http://www.sfchronicle.com/science/article/Sea-otters-treated-in-Marin-may-be-victims-of-12167982.phpToday two California sea otters are currently being treated at Center in the Bay Area that specializes in brain lesions.As, of right now the otters are at the center for the same neurotoxion that closed the Dungeness Crab Fishery two years ago.Which killed hundreds of sea creatures according to officials. Veterinarians at the Marine Mammal Center are rehabilitating the animals and currently fitting them to high-tech transitions. In hopes to indicate this mystery of why these beloved animals have not fully recovered from the ravages of the long banned fur trade. The Marine Mammal Center isn't able to determine what is exactly poisoning these otters. Due to the toxins building up slowly in their systems. Johnson a vet at the center believes it could possibly be a poisoning case from a new alge bloom. The alge bloom could be possibly cropping up or toxins from the old alge is still affecting marine life once again. Before, releasing the otters back into the ocean Johnson is planting a monitor to the otters. The monitor is a new tool called Life History Transmitters in which this will be able to track many things. Such as, the location of the otter, water depths, movements, and send data out when exposed to air. In hopes this will shed light on otters and get a better insight to this mysterious problem. According to Johnson they are basically starting from scratch to indicate how the domoic acid is affecting otters.
The reason we should take this issue into consideration for many reasons. Sea otters have been pushed to extinction before.Due, to the fact that many humans wanted to make a profit off their fur. Which is a wrong thing to do and a reason to kill a poor innocent animal for one's selfish wants. We should care about this issue because we can't let these beloved creatures face extinction once again. They play a huge role in the ocean and they deserve the proper care in order to indicate what's the problem.This is our chance to repay the otters in away by helping and caring for our oceans to put an end to this poisoning as soon as possible.
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