenes area for the sea otters.

Gulls, in particular, are among the major rodent predators along the California coast, and are themselves frequent prey for sea otters who stalk them from underwater, as well as scavenging fresh gull carcasses.

In 1787, Charles William Barkley, arrived in the sound that would one day bare his name, looking for sea otter pelts.

Gene transcription in sea otters (Enhydra lutris); development of a diagnostic tool for sea otter and ecosystem health.

Keep following the rugged coast, with stops at historic Fort Ross (a former outpost for Russian hunters searching for sea otter pelts) and Jenner, the village at the mouth of the Russian River.

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Yet the amount of new information required for the descendents or a reptilian dinosaur species to randomly and magically morph into humans, rabbits, whales, bats, giraffes, donkeys, cats, elephants, wolves and sea otters is simply beyond the realm of possibility.

Our 5 year old daughter is a huge fan of Octonauts from the CBeebies, Shellington the sea otter to be precise, so we had no other choice but to make Octonauts cake for her birthday.

Orange County — Located an hour west of Temecula Valley, Orange County offers day trippers the chance to explore California's beach scene with a visit to Balboa Island or the Caves at La Jolla for kayaking and sea otter viewing.

Alta Briggs — The Folsom Sea Otters swimmer qualified for the finals of the Suburban Swim League Championship Meet in four individual events and was on 200 medley and 200 freestyle relay teams in the finals as well.

The 28th Annual Subaru Sea Otter Classic Returns to Monterey With an Even Bigger and Better Cycling Festival for 2018 The...

The Sierra Nevada Beer Garden brings back everyone's favorite Sea Otter Ale for the third year — exclusively brewed for this event.

The 28th Annual Subaru Sea Otter Classic Returns to Monterey With an Even Bigger and Better Cycling Festival for 2018

That's why two members of our Animal Response Team were at the Alaska SeaLife Center, in Seward, recently, contributing to around - the - clock care for a rescued — and adorable — sea otter pup

Quinn is a lawyer for a wildlife nonprofit and works every day to protect endangered animals in Oregon — like wolves, orcas, and sea otters.

For someone without a trainer's eye, Shedd Aquarium's five sea otters look an awful lot alike.

That's why two members of our Animal Response Team were at the Alaska SeaLife Center, in Seward, recently, contributing to 24 - hour care for a rescued sea otter pup.

In the Pacific Northwest of North America, for example, reintroduced sea otters might be driving down threatened abalone numbers.

The researchers don't know exactly what is prompting the whales to eat otters, but Estes asserts that the chain of events leading to the otter's decline may have been triggered by a boom in commercial fishing in the Bering Sea — which could have sharply curtailed or altered the food supply for sea lions and seaSea — which could have sharply curtailed or altered the food supply for sea lions and seasea lions and seals.

The strange behaviour observed in Monterey Bay, including the more distasteful activities, are probably crucial for the survival of Californian sea otter, says Riedman.

We are reasonably certain that killer - whale predation dramatically reduced sea otter numbers in southwestern Alaska, and we know that it could easily account for the seal and sea lion declines.

Along the way, keep an eye out for river otters, sea lions, and the northern or common minke whales that also call this area home.

«The near extinction of sea otters is one of the most dramatic examples of human - induced impacts to the structure and functioning of temperate nearshore marine ecosystems,» said Rebecca G. Martone, of the Center for Ocean Solutions at Stanford University.

Tool use may help explain this discrepancy, allowing some otters with a relatively weak bite to tackle tough foods: «Sea otters, for example, swim on their backs and use their chests as a platform for crushing their food with stones,» Tseng says.

Since the discovery, California officials have taken measures to control the outbreak at Pinto Lake, but the discovery illustrates how marine mammals like sea otters act as warning signals for near - shore ecosystems, Miller said.

More than 20 years after the Exxon Valdez foundered off the coast of Alaska, sea otters still dig up oil in their hunt for clams in Prince William Sound.

Such were the backdrops for one of the most expansive studies on sea otters ever conducted.

For example just a small number of sea otters can determine urchin numbers, or a few grey wolves determine the size of bison, deer or elk populations.

Research on this population suggests that it could provide a model for an eventual return to San Francisco Bay, where historical records indicate thousands of sea otters once thrived prior to the fur trade.

«The installation process began immediately following the Sea Otter Classic and is proceeding smoothly to provide a welcome sight for everyone who visits.

Lafferty started out believing from review of previous published literature that «infectious disease was preventing the recovery of sea otters, and the most likely source of infection of Toxoplasma gondii was terrestrial runoff containing oocysts defecated by cats,» but when he and colleagues tagged 135 California sea otters in 2009 and followed them for four years, they found that «Counter to expectations, sea otters from unpopulated stretches of coastline,» around Big Sur, are less healthy and more exposed to parasites than city - associated otters,» from the Monterey Bay area, who have more exposure to fecal matter from cats.

As the alleged evidence that feral cats are a major threat to wild bird populations evaporates, ailurophobes have amplified claims that free - roaming cats are to blame for outbreaks of the parasitic protozoan infection Toxoplasma gondii that were first found to afflict California sea otters in 2002,» causing about 17 % of identified deaths, and have killed at least eight Hawaiian monk seals in 2015 alone.

Shorebirds and diving ducks are the final hosts for the acanthocephalans that can cause peritonitis in sea otters,» Lafferty mentioned, hinting at one possibility for further study.

Writing in the December 2015 edition of the International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife, U.S. Geological Survey scientist Kevin D. Lafferty bluntly challenged «the hypothesis that sea otters are sentinels of a dirty ocean,» and «in particular, that pet cats are the main source of exposure to Toxoplasma gondii in central California.»

Melissa Miller, Wildlife Pathologist, California Department of Fish and Game Miller was one of 14 co-authors to link the Type X strain of T. gondii — responsible for nearly three - quarters of sea otter infections, according to one study [1]-- to wild felids (e.g., mountain lions and bobcats) rather than domestic cats.

The otter encounter experience offers exclusive, up close and personal animal encounters with sea otters while learning more about the Aquarium's rescue, research and conservation initiatives, which includes providing much - needed homes for orphaned and stranded sea otters!

As we sail the archipelago, watch for Russian sea otters and some of the whale species that inhabit these waters, including the elusive Stejneger's beaked variety.

The aquarium is known for its location — right on the Monterey Bay with views of sea otters and seals from the aquarium's windows — as well as the sea otter exhibit, the giant kelp forest (reflecting what's in the waters of the bay) and its special exhibitions that currently includes a show of cephalopods.

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wildlife Viewing Several city parks in both Pismo and Shell Beach are perfect for viewing numerous bird species, sea otters, seals, tidepool inhabitants and even migrating whales (in season).

Keep your eyes out for the abundant wildlife including eagles, seals, sealions, sea otters and three types of whales!

LAGUNA SECA RECREATION AREA, Monterey - Salinas Highway Home to the Sea Otter Classic MTB Festival, with a large range of trails for both beginners & expert riders.

Hunted to extinction for their pelts from the 1790's to the early 1900's, the sea otter population was reintroduced in the 1970's and are now a constant regardless of the weather.

The otter encounter experience offers exclusive, up - close and personal animal encounters with sea otters while learning more about the Aquarium's rescue, research and conservation initiatives, which includes providing much - needed homes for orphaned and stranded sea otters!

Sick southern sea otters, a federally threatened species, have been getting stranded along the state's coast, and two have been brought to the Marin Headlands clinic for rehabilitation.

The California sea otter was on the brink of extinction, but now, for the first time in generations, they're showing signs of recovery.

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The gallery's Southern sea otter exhibit has doubled in size and has been modified to include additional deck space for trainer - animal interactions.

You'll cruise into Blackstone Bay (home to seven glaciers and Yosemite - scale waterfalls) and watch for playful sea otters, harbor seals, kittiwakes, bears, whales, and mountain goats.

Red Brick Brewing Co., Atlanta's oldest operating craft brewer, and Georgia Aquarium, the largest aquarium in the Western Hemisphere, have partnered together to create a special - edition winter brew perfect for the holidays, Sea Otter Stout.