{"id":9135,"date":"2010-08-19T11:00:17","date_gmt":"2010-08-19T11:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/planetsave.com\/?p=9135"},"modified":"2010-08-19T11:00:17","modified_gmt":"2010-08-19T11:00:17","slug":"california-sea-otter-population-in-decline","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/planetsave.com\/articles\/california-sea-otter-population-in-decline\/","title":{"rendered":"California Sea Otter Population in Decline"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/mikebaird\/2112205672\/in\/photostream\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9137\" src=\"http:\/\/planetsave.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/sea-otter-populations-in-decline.jpg\" alt=\"sea otter populations in decline\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Bad news this year for sea otters in California and sea otter lovers.<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Well, a lot of people have enjoyed our recent <a href=\"http:\/\/planetsave.com\/2010\/08\/13\/marine-and-sea-otters-10-friday-photos\/\" target=\"_blank\">10 Friday Photos post on otters<\/a>. Unfortunately, I just got some bad news regarding these interesting creatures. California&#8217;s otter population is down quite a bit (11%) this year. For more on this issue, watch a <a href=\"http:\/\/cuteotters.com\/index.php?\/archives\/839-California-Sea-Otter-Population-in-Decline.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">video on sea otter population decline here<\/a>. And, as <a href=\"http:\/\/cuteotters.com\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">CuteOtters.com<\/a> says, to do you part to protect sea otters &#8212; donate money to organizations helping to protect sea otters and <strong>don&#8217;t flush kitty litter down the toilet<\/strong>!<\/p>\n<p>Photo Credit:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/flickr.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mike Baird via flickr<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bad news this year for sea otters in California and sea otter lovers. Well, a lot of people have enjoyed our recent 10 Friday Photos post on otters. 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