Sea otters’ range could expand in NorCal, wildlife officials say by: Amy Larson. Posted: Jul 27, 2022 / 04:53 PM PDT. Updated: Jul 27, 2022 / 04:54 PM PDT (Photo by Tim Scott) ...

Despite decades of government protection, southern sea otters today still occupy only about a fourth of their historic range. Federal wildlife policy calls for waiting for the otters to spread out ...

While threatened southern sea otters bob and sun in the gentle waves of this central California estuary, wildlife experts up and down the West Coast are struggling to figure out how to restore the ...

The expansion of the sea otter population is key for their long-term viability, but it has been hampered by a curious roadblock: Mortality from shark bites at both ends of their range along the coast.

A 24-year ban on threatened sea otters in the waters off Southern California could soon be lifted. The U.S, Fish and Wildlife Service’s proposal, announced Wednesday, also would end a program ...

The otters’ current range is from the Gaviota area to Pigeon Point north of Santa Cruz, and there’s also a population on San Nicolas Island, Harris said.

Marine scientists are feeling encouraged by a US Geological Survey sea otter census released on Monday. Skip to content. NOWCAST KSBW Action News 8 at 11 pm Saturday.

The otters’ current range is from the Gaviota area to Pigeon Point north of Santa Cruz, and there’s also a population on San Nicolas Island, Harris said.

The population number is based on a three-year average of combined counts from the otters’ range along the central California coast and San Nicolas Island in the Channel Islands.

MOSS LANDING, Calif. – While threatened southern sea otters bob and sun in the gentle waves of this central California estuary, wildlife experts up and down the West Coast are struggling to figure out ...

MOSS LANDING, Calif. — While threatened southern sea otters bob and sun in the gentle waves of this central California estuary, wildlife experts up and down the West Coast are struggling to ...

MOSS LANDING, Calif. (AP) — While threatened southern sea otters bob and sun in the gentle waves of this central California estuary, wildlife experts up and down the West Coast are struggling… ...