At Long Beach Aquarium, Orphaned Sea Otter Pup Prepares to Go Wild

Published on April 12, 2024

An orphaned sea otter pup is settling into its new home at the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach after being rescued off the coast of Santa Cruz County, officials announced. Officials said Thursday the female pup will be the aquarium’s first “surrogate-raised” otter for potential release back to the wild as part of a partnership with the Monterey Bay Aquarium Sea Otter Surrogacy Program. The pup has been paired with an adult female that can teach it baby skills, such as foraging and grooming its thick fur, needed to survive in the wild. “We are thrilled to be able to further help this threatened species recover by expanding our conservation programs to now help stranded sea pups get a second chance at returning to the wild,” Brett Long, senior director of birds and mammals at the Aquarium of the Pacific, said in a statement....

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