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 ...

They have the densest fur in the animal kingdom – a million hairs per square inch. Sea otters are the smallest marine mammals on earth. They have well rounded teeth adapted for crushing shells ...

“We’ve seen decline in near shore ecosystem health and there’s all sorts of side benefits to sea otter reintroduction and having healthy kelp forest habitat, not just for species, including ...

Sea otters are making great strides toward recovery in California, and new research shows that their growing numbers are directly correlated with the decline of one of the most invasive species in ...

Amanda Kooser covers the quirky side of science and space ... in those wild spaces.” Sea otter 841 foraging in shallow water in Santa Cruz, California It’s not just river otters making ...