Never give up -- A species on the verge of extinction -- A voracious appetite -- Bringing up baby -- A keystone star is born -- A world without sea otters -- Sea otters, kelp and sea urchins -- The wealth of kelp forests -- Unexpected homes, surprising friends -- At home in an estuary -- Sea otters and seagrass -- Salt marsh in trouble -- Abalone's best friend? -- Sea otters and sea stars -- Living with sea otters -- Sea otters vs humans -- Learning to live with sea otters again -- Could there be more for all? -- A fragile species -- Helping sea otters -- An unfinished story.
Summary:
Examines the role of sea otters in the Pacific Ocean as a keystone species, one which was nearly hunted to extinction in the fur trade of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Includes photographs and photojournalist pieces about men and women in the field working to help sea otter population numbers rebound. Includes a glossary.
Series:
Orca wild
Indexed by:
Booklist, 3/1/2020 Kirkus Review, 2/15/2020 School Library Connection, 5/2020 School Library Journal, 3/2020
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.