Wildlife officials are in hot pursuit of the sea otter known as 841, but so far she's slipped through their grasp.
with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife and the nearby Monterey Bay Aquarium have been trying to capture the 5-year-old animal, known as otter 841, since last week because they say she poses a public safety risk.In this image from video a sea otter that has evaded capture eats a crab off the coast of Santa Cruz, Calif., Wednesday, July 19, 2023.They say they want to examine her and relocate her at a zoo or aquarium —as yet to no avail.
“The main issue is more just her ability to evade. Because this has been an ongoing effort, she is wary of those nets,” Fujii said.Federal and state wildlife officials did not return messages from The Associated Press seeking comment Thursday on their effort to catch otter 841. The team trying to capture her has used a baited surfboard. She’s gotten on it multiple times in the past few days, according to Woodward. But as soon as a wildlife official towing the surfboard carrying her gets near the team’s boat, she dives off, he said.The otter’s aggressive behavior is highly unusual, and the reason is unknown, federal wildlife officials said.
They said it is not the first time the otter has been aggressive toward humans. She was observed approaching people in late 2021. In May 2022, she was spotted with a pup in the Santa Cruz area, and four months later exhibited similar aggressive behavior.
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