California sea otter populations sink as research funding dries up

California sea otter populations sink as research funding dries up: "

Populations of southern, or California, sea otters ( Enhydra lutris nereis ) have declined for the second year in a row, including a dramatic drop in births, according to new numbers released by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). At the same time, the money necessary to study and help save the sea otters could soon evaporate amidst California's budget crisis.

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