Washing oiled sea otters
Abstract The 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill resulted in the death of 3,000–6,000 sea otters (Enhydra lutris) from exposure to Alaska North Slope crude oil, and the cleaning and rehabilitation of hundreds. The washing and care methods developed during that experience provided standard protocols for trea...
| Published in: | Wildlife Society Bulletin |
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| Main Authors: | , , , , , |
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley
2012-03-01
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1002/wsb.113 |