This sea otter, about to eat a crab in the Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve, is cute, sure. But more importantly, it's indirectly combating some harmful effects of agricultural ...

Southern sea otters along the West coast were hunted almost to extinction for their thick, soft fur, only gaining protection in 1913 when California declared them a "fully protected mammal." Even ...

"We calculated that the current otter population here eats somewhere between 50,000 and 120,000 green crabs a year." Beach invasion: Officials close California beach in Monterey taken over by sea ...

All otters are adorable. That’s as much of a fact as the existence of gravity. But among the 13 or so living otter species, none generate as many “Aww”s as Enhydra lutris, the sea otter.

Sea otters are cute as heck, but they have an even more important quality. In case you needed another reason to love these hand-holding marine mammals. by Cassie Freund. Oct. 2, 2019.

In Alaska, sea otter populations have declined more than 90% since the 1980s due to increased attacks by killer whales, a fact scientists attribute to changing oceanic ecosystems.

Because of threat to shellfish beds, state senator wants to offer a $100-an-otter bounty. ... Alaska official has cute little sea otters in his sights. AP. Sea otters are harmful to crab populations; ...

Spectacular sea otters. There's so much more to sea otters than just being cute. While these animals are certainly adorable, they're also vital parts of our ecosystem and possess keen instincts.

Sea otter pelts were once considered the most valuable in the world. Yet despite unsustainable harvesting that began in the 1700s and lasted until the early 1900s, this marvelous species survived.

On the roof of the Monterey Bay Aquarium in Monterey, Calif., in a large plastic tank, a sea otter mother named Abby floats with her adopted pup, known as… More Than Just Cute, Sea Otters Are ...

The first male sea otter arrived in the Elkhorn Slough, 35 miles north of Bixby Cove, in the late 1990s. Only in the early 2000s did females arrive, ... Cute and hungry otters.