An orphaned sea otter was found on a beach in Alaska, officials said. Photo by Nadhira Riezza on Unsplash An orphaned sea otter pup discovered alone on an Alaska beach is now getting 24/7 care, ...

An orphaned sea otter pup discovered alone on an Alaska beach is now getting 24/7 care, rescuers said. The young otter "was found unusually far from the water during low tide, and his mother was ...

Kootink Heather Douville of Craig teaches workshop participants how to skin a sea otter at the Elders and Youth Conference in Anchorage, Oct. 15. The workshop was hosted by the Central Council of ...

Some coastal wolves in Alaska, U.S., have toxic levels of mercury in their bodies after shifting from a terrestrial diet of deer and moose to a marine diet heavy with sea otters, new research finds.

Scientists show that wolves that are eating sea otters in Alaska have much higher concentrations of mercury than those eating other prey such as deer and moose. In late 2020, a female coastal wolf ...