Elusive surfboard-stealing Otter 841 back in Santa Cruz, up to her old tricks

Federal wildlife agency, stymied in capture bid last summer, says it has no immediate plans to attempt to catch Otter 841.

Otter 841 reemerges at Steamer Lane in Santa Cruz on Tuesday with her distinctive white tag on her flipper. The marine mammal rocketed to international fame when she was recorded by Mark Woodward in July 2023 stealing surfboards from surfers at Steamer Lane. She then increased her worldwide sensation when she appeared in the same spot with a pup in October.

Anderle tipped his board up, hoping the animal would hop off, but she scooted up and clung on, he said. So, he decided he would “hang and chill and pretend that this is normal.” “They looked silly chasing an otter around with a net, not catching her,” Santa Cruz surfer Rob Betthauser recalled Tuesday as he pulled up at the Lane with his surfboard on his bike.

“Sea otters are naturally wary of people, but some individuals exhibit aggressive tendencies that may be exacerbated by pregnancy, illegal feeding, or repeated exposure to close approaches by people,” the agency said. “There are no immediate plans to attempt capture of 841.” At first, he could not spot the animal that thanks to his imagery had graced the pages and websites of the New York Times, Jerusalem Post, the BBC, and newspapers and TV stations in the Bay Area and far beyond. Then, after the second day of the surfing contest wrapped up, “there she was,” Woodward said.“She looked good, healthy, eating a ton — a couple of times it was crabs, her favorite, and it looked like she also was getting some sea urchins,” he said.

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