If you’ve ever seen a picture or video of sea otters floating on their backs, holding hands as they snooze, you’ve probably ...

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

Jane Goodall is returning to the Monterey Peninsula to speak at Sunset Center on April 7, during a sold-out lecture on behalf ...

When sea otters were reintroduced along the coastlines of islands in Southern California and British Columbia, researchers saw kelp forests return to areas that were destroyed by sea urchins.

By studying southern sea otters over five years at three sites along the coast of California, investigators found evidence that, on average, the likelihood of a group of sea otters being disturbed ...

BOASTING MANY SUCCESSES.... INCLDUING THE ICONIC THE SEA OTTER PROGRAM. THE HEARTBREAKING SOUND OF A YOUNG OTTER PUP CRYING FOR HIS MOM....THIS LITTLE GUY, ABOUT 11 MONTHS OLD, WAS RESCUED FROM MORRO ...

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.

When sea otters were reintroduced along the coastlines of islands in Southern California and British Columbia, researchers saw kelp forests return to areas that were destroyed by sea urchins.

When sea otters were reintroduced along the coastlines of islands in Southern California and British Columbia, researchers saw kelp forests return to areas that were destroyed by sea urchins.