Adorably fuzzy sea otters aren’t just cute. The marine mammals serve a crucial role, helping to restore the giant kelp forests they rely on by removing their top predators, the sea urchins.

A new study sheds light on the power of keystone species, which could help ecologists in other environments. View on euronews ...

Jane Goodall is returning to the Monterey Peninsula to speak at Sunset Center on April 7, during a sold-out lecture on behalf ...

“We’ve seen decline in near shore ecosystem health and there’s all sorts of side benefits to sea otter reintroduction and having healthy kelp forest habitat, not just for species, including ...

When a mother sea otter needs to hunt for food, she carefully wraps her pup in a protective blanket of seagrass or kelp to keep them from drifting away with the ocean current. Fortunately ...

TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — A baby sea lion toting an artificial kelp strip was filmed performing intricate rhythmic gymnastics-esque circles through the waters of an aquarium in Washington state.

Glacier Bay’s first recent otter sighting occurred in 1988 ... that are less suitable to urchins and kelp, and otters have adjusted accordingly, feasting more frequently on clams. (Unlike seals and ...

Sea otter population growth during the last century has enhanced kelp forest resilience, according to researchers at the Monterey Bay Aquarium. When studying sea otters along the coastlines of ...

A sea otter floating above ribbons of kelp is undoubtedly one of nature’s cutest scenes. It’s well known that the marine mammals help make these sea surface ‘pillows’ more abundant ...