The sea otters thick, luxurious fur was sought-after by hunters in the 17th and 18th century - to the extent that their worldwide population was decimated to only about 2,000 individuals by the early 1900s. Sea otters first became protected from the fur trade by the International Fur Seal Treaty in 1911. Now, sea otters in the U.S. are protected under the Marine Mammal Protection Act and the southern sea otter is listed under the Endangered Species Act as threatened.
Posted on: Wed, 23 Jul 2014 22:18:27 +0000
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