ENDANGERED SOUTHERN SEA OTTERS WILL NO LONGER NEED TO BE “RELOCATED” ALONG THE CALIFORNIA COAST. THAT’S BECAUSE THE 9TH U.S. CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS HAS UPHELD A DECISION BY FEDERAL WILDLIFE OFFICIALS TO END THE PROGRAM THAT CALLED FOR THE OTTERS RELOCATION. WILDLIFE OFFICIALS HAD INITIALLY BEGUN THE PROGRAM IN 1987, IN AN EFFORT TO CREATE A POPULATION OF SOUTHERN SEA OTTERS THAT COULD SURVIVE AN ENVIRONMENTAL DISASTER, HOWEVER IT DIDN’T WORK.
