Southern sea otters were once hunted to near extinction for their luxurious fur. But now, disease, food shortages and other threats could derail the recovery of these furry marine mammals. 

New legislation in Congress will provide much needed funding for sea otter research and conservation -- and your Representative can help.

​Please urge your Representative to cosponsor the Southern Sea Otter Recovery and Research Act (H.R. 556) and help keep sea otters on the road to recovery.

California's sea otters have been slowly recovering over the last seventy years. But recently, sea otter populations have stagnated, prompting concern among conservationists and scientists.

Biologists need to be able to study causes of sea otter deaths in order to help save these beloved animals -- and the Southern Sea Otter Recovery and Research Act will provide vital funding to do just that.

​Please ask your Representative to help sea otter recovery by cosponsoring the Southern Sea Otter Recovery and Research Act (H.R. 556).

Sea otters play an important role in the entire near-shore habitat where they live -- including the economies of nearby coastal communities and beyond. They control sea urchins and other creatures that would otherwise devastate their kelp forest habitat, spelling doom for a variety of marine life -- including several commercially important species of fish and crab.

And tourists who come to see these marvelous mammals bobbing in the kelp bring millions of dollars annually to local economies.

​Take action now to help sea otters -- ask your Representative to cosponsor the Southern Sea Otter Recovery and Research Act today!

Thanks!

Source: Defenders of Wildlife