#78 The Great Spirit of the Sea Otter

Today's episode of the Gaia Translate podcast welcomes the Great Spirit of the Sea Otter.

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INTRODUCTION

Welcome friends, this is your host Tracy Shoolman with today’s episode of the Gaia Translate podcast. On occasion, I like to offer a little bit of an explanation about how a particular spirit of the natural world is brought to my attention. In this episode I channel the Great Spirit of the Sea Otter. While I have always found Sea Otters to be incredibly cute I had never thought to  consider how they interact with the environment until I came across a  BBC article titled published in September of 2021 titled: “How Sea Otters Help Fight Climate Change.” According to the article, Sea otters were hunted to the brink in the 19th Century fur trade, luckily their numbers have been slowly recovering. Research reveals the return of these playful creatures doesn't just transform their ecosystems, it can turn them into a powerful carbon sink. 

https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20210914-how-sea-otters-help-fight-climate-change

TRANSCRIPTION

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