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Jan 2024
15m 23s

Hello From The Otter Side

SiriusXM and Atlas Obscura
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At one time, sea otters had an enormous historical range—from Baja California, up the West Coast, through Alaska, Russia, and Japan. But these days, their levels are low. In this episode, we get an inside look at a groundbreaking program at the Monterey Bay Aquarium, which is helping to reverse that by getting rescued sea otter pups back to the wild. 

We produced this episode in partnership with the aquarium. To learn more about the program or get info on visiting, click here.

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