The Alaska Sea Life Center has taken in a young northern sea otter pup found near a road on the Kenai.
SEWARD, Alaska - The Alaska SeaLife Center’s Wildlife Response Program admitted a young sea otter on Labor Day.
The young female northern sea otter was found alone on a road in Kenai about five miles from the ocean and about half a mile from a river, and was at first mistaken for a cat. Officials relocated the animal away from the road. Because the young animal’s mother was not found nearby, officials decided to take the pup to the Alaska SeaLife Center for rehabilitation. There the pup was examined and found to be suffering from dehydration and malnourishment. The pup, which appeared stress, also had low blood sugar and had not appeared to have eaten in some time.
Teams at the center are concerned for the pup, believed to be around three months old, because northern sea otter pups are rarely out of the sight of their mothers for the first few months of life. Pups wean between three and six months old and need constant attention from their mothers until fully weaned.“Young otter pups like this one need constant care and attention. At this age, they are transitioning from their pup coat to their adult coat and also being weaned.
The SeaLife Center has taken in a variety of marine mammals this year, including ten harbor seals, a fur seal, and a
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