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These methods achieve greater impact when integrated in a combined strategy for enhancing population or ecosystem restoration. From 2002-2016, we reared 37 orphaned southern sea otter (Enhydra lutris nereis) pups, using captive sea otters as surrogate mothers, then released them into a degraded coastal estuary. As a keystone species, observed increases in the local sea otter population unsurprisingly brought many ecosystem benefits. The role that surrogate-reared otters played in this success story, however, remained uncertain. To resolve this question, we developed an individual-based model (IBM) of the local population using surveyed individual fates (survival and reproduction) of surrogate-reared and wild-captured otters, and modeled estimates of immigration. Estimates derived from a decade of population monitoring indicated that surrogate-reared and wild sea otters experienced similar reproductive and survival rates. This was true for males and females, across all ages (1-13 years) and locations evaluated. The IBM simulations indicated that reconstructed counts of the wild population are best explained by surrogate-reared otters combined with low levels of unassisted immigration. In addition, the model shows that 55% of observed population growth over this period is attributable to surrogate-reared otters and their wild progeny. 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