| Title | Assessing the Feasibility of a Sea Otter Reintroduction to Oregon through a Coupled Natural-Human Lens |
| Publication Type | Report |
| Year of Publication | 2019 |
| Authors | Curran, Lorne S., Dominique V. Kone, and Benjamin J. Wickizer |
| Pagination | 57 p. |
| Institution | Oregon State University |
| City | Corvallis, Or. |
| Call Number | OSU Libraries: Digital Open Access |
| Keywords | archeology, Cape Blanco, commercial fisheries, genetics, habitats, human impacts, population biology, Port Orford, reintroduced species, Sea otter = Enhydra lutris, tourism, Umpqua River, Yaquina River |
| Notes | This report is the product of a National Science Foundation grant designed to encourage interdisciplinary studies among graduate students. The authors assess various locations on the Oregon Coast for suitable sites for reintroducing sea otters. An earlier attempt to reintroduce sea otters from Alaska to Oregon failed, perhaps because the historic Oregon population was more closely related to California sea otters than to the Alaskan otters. Public opinion, possible conflicts and habitat suitability are considered. |
| URL | https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/technical_reports/c821gs71d |
