The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has set events in Point Reyes Station and Sausalito to discuss the proposal, which would restore the animals’ population north of the Golden Gate.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is planning two events in Marin County this week to discuss the potential reintroduction of sea otters to Northern California waters for the first time since the 19th century.stating that otter reintroduction could be feasible. Potential sites could include Drakes Estero, San Francisco Bay and the Sonoma County coast.
Wildlife officials said the reintroduction could help expand the population of sea otters, currently estimated to number 3,000 in California. Their range is the central and southern coasts. “As the service considers the possibility of reintroduction, we recognize that community values and issues are critical in this process,” the agency stated in an announcement this month. “Input from the public and key stakeholders, including ocean users, will be a foundational component in establishing next steps, including whether or not a potential reintroduction is proposed, as well as ensuring that proposals are crafted in a way that benefits stakeholders and local communities.
The state’s current population of sea otters comes from about 50 otters that were discovered by the California Department of Fish and Game in 1914. The U.S. Endangered Species Act in 1977 listed sea otters as a threatened species.
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