After missing from the Oregon coast for more than a century, sea otters are getting a step closer to staging a comeback. Local tribes and nonprofits have received a $1.56 million grant to lead the ...

The life of a sea otter is filled with dangers, from oil spills and pollution to devastating storms and habitat loss. As the video above shows, even a powerful wave could potentially spell disaster, ...

Wild sea otters are no longer such a rare sight along the eastern coast of Hokkaido, Japan’s northernmost main island. Experts reckon there are now more than 50 of the endangered marine ...

Sea otters are keystone species in kelp forests. Kelp forests rely on the top-down pressure sea otters exert via predation on sea urchins. By controlling the sea urchin population, they help manage ...

Get the best of Vancouver in your inbox, every Tuesday and Thursday. Sign up for our free newsletter. If you already thought sea otters were cute, wait till you hear them squeaking. Last summer ...

Sea otters are among the world’s most playful and adorable animals. They are beloved for their charming antics and cuddly appearance. Otters are social animals, and in the wild, live together in ...

Floating off the south coast of Vancouver Island is a lonely-looking sea otter with a dark secret – many dark secrets. Known to the whale watching community and his fans as ‘Ollie’, the infamous ...

Two sea otters frolic in the waters near the Alaskan coast. After centuries of overhunting by fur traders, sea otters have largely disappeared from the Oregon and Northern California coasts. But the ...