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Author:

McLeish, Todd, author.

Title:

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

Publisher:

Sasquatch Books,

Copyright Date:

2018

Description:

xii, 238 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 19 c

Subject:

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

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references

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

ISBN:

1632171376
9781632171375

OCLC:

(OCoLC)992385886

LCCN:

2017041436

Locations:

BOPG851 -- Ames Public Library (Ames)

TCPG826 -- Bettendorf Public Library Information Center (Bettendorf)

PNAX964 -- Northeast Iowa Community College Library - Calmar (Calmar)

GUPF501 -- Newton Public Library (Newton)

GAAX314 -- Northeast Iowa Community College Library - Peosta (Peosta)