Kayakers get close-up views of otters, seals and many other bird species paddling through the pickleweed of the Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve.

The peak season for wildlife watching at Elkhorn Slough starts in mid-November, and yet it's already a sizzling affair. Sea otters, harbor seals and dozens of species of marine birds -- and tons ...

When in the vicinity of wildlife at Elkhorn Slough, stop paddling, allow your craft to float motionless, and the sea otters often choose to swim within close range.

Kayakers get close-up views of otters, seals and many bird species paddling through the pickleweed of the Elkhorn reserve.

MOSS LANDING, CA—Sea otters are popular with kayakers in Elkhorn Slough at Moss Landing in Monterey Bay. The adorable, charismatic animals are also voracious predators that help keep problematic ...

Recolonization of Elkhorn Slough by sea otters led to recovery and expansion of seagrass beds due to cascading effects on the food web.

The discovery of battery toxins in the soils at Elkhorn Slough, a protected network of wetlands, creeks, and wildlife habitat popular with birders and kayakers, turned up attention on the impact ...

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 ...

About two weeks after a fire at Moss Landing Power Plant in Monterey County, San Jose State University scientists reported unusually high concentrations of heavy metals in the soils of Elkhorn ...

The Elkhorn Slough, a tidal estuary in California's Monterey Bay. It is home to a growing, healthy population of southern sea otters, which were almost hunted into extinction by the early part of ...

Sea otters promote recovery of seagrass beds Recolonization of Elkhorn Slough by sea otters led to recovery and expansion of seagrass beds due to cascading effects on the food web, study finds ...