![cover|150](http://books.google.com/books/content?id=zHI-EAAAQBAJ&printsec=frontcover&img=1&zoom=1&edge=curl&source=gbs_api) *James A. Estes* # Progressive Summary # Definitions # Chapter Notes ## 1 - In the Beginning Sea otters were nearly hunted to extinction in the Pacific maritime fur trade. By 1911, they were present only on two or three of the Aleutian Islands. # Quotes # References