"Sea otters," says marine biologist Jim Bodkin ... called "rafts," resting on the surface in protected bays or inlets along the Alaskan coast. Predators include humans -- otters are one of ...

We petitioned to reintroduce sea otters to a large stretch of the West Coast. Southern sea otters earned “threatened ... So in 2000, the Center petitioned the Service to protect otters in southwest ...

The newest sea otter is joining the aquarium after being found as a three-week-old pup stranded near San Luis Obispo in ...

A new otter will soon be splashing around the Monterey Bay Aquarium. The otter was stranded off the coast of San Luis Obispo ...

Russian hunters pursued Alaskan sea otters for their luxuriant pelts — the densest ... The furry pioneers that recolonized Glacier Bay found a coastline in a state of dramatic flux. As recently as ...

FAILED REINTRODUCTION Sea otters were once abundant on the West Coast, from Baja California up through Alaska. They co-existed for millennia with Indigenous people who saw them as respected kin ...

Soon after, sea otter and seal populations dropped precipitously ... In the 1830s, explorers traveled through the Yukon and explored Alaska's polar coast as far as Point Barrow.

While working on remote Alaskan islands, he found where sea otters were absent ... small mammal was integral to maintaining harmony in coastal reef ecosystems: by feeding on sea urchins they ...

While working on remote Alaskan islands, he found where sea otters were absent ... small mammal was integral to maintaining harmony in coastal reef ecosystems: by feeding on sea urchins they ...

While working on remote Alaskan islands, he found where sea otters were absent ... small mammals were integral to maintaining harmony in coastal reef ecosystems: by feeding on sea urchins ...