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sl8

(16,245 posts) Tue Jul 23, 2024, 11:15 AM Jul 2024

Otter who terrorized California surfers returns

Otter who terrorized California surfers returns

CBS News
Jul 20 2024

Otter 841 terrorized surfers in Santa Cruz, California last year, biting and hijacking boards. Multiple operations to capture her failed, and she disappeared without notice in October. Now, she's back. Surfers are on the lookout while experts try to explain her odd behavior.

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Otter who terrorized California surfers returns (Original Post) sl8 Jul 2024 OP

I know this is serious, but something about that headline has me rooting for the otter. Scrivener7 Jul 2024 #1

Perhaps they should get be her a board of her own dweller Jul 2024 #2

I hope people just respect her space and leave her alone. StarryNite Jul 2024 #3

I live here, they do the opposite. CoopersDad Aug 2024 #7

Nature fighting back. Dem2theMax Jul 2024 #4

It's her home. She's just defending it against intruders. Who's "terrorizing" whom ? nt eppur_se_muova Jul 2024 #5

I agree. nt sl8 Jul 2024 #6

Scrivener7

(52,746 posts)

1. I know this is serious, but something about that headline has me rooting for the otter.

Reply to sl8 (Original post)

Tue Jul 23, 2024, 11:21 AM

Jul 2024

dweller

(25,054 posts)

2. Perhaps they should get be her a board of her own

Reply to sl8 (Original post)

Tue Jul 23, 2024, 11:25 AM

Jul 2024

Anchor it somewhere with a long enough tether for her to play with and destroy ?

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StarryNite

(10,825 posts)

3. I hope people just respect her space and leave her alone.

Reply to sl8 (Original post)

Tue Jul 23, 2024, 11:28 AM

Jul 2024

CoopersDad

(2,879 posts)

7. I live here, they do the opposite.

Reply to StarryNite (Reply #3)

Thu Aug 1, 2024, 11:54 AM

Aug 2024

They/we... I'm saddened that this animal has become a tourist attraction, a meme, anthropomorphized into a cartoon character and more.

I suppose news is news, but the response by the public here doesn't seem to align with best practices for wildlife management.