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Amchitka to Port Orford, 1970 – 1971: The Success and Failure of Translocating Sea Otters to Oregon
Coos History Museum 1210 N Front Street, Coos Bay, OR, United StatesIn summers of 1970 and 1971, a total of 93 sea otters were flown from Amchitka Island, Alaska, to Port Orford and Coos Bay for release into the ocean, 25 sea otters survived. For nearly ten years they made themselves at home on Blanco Reef, Simpson Reef and other sites. They even had pups. But […]