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Have you heard of Rosa the otter

No, I've not. I saw one of the other incarnations of this post where you said your fingers hurt from typing it out though, so feel free to skip me. Care for your joints, lest they rebel.

Today is bittersweet as we celebrate the first birthday without our beloved Rosa, the legendary sea otter who was a pillar of our sea otter surrogacy program. She lived a long and happy 24 years, was our oldest sea otter at the Aquarium, and raised 15 rescued pups during her time with us, including current sea otter resident, Selka!

Her playful spirit brought joy to all and significantly advanced our efforts in repopulating sea otters along the California coastline. Rosa’s legacy lives on both at the Aquarium and in the wild, where rehabilitated sea otter pups that she helped raise, and their descendants, continue to raise pups of their own, contributing to their species’ recovery in coastal California waters. 

As the Aquarium plans to open a new Sea Otter Rehabilitation facility to expand our surrogacy efforts, we carry the memory of Rosa with us and feel deep gratitude for her impact on the survival of her species. 

We’re also filled to the gills with gratefulness after an incredible two-day fundraising effort by online streaming personality DougDoug and his community, that brought in over $620,000 in memory of Rosa over the weekend! To support our conservation efforts and help continue Rosa’s impactful work, please consider donating to the Aquarium. 🦦