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An otter in Santa Cruz is hassling surfers — and stealing their boards (www.npr.org)

submitted 2 years ago by Barns to c/bayarea

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

Is the algae bloom making its us way up now

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

if the otter were to bite or harm a person, she would have to be euthanized.

I never understood this. If it were an uncontrollable wild animal like a bear I guess I get why, but just put the otter in a nice aquarium and take care of it and see how it goes before killing her...

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

That's what it mentions in the bottom, that they are going to capture her to a forever home like her mother because she also was too friendly with people and they don't want to have to risk someone being bit