This site is best when accessed with the following: During the fur trade of the 18th and 19th centuries, southern sea otters were hunted to near extinction. Today, less than 2000 otters can be found off California's central coast. Since January 1977, US Fish and Wildlife Service has placed sea otters on the Endangered Species list. This makes them protected by state and federal laws. Friends of ...

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