Everybody Say Hello to Otter 937!

Via Shedd Aquarium, which writes:

Wave hello to Shedd’s newest temporary resident: a young southern sea otter, currently known as Otter 937, a species listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act.
 
Rescued off the coast of California at 2 weeks old, experts determined a combination of rough sea conditions and low fog made any potential to reunite with her mother in the wild unlikely. Now, two years later, this otter is part of a one-of-a-kind program that helps prepare rescued pups to become potential future surrogate moms.
 
Why does this matter? The Endangered Species Act doesn’t just protect individual animals, it protects the ecosystems they belong to, the science that saves them and the generations of that follow.
 
At Shedd, this otter is more than a guest. She’s an ambassador for her species and for the urgent need to protect aquatic life and the waters we share.