2 rare sea otters spotted near Cannon Beach, Oregon, marking a rare occurrence along the Oregon coast.

Rare sea otters spotted near Cannon Beach, Oregon: Two sea otters were sighted swimming and foraging near Cannon Beach, marking a rare occurrence along the Oregon coast. The otters are believed to have swum south from the Olympic coast of Washington, where about 2,000 sea otters live. Sea otters have not been seen along the Oregon coast since they were hunted to local extinction for their fur in the early 1900s.