Title: Spotting Sea Otters
Description: USGS wildlife biologist Alisha Kage looks through a telescope to help her locate and identify tagged sea otters, then records the otter's location for a study aimed at learning more about the species. USGS scientists study sea otters in efforts to help the threatened species continue to recover from near extinction.
Location: Monterey Bay, CA, USA
Date Taken: 8/9/2008
Photographer: Tania Larson (
vog.sgsu@nosralt),
U.S. Geological Survey
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U.S. Geological Survey
.jpg "Spotting Sea Otters: USGS wildlife biologist Alisha Kage looks through a telescope to help her locate and identify tagged sea otters, then records the otter's location for a study aimed at learning more about the species. USGS scientists study sea otters in efforts to help the threatened species continue to recover from near extinction. (Monterey Bay, CA, USA)")
.jpg "Tracking Sea Otters: Sea otter researchers Michelle Staedler, Monterey Bay Aquarium, and Tim Tinker, USGS, work together to locate sea otters in their study project. USGS scientists and their partners study sea otters in efforts to help the threatened species continue to recover from near extinction.")
.jpg "Studying Sea Otters: Sea otter researcher Michelle Staedler, of the Monterey Bay Aquarium, records sea otter behavior in her logbook as part of a study with the USGS and the University of California at Santa Cruz on sea otter behavior.")
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