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Monday, November 23, 2009

Photo: Sea Otter Recovery Threatened by Pollution, Researchers Say


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A group of sea otters rest on the water's surface near Prince William Sound, Alaska.

Scientists working to increase the marine mammals' population say that parasites and toxic chemicals running off the U.S. West Coast may be killing hundreds of southern sea otters each year in the prime of their lives.

Photograph by Karen Kasmauski/NGS