HomeMy WebLinkAbout047 Sea Otter Awareness Week 2011 Proclamation - PDF - 08.03.2011PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, on Sunday, September Twenty -Fifth, Two Thousand and Eleven, the
City of Cupertino wishes to recognize Sea Otter Awareness Week; and
WHEREAS, the sea otter is a symbol of wilderness, an integral part of California's
natural ecosystem, and serves as an indicator for the overall health of California's
nearshore marine ecosystem; and
WHEREAS, a growing awareness of the benefits of maintaining the health of the
nearshore marine ecosystem has raised public interest in the sea otter; and
WHEREAS, disease from a variety of sources, including land -based biological
pathogens, accounts for approximately forty percent of the mortality for California
sea otters in a given year; and
WHEREAS, the survival of the sea otter in California remains dependent upon
continued public support and increased understanding of the essential role sea otters
play in nature.
NOW, therefore, be it resolved, that the Mayor and City Council of Cupertino, do
hereby proclaim the last week of September, Two Thousand and Eleven as
Sea Otter Awareness Week
in Cupertino and encourage the community to learn about the integral role that sea
otters play in the nearshore marine ecosystem and to help promote research and
conservation programs.
IN WITNESS THEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the City
of Cupertino to be affixed this Sunday, September Twenty -Fifth, Two Thousand and
Eleven.
Gilbert Wong, Mayor