HABITAT: Sea otters inhabit coastal waters, usually less than half a mile from shore. Their typical haunts include precipitous rocky shores, barrier reefs, tidewater stones, and dense kelp forests.

Sea otters help recover the kelp forests they depend on. Now scientists know how - While threatened by climate change, otters ...

and U.S. Endangered Species Act protection — have helped sea otters rebound. But local populations are still fluctuating, with many declining. Today the species occupies just a tiny fraction of its ...

By the end of the 19th century, traders had extirpated otters from nearly their entire Pacific Rim range — including southeast Alaska. “Given a little bit of protection, they recover from whatever we ...

HAMANAKA, Hokkaido--Sea otters have pupped off Cape Tofutsu here in eastern Hokkaido. Four pairs of mothers and pups have been spotted since the beginning of July, in a community of up to 14 otters.

Interestingly, otters are also known to be very particular when choosing their rocks, often opting for stones within a specific size range. Different otters may also display varying preferences ...