A sea otter surfaced with a large shark in its grasp recently, to the astonishment of onlookers. But what happened next is not clear. The accompanying images, captured last Tuesday by Don ...

Once numbering between 150,000 and 300,000, California’s southern sea otter population dropped to 50 at its lowest. Now, there are 3,000 thanks to conservation efforts, but their status is still ...

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 ...

The orphaned sea otter who became a foster mother to 15 pups. By Malia Wollan No one knows how Rosa was orphaned in September 1999, in Santa Cruz County, Calif. She was nameless then, just 4 weeks ...

The sea otter has repeatedly approached surfers and essentially stolen their surfboards off the coast of Santa Cruz in recent months. In documented incidents, ...

The California sea otter, whose luscious coat was so coveted by fur traders that the species was nearly wiped out, is holding steady in its west coast sanctum despite a record number of deaths ...

Two sea otters float on their back near Moss Landing, Calif., in the spring of 2009. A spring census of the California coast brings bad news about the threatened sea otter population.

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.

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.

Sea otter diagnosed with asthma after being exposed to wildfire smoke. By ABC News. September 18, 2015, 12:14 PM. 0:26. Sea otter dubbed "Mishka" is learning to use an inhaler after being ...

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 ...