BIO 227 Lecture Notes - Lecture 31: Endangered Species Act Of 1973, Marine Mammal Protection Act, Telemetry
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Mwvcrc: marine wildlife veterinary care and research center. Ex. blue whale, blue nosed dolphin, leatherback sea turtles. Stranded- any animal that comes up, live or dead, on the beach. Hazing- trying to frighten animals out of a certain area. Leatherback sea turtles migrate from indonesia to the u. s. to find jellyfish. One washed up dead at morro bay. Main cause of death is plastic bags. Sea otters are severely impacted by white sharks. A multidisciplinary, collaborative team of researchers focused on the conservation and recovery of the threatened southern sea otter and its ecosystem. Tdr time-depth recorder used by scuba divers to track sea otters telemetry equipment. Otters once occupied the whole northern pacific realm- targeted by fur trade. 1911- first act passed to protect sea otters current state in ca: 50 sea otters listed 1997 as endangered- endangered species act. 1972 listed threatened marine mammal protection act -> recovery plan.
