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Archive Home > 2009 > March > 22 > Otter reports ought’ve been kept quiet, some scientists say

Otter reports ought’ve been kept quiet, some scientists say

That’s what’s happened in the past, to protect the critters from too much attention, the argument goes

By Winston Ross / The Bulletin
March 22, 2009

FLORENCE — The confirmed sighting of a sea otter in Depoe Bay last month generated wild excitement. The species, after all, was thought to have been extinct in Oregon for a century — even by wildlife experts.

But the creature seen lolling in the surf as he munched on a crab....

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