Sea otters are keystone species in kelp forests. Kelp forests rely on the top-down pressure sea otters exert via predation on ...

We hadn't seen this cute critter in almost two centuries and believed it was extinct, until a lone baby randomly showed up.

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

Bringing back sunflower sea stars, which are functionally extinct in California, could help restore kelp forests off the ...

The Alaskan cities of Saint Paul and Unalaska, with an assist from the agency that manages federal fisheries in the national Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), may now process 1.5 million pounds of snow ...

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No, not sharks or giant squid — sea otters. “Sea otters,” you might say. “Don’t they hold hands?” They do indeed. But don’t let the cute reputation fool you. Sea otters are ...

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She grooms the pup for around three months, or until the pup develops its adult fur. Once a sea otter pup loses its baby fur, it can dive with its mother to learn how to find food. The pups are ...

Germany’s Ortlieb is widely respected in the bike touring and bikepacking world. Their excellent Quick-Lock 2.1 and 3.1 systems are part of the reason why. The new Quick-Lock 2.2 system improves on ...