Release We rescue orphaned sea otter pups, nurse them to health, and help them develop skills for return to the wild.
Rehabilitation flows right into research, which flows into management.
It took fur traders a century to push the southern sea otter to the brink of extinction. It's taken another century for the population to climb back to a fraction of its former numbers. We raise orphaned otter pups and help them develop survival skills so we can release them into the wild. We also explore the behavior, health and distribution of wild otters in the southern population. This groundbreaking research is important to the survival of these playful, intelligent marine mammals.