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Article: Ought to be otters here.(Animals)(An alliance wants the critters back on Oregon's coast)
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- The Register Guard (Eugene, OR)
- Article date:
- January 20, 2002
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Byline: STORIES BY LARRY BACON The Register-Guard
THERE ARE ONLY SIX of them and their names are Adaa, Aialik, Eddie, Hunter, Oz and Thelma.
They are the total Oregon sea otter population, a species that was once plentiful along the coast but disappeared around the turn of the century, after 150 years of slaughter by hunters from five countries.
But don't expect to find the six critters in the ocean. Adaa, Aialik and Hunter make their home at the Oregon Coast Aquarium in Newport while Eddie, Oz and Thelma live at the Oregon Zoo in Portland. Oz, who was born at the zoo, is the only Oregon native.
Historical records indicate that the last ...