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Because all species of otter naturally have relatively low birthrates, combined with their 15-year average lifespan, they are vulnerable to extinction factors. These threats include hunting for the fur trade (a practice that has widely been abolished), oil spills, and imbalance in the food chain. (Orca whales, for example, are growing stronger populations, where some fish, such as salmon, have become increasingly threatened.)
Its becoming extinct because people are killing them and ruining their homes.
What else can I help you with?
Are sea otters near extinction?
no
Are Otters threatened or near extinction?
Sea otters are under threat from pollution (particularly in the form of oil spills), changes/imbalances in the food chain, and the lingering threat of the fur trade, among other factors.
What do sea otters attack?
The Stellar sea lion, an eared seal, sometimes feeds on otters.
Specific ways to stop sea otters extinction?
set up breeding centres like China does for pandas
Sea otters reproductive?
yes, sea otters have young sea otters called pups
What is the sea otters habitat?
a sea otters habitat is the sea
When were sea otters invented?
Sea otters were not invented.
What is the habitat of the otters?
a sea otters habitat is the sea
Where do California sea otters rest?
where do sea otters rest
Are sea otters secondary or primary consumers?
Sea otters are secondary consumers. This because sea urchins are primary and sea otters eat sea urchins.
Do sea otters live in the sea?
yes they do live in the sea that's why they are called sea otters.
How are sea otters killed?
The sea otters are killed for may reasons. In the 1700-1800s on the coast of California, the sea otter was hunted for its gorgeous pelt. It was killed by fishermen who thought the otters were eating too many of the fish they wanted to catch. The sea otter were hunted almost to extinction. Without the sea otter, fishermen began to see changes in the ecosystem. In a easier way to explain...... They were used for their thin fur, since hunters are killing them they are almost extinct and if we don't have sea otters our ecosystem would be worse then expecting. Plus , every animal is important to the ecosystem. If we don't have otters then sea urchins can gobble up all the kelp in the area. This is why we need otters and we can't let them die.
