Sea otters are one of nature’s most fascinating creatures, beloved for their playful personalities and critical role in ...

MONTEREY BAY, CALIF. - The two-and-a-half-week-old sea otter cried for help. Stranded in a tide pool after heavy winds and strong surf near the edge of the bay, it was ashore and alone. When Sandrine ...

Sea Otter Awareness Week is celebrated annually from September 21 to September 27 to highlight not only why the keystone marine mammal needs to continue to be protected, but also the threats the ...

Rosa, the oldest sea otter at Monterey Bay Aquarium in California at age 24, has died after raising 15 rescued otter pups. Photo from Monterey Bay Aquarium A 24-year-old sea otter who helped raise 15 ...

Many aquariums pair orphaned sea otter pups with surrogate moms in an attempt to teach the pups what they need to know to be released back into the wild. Aquarium of the Pacific made a big ...

MONTEREY — Within the last century, the recovery of southern sea otters, the unofficial mascot of Central California, has contributed to the health of California’s underwater forests according to a ...

There’s a creature lurking in the sea. It’s slick, fast, and if you get too close, it might chomp your face off. No, not sharks or giant squid — sea otters. “Sea otters,” you might say. “Don’t they ...

On a blue-sky afternoon, kayakers paddle past dozens of sea lions lolling in the sun and make a beeline toward the sea otters lounging on beds of eel grass at Elkhorn Slough on California’s central ...

Jennifer Mayerle happily returned to Minnesota and WCCO, where she began her career as a summer intern. The Emmy and Edward R. Murrow award-winning journalist returned to WCCO as a reporter in 2014 ...

Elkhorn Slough is a special place. Snaking 7 miles inland from Moss Landing, the protected tidal marshland encompasses over 4,200 acres of diverse ecosystems. Mark Silberstein was living on a ranch on ...