Sea otters are North America’s smallest marine mammal, weighing just 30 to 100 pounds, but their appetites are huge. They burn calories at three times the rate expected for their size, chomping on ...

Canadian researchers find higher concentrations of PFAS in sea otters near shipping routes and coastal cities.

Sea otters were officially extirpated from B.C. in 1929 after more than two centuries of fur hunting. They only returned to the province after scientists relocated 89 animals from Alaska between 1969 ...

A paper published in Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, finds high quantities of toxic "forever" chemicals in sea otters ...

Half a century ago, the American people took a remarkable step. They realized that their own survival is entwined with the survival of other animals. They understood the importance of keeping ...

U.S. Fish and Wildlife previously recommended that kayakers should keep at least 60 feet away from sea otters and avoid large ...

A southern sea otter (not Otter 841!) enjoys the seafood bounty among the kelp a few yards from West Cliff Drive, near Indicators Surf Break, in Santa Cruz. The Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary ...

HAS MORE ABOUT WHAT WILDLIFE OFFICIALS ARE WORRIED ABOUT. LAUREN PAUL, GOOD MORNING. "OTTER 841" IS QUITE THE ATTRACTION FOR LOCALS AND VISITORS.. BUT NOW, MANY ARE REPORTING THAT PEOPLE OUT ON THE ...

Unlike most marine mammals, sea otters are primarily insulated by fur, not blubber. In fact they have the densest fur in the animal kingdom. Sadly that thick, resplendent coat has also given otters ...

Monika Rohrer, a volunteer with the Marine Mammal Physiology Project, works with Morgan the otter. Rohrer was a lead volunteer in Olive’s rehabilitation. (Photo by Carolyn Lagattuta) The young sea ...