It’s Sea Otter Awareness Week, which means it’s a great time to learn about everyone’s favorite aquatic fluffball! And the first thing you “otter” know about sea otters is that they are ...

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. — Wildlife officials were trying to capture a wayward sea otter Thursday that has been wrestling surfboards away from surfers and aggressively approaching kayakers off the ...

Scientists from Sea Otter Savvy offer tips for San Luis Obispo County tourists and locals to have safer and respectful encounters with the Califoria marine animals.

The 5-year-old female southern sea otter in the Santa Cruz area is exhibiting "concerning and unusual behaviors," the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service told USA TODAY.

Recovering sea otter populations are helping to restore the local ecoystem. By Julia Jacobo. January 31, 2024, 11:01 AM. 1:44. A sea otter is seen in Elkhorn Slough, California, in 2019.

LAist logo. Local and national news, NPR, things to do, food recommendations and guides to Los Angeles, ... Sea otter 841 foraging in shallow water in Santa Cruz, CA.

If and when search teams capture her, Otter 841 will spend the rest of her life in captivity, away from the natural population. The otter's behavior is unusual, but it follows a familiar pattern ...

MONTEREY BAY, CALIF. — The 2½-week-old sea otter cried for help. Stranded in a tide pool after heavy winds and strong surf near the edge of the bay, it was ashore and alone. When Sandrine Hazan ...

The 5-year-old female southern sea otter was first seen hijacking surfboards in Santa Cruz last September. Officials successfully drove the otter away from the area, but she has since returned.

A rescued northern sea otter pup plays with toys in his behind-the-scenes enclosure at Chicago's Shedd Aquarium on Dec. 7, 2023. The otter was found alone and malnourished and taken to the Alaska ...

Sea otter life isn’t always about splashing in the waves and lounging in the kelp. “These animals are so much like us,” said Teri Nicholson, a research biologist at the Monterey Bay Aquarium.

California wildlife officials are hoping to apprehend a 5-year-old sea otter, who has a knack for riding the waves after committing longboard larceny. By Annie Roth Annie Roth lives in Santa Cruz ...