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, says Ollie was last seen with an