Artist Christy Ruby sits for a picture with her colored sea otter in her studio on March 2, 2023. (Eric Stone/KRBD) Southeast Alaska’s sea otters were driven to near-extinction by the fur trade ...

Sea otters are often portrayed as lovable and relaxed animals that spend their time goofing around. Or, simply floating on their backs in the water with their special rock. While this image is ...

In southeast Alaska, sea otters are taking a bite out of the fishing industry. Now, just like with wolves and grizzlies in the West, some are asking, “Should we hunt them?” ...

Hunting sea otters was a foreign topic to both of them, but when they started learning about it, they started to understand the cultural significance of the hunting process.

A California agency is on the hunt for an aggressive sea otter that’s frightened surfers and even tried to steal their board, leaving wildlife experts bewildered and worried.

Sea otters, on the other hand, had shot up from 25% to 57% of the wolves' diet across the same timeframe. A member of the wolf pack stalking a fish in a stream. (Image credit: Oregon State ...

This tagged sea otter, called 841 by authorities, has been harassing surfers along the Santa Cruz coastline, but so far, she has dodged repeated attempts to trap her.

Researchers observe wolves hunting and killing sea otters and harbor seals on Alaska's Katmai coast. ScienceDaily . Retrieved June 2, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2023 / 10 ...

Sea otters will feed on fish, but it’s a very rare observation in California. ... By night they hunt mollusks and crustaceans, which they crush with strong jaws and molar-like teeth.

Carley Thayer’s work is connected to both distant and immediate relatives. Thayer makes earrings and accessories from harvested sea otter fur and pays homage to her Aleut forefathers under the ...

CORVALLIS, Ore. (KTVZ) – Firsthand observations of a wolf hunting and killing a harbor seal and a group of wolves hunting and consuming a sea otter on Alaska’s Katmai coast have led scientists ...