A similar issue has been observed in polar bears. Scientists stunned by disturbing discovery made while studying wolves in ...

Southeast Alaska, for example, where just over 400 otters were returned, now has 25,000. There are over 125,000 sea otters alive in the Pacific Ocean today . The success is widely regarded as a ...

Southwest Alaska’s sea otters, which have undergone dramatic and mysterious declines in recent years, will receive Endangered Species Act protection under an Interior Department proposal ...

In 1970, Jim Estes made his first trek up to Alaska’s Aleutian Islands.He was greeted by an ocean filled with furry faces. Everywhere the young biologist looked, there were sea otters ...

ANCHORAGE - Sea otters that live from southwestern Cook Inlet to the tip of Alaska's Aleutian Chain will now get more federal protection and a biological investigation into why their population ...

An orphaned sea otter pup discovered alone on an Alaska beach is now getting 24/7 care, rescuers said. The young otter " was ...

Sea otters, on the other hand, had shot up from 25% to 57% of the wolves' diet across the same timeframe. A member of the wolf pack stalking a fish in a stream. (Image credit: Oregon State ...

Sea Otters in Alaska "Sea otters," says marine biologist Jim Bodkin, " have absolutely the finest fur in the animal kingdom. If you've ever held one in your hands, you would know why.

From 1969 to 1971, the United States was testing nuclear weapons beneath one of Alaska’s Aleutian Islands, worryingly close to some of the world’s few surviving sea otters.

Nature: River otters 02:04. Residents of Alaska's largest city often contend with bears and moose, but state officials are warning of another wild animal that has been causing problems: river ...

Anchorage, Alaska, is home to a population of river otters, which are usually peaceful. But three attacks, two of which involved people, have been reported in the past month.

After striking humans and dogs in the Anchorage area, Alaska Department of Fish and Wildlife are hoping to find the cause of these otters attacks.