Southern Sea Otter Victim of Gunshot Wound

Otter found dead on San Luis Obispo County beach

A southern sea otter was found dead June 5 on a beach near San Simeon in San Luis Obispo County, the victim of a gunshot wound, according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service).

The otter, a male, was found by a sea otter researcher. A necropsy performed by the Marine Wildlife Veterinary Care and Research Center, in coordination with a Service