Probation for Marine biologist who got too close to otters
(AP) — A prominent California marine biologist on probation for feeding killer whales in the wild was ordered Wednesday to serve an extra year on probation for being too close to sea otters.
Black was placed on three-year probation in 2014 after she roped a piece of gray whale blubber and attached it to the side of her boat near a feeding pod of orcas in the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary.