‘I would never want to be bitten by any wild animal — but an otter would be close to the top of the list, said Kevin Connor, spokesperson for the Monterey Bay Aquarium,
A rogue sea otter menacing surfers in Santa Cruz is proving elusive as marine-wildlife experts seek to apprehend it before it bites more than someone’s surfboard.
“Sea otters are naturally wary of people, but this individual has been aggressively approaching people,” the wildlife service said.“I would never want to be bitten by any wild animal — but an otter would be close to the top of the list,” said Kevin Connor, spokesperson for the Monterey Bay Aquarium, whose marine mammal experts are working with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife to capture the otter. “They bite through shellfish, they bite through clams.
The federal wildlife service, in explaining Otter 841’s elusiveness, cited its “wariness of nets from previous capture attempts” along with its varying behavioral patterns. Hazing can involve slapping a paddle on the water, making loud noises, “screaming and yelling at the otter” or in some cases deploying citronella spray, the Aquarium’s Connor said. “The intent is to break a positive association the otter has with people and get it to embrace natural fear,” he said. “You want to create an experience that is unpleasant but un-harmful. You want them to be like, ‘Man, people suck.
The otter was born in captivity at a UC Santa Cruz research center, and was raised by its mother at the Aquarium until being released.
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