See some sea otter success
They’re cute, they fight climate change and they’re a rare success story— meet Washington state’s mighty sea otters. If you’re lucky, you may see some of the state’s 2,000+ otters rafting up off of Kalaloch or Second Beach, or in the far corner of the Olympic Peninsula at Sand Point.
Hunting decimated sea otter populations along the West Coast, but the reintroduction of several dozen otters in the 1960s was successful in Washington state. Now numbering over 2,000, these climate warriors help kelp forests stay healthy by eating sea urchins. Left unchecked. urchins can obliterate kelp forests. Kelp forests are vital absorbers of CO2 and can absorb 12 times more CO2 when otters are present.
Safe distance: If kayaking, please remember it is illegal to disturb otters. They have work to do!
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You might see some otters at these Olympic National Park sites: