| Description |
xii, 238 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 19 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-238). |
| 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. |
| Subject |
Sea otter -- Conservation -- Pacific Coast (North America)
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Sea otter -- Conservation -- Pacific Coast (North America.)
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NATURE / Animals / Marine Life.
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NATURE / Animals / Wildlife.
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NATURE / Ecosystems & Habitats / Oceans & Seas.
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| ISBN |
9781632171375 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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1632171376 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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