Sea Otters Fight Climate Change

American Voices • Opinion • ISSUE 48•37 • Sep 11, 2012

Researchers at the University of California, Santa Cruz, found that kelp forests were able to absorb 12 times more carbon dioxide in the presence of sea otters, a result of the aquatic mammals preying on kelp-eating sea urchins. What do you think?

“On top of their unflagging efforts to stem nuclear proliferation? Wow!”
Claudio Muscarella –
Brass Polisher
“Boy, this whole climate change theory just keeps getting sillier.”
Nash Hurlbut –
Collection Clerk
“You know what else? They hold hands when they sleep. I swear to God. They hold hands while they drift around floating on their backs, sleeping.”
Claire Page –
Subtitle Writer

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