the first male southern sea otter showed up in the late 1990s. And, starting in the early 2000s, females began arriving. The ...

As invasive green crabs wreak havoc on California's estuaries, a new study has found that a restored sea otter population ...

A recent study found sea otters are eating thousands of green crabs at a California reserve, reducing the invasive species’ population.

SAN FRANCISCO – A California ecosystem has gotten a big boost from an adorable, fluffy and hungry friend. At Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve, a newly-reinvigorated population ...

MONTEREY, Calif. (KGO) -- When we first met the hungry otters of Elkhorn Slough last year, they were chowing down on a species of burrowing crabs blamed for destabilizing the shoreline. Thinning ...

A sea otter has been seen clambering onto a surfboard and following surfers off Vancouver Island, prompting reminders from Fisheries and Oceans Canada to avoid close interactions with the mammals.

A sea otter was seen climbing onto a surfboard and following surfers off the coast of Vancouver Island, prompting reminders from Fisheries and Oceans Canada to avoid close interactions with the ...

She knew one of the largest shifts at the reserve over those years was the sea otter population. Sea otters, which had long been hunted for their thick and soft fur, have slowly rebounded on the ...