Jeppesen, a scientist for the Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine ... Today, about 100 otters call Elkorn Slough home, devouring tens of thousands of green crabs each year, doing for free what ...

Sea otters are rare in most ecosystems after they were hunted to near extinction in the 18th and 19th centuries. But at California’s Elkhorn Slough, a reserve where about 120 southern sea otters ...

At Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve, a newly-reinvigorated population of native southern sea otters has eaten so many invasive European green crabs that researchers say the ...

A fluffy otter pup floats alone on the surface of Elkhorn Slough, waiting for its mother to return from a dive. It squeals in agitation, then quiets as she surfaces, holding a fat innkeeper worm in ...

After being absent for more than a century, an effort to repopulate the Oregon Coast with sea otters is in the works. Oregon non-profit The Elakha Alliance was founded in 2018 by Tribal leaders and ...

At the same time, Elkhorn Slough is the only California estuary where the sea otter successfully has reestablished a substantial population. And the sea otter has been increasing in population ...

Julie Packard, the longtime CEO of the Monterey Bay Aquarium, announces her retirement, marking the end of an era of significant conservation achievements.

ELKHORN SLOUGH IS RIGHT NEXT DOOR...THE SEVEN MILE ESTUARY IS HOME TO MORE THAN A HUNDRED OTTERS... MANY OF THEM CONNECTED TO THE MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM OTTER PROGRAM....SCIENTISTS AND RESEARCHERS ...

At the neighboring Elkhorn Slough, a sanctuary for endangered wildlife ... which feed at the bottom of the slough. And from there into the otters. Phase 2 of wildfire cleanup is starting this week in ...