Ecologists have long observed that when food becomes scarce, animal populations exploit a wider range of food sources. So scientists studying southern sea otters at different sites in California’s ...

On a blue-sky afternoon, kayakers paddle past dozens of sea lions lolling in the sun and make a beeline toward the sea otters lounging on beds of eel grass at Elkhorn Slough on California’s central ...

A sea otter floats on its back. Communities in Southeast Alaska are ramping up calls on the federal government to better manage the region’s booming sea otter population and its impacts on key ...

MONTEREY — On-call staff members at the Monterey Bay Aquarium’s sea otter rescue and conservation program rescued a six-month-old otter stranded on San Carlos Beach in July. She was emaciated and ...

MONTEREY — On-call staff members at the Monterey Bay Aquarium’s sea otter rescue and conservation program rescued a six-month-old otter stranded on San Carlos Beach in July. She was emaciated and ...

PFAS contamination in British Columbia sea otters underscores urban pollution's effects on marine life and the importance of ...

Sea otter handicrafts made by Anthony Charles on display at the Arts in the Cove festival on Prince of Wales Island on Aug. 8, 2025. For about a decade, Scott Jackson had a system. He was the owner of ...

SANTA CRUZ — Let us know if this sounds familiar. First responders rushed to the iconic surf break Steamer Lane off of West Cliff Drive around dusk Wednesday after receiving reports of a surfer in ...