Sea Otter, Enhydra lutris, Sightings off Haida Gwaii / Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia, 1972-2002

Authors

  • Kimberly Raum-Suryan Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Division of Wildlife Conservation, 525W. 67th Avenue, Anchorage, Alaska 99518
  • Kenneth Pitcher Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Division of Wildlife Conservation, 525W. 67th Avenue, Anchorage, Alaska 99518
  • Richard Lamy Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve/Haida Heritage Site, P.O. Box 37, 120 Second Avenue, Queen Charlotte, British Columbia V0T 1S0

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22621/cfn.v118i2.928

Keywords:

Sea Otter, Enhydra lutris, Haida Gwaii, Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia

Abstract

On 27 June 2001 we observed and photographed a Sea Otter (Enhydra lutris) adjacent to a Steller Sea Lion (Eumetopias jubatus) haulout near Sgang Gwaay (Anthony Island), Haida Gwaii / Queen Charlotte Islands. This is one of only eight documented sightings of Sea Otters in these waters during the past 30 years. These sightings may represent the beginning of the expansion of Sea Otters to their former range off Haida Gwaii.

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Vol. 118 No. 2 (2004)

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