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Sea Otter Extinction Question Stirs United States Debate
The article traces the sea otter's possible extinction and the likely renewal of international protections in 1927. It links the sea otter to U.S. exploration, Russian expansion, and the California coast trade, detailing how beaver history spurred westward expansion and how fur pelts shaped global commerce. It notes the otter’s noncolonial, coastal habits and cites famed traders like William Sturgis, Canton's markets, and the high prices paid for pelts, while highlighting the potential cultural and ecological stakes for America.
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Dickinson Sherman
United States
Great Britain
Japan
Russia
Earth
Peter the Great
Vitus Behring
India
Stherin
Kamelintia
Behring
Alitaka
Preffie
Mexico
Peru
Spain
Northwest Coast
San Francisco
Oregon Territory
Waseln
United States of
Alaska
James Cook
Nootka Sound
Canton
New England
Pacific Northwest
New
California
Aleutian Islands
Lower
Santa Barbara Channel
San Francisco Bay
William Sturgis
China
Indiana
William Sturgin
Boston
Richard Cleveland
Nice Sturgla
Norfolk Sound
Tella
Thadon Otter
R. Bruce Horsfall
Nature Magazine