Sarah Chinn: California Sea Otter Scientist

Ocean Allison Podcast

English - December 27, 2016 12:03 - 36 minutes - 33.7 MB - ★★★★★ - 24 ratings
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Sarah is a Marine Physiologist at Sonoma State University studying both the lives and deaths of California's sea otters. Follow along as Sarah and I discuss how there's more to sea otters than just a pretty (and cute!) face. Her most recent research pinpoints End-Lactation Syndrome as a significant reason for mortality in adult female sea otters and the implications behind this.

Read Sarah's scientific paper: http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.7589/2015-06-158?journalCode=jwdi
Visit seotter.org: http://www.seaotters.org/
Visit the Fish and Wildlife Service website to learn more: https://www.fws.gov/ventura/endangered/species/info/sso.html
Visit the US Geological Survey website to learn more: https://www.werc.usgs.gov/project.aspx?projectid=91