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Effect of U.S. nuclear weapons tests on the otters of Alaska

How US nuclear tests in the ’70s led to today’s thriving otter population on the Pacific west coast

Jenny McGrath , Dec 28, 2023

  • In 1971, the US set off its largest underground nuclear weapon test at a remote Alaskan island.
  • Before, scientists managed to relocate hundreds of sea otters that may have died in the explosion.
  • Their populations are thriving in Alaska, Canada, and Washington but causing some problems.

………………………………………………………………………………….. more https://www.businessinsider.com/amchitka-island-nuclear-test-otter-relocation-alaska-washington-oregon-cannikin-2023-12

January 1, 2024 - Posted by | environment, USA, weapons and war

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