This was on full display last week while I was leading a photographic tour of bald eagles and sea otters in Alaska.

California sea otters (a.k.a. southern sea otters, distinct from the northern Pacific subspecies found from Washington to Alaska) were nearly wiped out by the turn of the 20th century. An ...

Others, including sea otters, were reintroduced to Southeast Alaska in the 1960s and have rebounded to the point that they are depleting wild stocks of shellfish that local communities depend on.

THE SEA OTTER CLASSIC.. TODAY... WAS THE FIRST DAY OF EVENTS AT LAGUNA SECA... ACTION NEWS 8 REPORTER BRISA COLON IS LIVE THERE WITH AN INSIDE LOOK... DAN.. AND ERIN.. THE SEA OTTER CLASSIC IS ...

Aboard a quiet, full catamaran, legendary conservationist Jane Goodall spoke about her latest mission: supporting the survival of Monterey Bay's charming, yet still vulnerable, icon—the sea otter.

If you were an otter, you’d use it more often than you think. Sea otters take their rocks very seriously. The right type of rock depends on its shape, size, and durability since they’re used ...

Sea otters also have a high metabolism to help keep them warm. However, to maintain their energy, they need to eat around 25%-30% of their body weight, which can take 20%-50% of the day.

MONTEREY – The Monterey Bay Aquarium is set to welcome a new resident sea otter in the coming weeks – but first, they are asking the community for help choosing her name. The newest sea otter ...

Animal care staff is training Opal to join the other otters on exhibit. MONTEREY – The Monterey Bay Aquarium is set to welcome a new resident sea otter in the coming weeks – but first ...

After nearly 30,000 respondents took part in a one-day online poll, the Monterey Bay Aquarium has announced the name of its newest sea otter pup: Opal. The aquarium plans to have Opal make her ...