Sea Otter, Enhydra lutris

The sea otter population was estimated to be between 150,000 and 300,000 before hunting and human-caused pollution, such as oil from oil spills and the huge areas of floating garbage and plastic debris known as the five gyres, reduced there numbers to 1,000-2,000 individuals.Their population is slowly recovering in some areas of the world's ocean, but they are still listed as an endangered species.

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  1. ron-k.. (21 months ago | reply)

    Very nice capture.
    Have a pleasant Saturday my friend!

    I lived in Alaska for many years, saw many killed by human waste..

  2. horseandrico (21 months ago | reply)

    my friend!
    This is a stunning image,
    congratulations!

  3. Tiago Miguel Lopes Couto (7 months ago | reply)

    Great picture, thank you so much for sharing!

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