Groups of Otters are called "rafts." Can you guess why?
Consider the plight of Sea Otters.
"In 1971 (before enactment of the Endangered Species Act), the Cannikan A-bomb test at Amchitka Island, Alaska, used a recovering population of sea otters to assess the success and power of the bomb - thousands of otters died."
Hunted and slaughtered to near extinction, a handful remained and procreated until their population peaked around 2,000 in 1995 when they began dying off again. Once again they are an endangered species with several organizations dedicated to their survival.
A good blog to check out would be the "Defenders of Sea Otters," and another site worth looking at, for information about legislation beneficial to the Sea Otter, is "The Otter Project."
LOOK! An OTTER PUP!!!
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