Friday, June 30, 2006

Sea Otter / Mark Malleson


sea otter
Originally uploaded by itsablast.

This sea otter was seen on the evening trip near Oak Bay.
This is the second consecutive day sighting a sea otter. It is most likely the same animal. Bachelor males have been spotted only on a few occasions in the Puget Sound and Georgia Strait Basin as they were hunted to near extinction for their pelts during the fur trade.

photograph by Mark Malleson

Cheers,
Mallard

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