Three heavy metals were found at concentrations thousands of times greater after the fire. The implications for wildlife hang ...

A coastal tribe wants to return otters to their native waters off the Oregon coast, though a recent grant to expedite that ...

“They bring wealth and good times, and abundance.” A sea otter bobs in the waters of Kenai Fjords National Park. Sea otters also serve an important role as a keystone species in the environment, by ...

Sea otters are keystone species in kelp forests. Kelp forests rely on the top-down pressure sea otters exert via predation on sea urchins. By controlling the sea urchin population, they help manage ...

A male sea otter suspected of killing and defiling at least 20 river otters over the past decade may be doing so because of a lack of a mate, experts theorize. The otter, known as Ollie ...

“It almost looks like the way a sea otter mom would carry a pup,” said Cameron, who is also the director of Sooke-based wildlife education organization, Wild Wise. “He'll drape them over himself while ...