Archaeologists Could Help Bring Otters Back From the Dead
12/16/2020 - By Joshua Sokol. From 1969 to 1971, the United States was testing nuclear weapons beneath one of Alaska’s Aleutian Islands, worryingly close to some of the world’s few surviving sea otters. The subterranean explosions prompted conservation managers to carry out a daring plan. First, they netted some Alaskan sea otters.… SEE MORE