Moving Sea Otters to Save Them

The poor sea otters are being killed by oil spills and fishermen. How would you feel if all you wanted to do was eat, you saw your favorite food, went over to it, and got caught in some huge net. You died because you were all tangled up. Then 69 of your friends got transported to San Nicholas Island. Ten of them died. Thirteen of your very best friends ran away. Thirty-one gone. The 14 that are still alive you can’t be with because you’re up in sea otter heaven. Wouldn’t you feel bad.

That’s exactly what’s happening to the sea otters. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife service is doing their best to help, but it is not working. If it didn’t work, why try again? They should try some new ideas.

JULIE STEPHENS

Editor’s Note: The four letters were among the 28 Letters received from students in Karen Rhoads’ fourth/fifth-grade pupils in her class for academically accelerated students at the Eastshore School in Irvine.