Local tribes and nonprofits have received a grant to lead the planning effort to bring back the furry mammals, which have ...

After being absent for more than a century, an effort to repopulate the Oregon Coast with sea otters is in the works. Oregon ...

Sea otters have been missing from the Oregon coast for more than a century, and local non-profit Elakha Alliance is trying to ...

Sea otter munching on an urchin. Urchins can wreak havoc on kelp ecosystems and otters help keep that in check. Image credits: Karen Hall. Despite their cleverness and adaptability, sea otters ...

After missing from the Oregon coast for more than a century, sea otters are getting a step closer ... kelp forests and controlling invasive sea urchin populations.

to reduce the otter population and restore local stocks of clams, geoduck, sea urchin, mussels, sea cucumber, abalone, scallops, crab, and octopus. “There are approximately 35 hunters in the ...

A sea otter off the coast of Vancouver Island is the prime suspect in a string of river otter deaths, according to a local wildlife enthusiast and researcher. Mollie Cameron, who is both a ...

The sea otter belongs to the Mustelidae family, which includes carnivorous animals such as skunks, weasels, wolverines and badgers. Sea otters’ diets comprises sea urchins, crabs, mussels and clams.