“It is estimated that the worldwide population of sea otters once numbered between several hundred thousand to over one million before being nearly hunted to extinction by fur traders in the 1700s and 1800s” (Defenders of Wildlife). There are only approximately 106,000 sea otters left. Due to fur trade in the early 1900s, there was once under 2,000 sea otters worldwide. Sea otters can possibly be represented as a poster child for reintroduction yet they still remain on the endangered list. There are many reasons why sea otters are endangered and those include human impact, toxic algae blooms, oil spills and habitat loss. Sea otters are quite fascinating animals and they have an interesting scientific name, enhydra lutris. Sea otters hold
