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

A new study sheds light on the power of keystone species, which could help ecologists in other environments. View on euronews ...

When sea otters were reintroduced along the coastlines of islands in Southern California and British Columbia, researchers ...

Sea otters help kelp forests recover by controlling sea urchins, but their impact varies. In British Columbia, recovery was ...

Because of their high metabolic rates, sea otters are especially vulnerable to disturbances that can increase their energy ...

The sneaky snackers? Sea otters. Once nearly wiped out by the fur trade, these playful predators had made a sudden comeback—and with them, so had the entire habitat. Today, about 100 otters call ...

The Oregon Zoo shared a video last week of one of its resident sea otters indulging in a slimy, salty snack. It’s a ...

When sea otters were reintroduced along the coastlines ... in turn maintained the health of kelp forests — dense groups of brown algae that are rich in biodiversity and provide shelter to ...

Adorably fuzzy sea otters aren’t just cute. The marine mammals serve a crucial role, helping to restore the giant kelp forests they rely on by removing their top predators, the sea urchins.

A sea otter floating above ribbons of kelp is undoubtedly one of nature’s cutest scenes. It’s well known that the marine mammals help make these sea surface ‘pillows’ more abundant, by ...

When sea otters were reintroduced along the coastlines ... in turn maintained the health of kelp forests -- dense groups of brown algae that are rich in biodiversity and provide shelter to many ...