Each year, a handful of stranded or orphaned sea otter pups are placed into a sort of fuzzy foster care. Four-year-old sea otter Millie swims in her new habitat at the Aquarium of the Pacific. AdvertisementIncreasing the surrogate program’s capacity is imperative to help with sea otter recovery along the California coast, he said. Four-year-old sea otter Millie is fed by Rob Martensen, 52, assistant curator at the Aquarium of the Pacific. AdvertisementThat area will be designed to limit human influence on the otters, Long said.

Source: Los Angeles Times February 27, 2020 18:57 UTC