USA Today reports
A California ecosystem has gotten a big boost from an adorable, fluffy and hungry friend.
At Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve, a newly-reinvigorated population of native southern sea otters has eaten so many invasive European green crabs that researchers say the otters have locally solved a problem that has plagued the West Coast for years.
Read more at Cute, hungry otters gobble up invasive green crabs in California
Natural History Wanderings 
This is a great example of how nature is linked together. Taking away one thing can cause other things to change, and adding something else back in can help restore balance.
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By: Munaeem Jamal on December 23, 2024
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