Sea otter researchers exploring causes of die-off in Kachemak Bay

Wed, September 5, 2007 
Posted in Alaska News, Top Stories

A new study could help biologists zero in on why so many sea otters are dying of the same disease in Kachemak Bay. Biologists have spent several years tracking the disease in dead otters. And now they’re getting their first chance to look at the illness in the live population.


Photos courtesy the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service.
Full-size photos posted on Flickr

Annie Feidt, APRN - Anchorage

 
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