B.C. Serial Killer Otter Joins Beloved Island Marmot on Missing Critter List
Observers say Ollie’s health looked poor before he vanished, with a large shoulder growth, broken teeth and an uncertain prognosis.
- Ollie, a famous sea otter known as the 'Salish Sea serial killer,' has not been sighted in Greater Victoria waters since November 2025, leaving the whale-watching community without their beloved marine mammal.
- Valerie Shore, a senior naturalist at Eagle Wing Tours, reported Ollie was last seen with an 'enormous growth on his shoulder' and damaged teeth that compromised his ability to crack shells.
- Estimated to be over 12 years old, Ollie earned his 'serial killer' reputation through aggressive territorial behavior; Mollie Cameron from Sooke Coastal Explorations estimated he was responsible for at least 20 river otter deaths.
- Coincidentally, Roger, the yellow-bellied marmot at the Fairmont Empress Hotel, has also been missing since last November; Fairmont director of public relations Lisa McPhail confirmed on July 7 no official sightings yet.
- For fans of famous Greater Victoria critters, 2026 is proving difficult; Eagle Wing Tours documented approximately 15 to 20 individual sea otters passing through the Salish Sea in 2025, with higher populations on Vancouver Island.
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B.C. serial killer otter joins beloved Island marmot on missing critter list - Fort St. James Caledonia Courier
For fans of famous Greater Victoria critters, 2026 is not shaping up to be a good year. Joining the Empress Hotel’s yellow-bellied marmot Roger on the missing list is the notorious “Salish Sea serial killer,” Ollie the sea otter. Typically found living his life among the kelp at Race Rocks ecological reserve, Ollie has not been sighted since November last year. As well as losing some teeth, Valerie Shore, a senior naturalist at Eagle Wing Tours,…
B.C. serial killer otter joins beloved Island marmot on missing critter list - Grand Forks Gazette
For fans of famous Greater Victoria critters, 2026 is not shaping up to be a good year. Joining the Empress Hotel’s yellow-bellied marmot Roger on the missing list is the notorious “Salish Sea serial killer,” Ollie the sea otter. Typically found living his life among the kelp at Race Rocks ecological reserve, Ollie has not been sighted since November last year. As well as losing some teeth, Valerie Shore, a senior naturalist at Eagle Wing Tours,…
B.C. serial killer otter joins beloved Island marmot on missing critter list - Vanderhoof Omineca Express
For fans of famous Greater Victoria critters, 2026 is not shaping up to be a good year. Joining the Empress Hotel’s yellow-bellied marmot Roger on the missing list is the notorious “Salish Sea serial killer,” Ollie the sea otter. Typically found living his life among the kelp at Race Rocks ecological reserve, Ollie has not been sighted since November last year. As well as losing some teeth, Valerie Shore, a senior naturalist at Eagle Wing Tours,…
B.C. serial killer otter joins beloved Island marmot on missing critter list - Northern Sentinel
For fans of famous Greater Victoria critters, 2026 is not shaping up to be a good year. Joining the Empress Hotel’s yellow-bellied marmot Roger on the missing list is the notorious “Salish Sea serial killer,” Ollie the sea otter. Typically found living his life among the kelp at Race Rocks ecological reserve, Ollie has not been sighted since November last year. As well as losing some teeth, Valerie Shore, a senior naturalist at Eagle Wing Tours,…
Penticton Western News
B.C. serial killer otter joins beloved Island marmot on missing critter list
For fans of famous Greater Victoria critters, 2026 is not shaping up to be a good year. Joining the Empress Hotel’s yellow-bellied marmot Roger on the missing list is the notorious “Salish Sea serial killer,” Ollie the sea otter. Typically found living his life among the kelp at Race Rocks ecological reserve, Ollie has not been sighted since November last year. As well as losing some teeth, Valerie Shore, a senior naturalist at Eagle Wing Tours,…
Sooke News Mirror
Sooke serial killer sea otter joins Victoria marmot on missing critter list
For fans of famous Greater Victoria critters, 2026 is not shaping up to be a good year. Joining the Empress Hotel’s yellow-bellied marmot Roger on the missing list is the notorious “Salish Sea serial killer,” Ollie the sea otter. Typically found living his life among the kelp at Race Rocks ecological reserve, Ollie has not been sighted since November last year. As well as losing some teeth, Valerie Shore, a senior naturalist at Eagle Wing Tours,…
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