Item 1 of 5 A sea otter stands as another sea otter emerges from water, at the Aquarium of the Pacific, in Long Beach, California, U.S., April 11, 2024. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni ...

Conservation efforts have helped the population of sea otters begin to recover, and studies show that their returned presence to California marshland has slowed erosion there.

Significant Otters | WILD HOPE. Special | 15m 28s Video has Closed Captions | CC. Sea otters are back, and their return is a breath of fresh air for the waters of Monterey Bay. Marine ecologists ...

When sea otters lose their favorite foods, ... Tool users had less dental damage. That's a big deal because an otter with bad teeth can't really eat anything.

Luckily in 1938, a small raft of around 50 sea otters were found in Big Sur. Over the following years, the population increased and began to spread along the Central Coast.

Jane Goodall is returning to the Monterey Peninsula to speak at Sunset Center on April 7, during a sold-out lecture on behalf of “Hope for Sea Otters.” ...

Sea otters were hunted to local extinction more than 100 years ago. Their absence left a hole in Oregon Coast ecosystems that's being felt now more than ever.

Stranded sea otter pups are found stranded off the California coast each year, ... they were thought to be extinct until a colony of 50 was found off the coast of Big Sur in the 1930s. ...

Some otters rely on tools to bust open hard-shelled prey items like snails, and a new study suggests this tool use is helping them to survive as their favorite, easier-to-eat foods disappear.

Some otters rely on tools to bust open hard-shelled prey items like snails, and a new study suggests this tool use is helping them to survive as their favorite, easier-to-eat foods disappear.