Chanel Hason gets a lot of false reports of sea otters on the Oregon Coast. "I get email several times a month of someone saying they saw a sea otter running along the beach in Oregon somewhere,” said ...

Scientists have made an interesting discovery connecting sea otters to forest recovery, reinforcing their role as a keystone species. The researchers were then able to identify patterns, explaining ...

A southern sea otter with a purple sea urchin in Monterey Bay, California. (Credit: Morgan Rector) (CN) — Sea otters are voracious eaters, munching away on shellfish, urchins and other invertebrates ...

MONTEREY — Within the last century, the recovery of southern sea otters, the unofficial mascot of Central California, has contributed to the health of California’s underwater forests according to a ...

The Sun’aq Tribe of Kodiak’s Natural Resources Department has been awarded a $194,000 Tribal Wildlife Grant from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

Sea otters play a vital role in their ecosystems by controlling sea urchin populations. Without otters, urchins can overgraze kelp forests, causing widespread destruction. By keeping urchins in check, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Researchers examining a century of ocean maps made an exciting discovery linking sea otter populations to kelp forests: Where sea ...

It’s the biggest week of the year for Juno, Lincoln and Uni Sushi — the Oregon Zoo’s three resident sea otters — and marine animal lovers across Portland are invited to join in on the fun. The zoo ...

In parts of the ocean where sea otters face stark competition for their favorite kinds of food, some otters are getting by with the help of tools — like rocks and even glass bottles — that let them ...

A recent boom in the purple sea urchin population off the southern Oregon Coast appears to have had an indirect and negative impact on the gray whales that usually forage in the region, a new study ...