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 ...

The main difference between the river otter and sea otter is in the name ... according to the Ocean Conservancy. In some cases, males bulk up to 100 pounds. River otters weigh less: Males can ...

More information: Energetic cost of human disturbance on the southern sea otter (Enhydra lutris 5 nereis), The Journal of Wildlife Management (2025). DOI: 10.1002/jwmg.70012 ...

Sea otter imports to Japan from the United States ceased in 1998, and from Russia in 2003. In 2000, the International Union for Conservation of Nature listed the sea otter as endangered.

Ocean water expands as it warms, researchers said. Climate change was a major driver to an unexpected level of sea level rise in 2024, according to a new NASA analysis. Global sea levels rose 0.23 ...

Traces of organisms detected in sediments from 7.5 kilometers below the ocean surface reveal how organisms living in the deep sea are engineering their own environments. Analyses of sediment cores ...

It’s a cinematic lunchtime ritual but not an unusual one. In the wild, sea otter diets consists of shelled creatures like clams, sea urchins and crabs. Smashing your meal against a rock is just ...

Ocean currents respond to changes in temperature, salt levels, wind patterns and sea ice extent. So the global ocean conveyor belt is vulnerable to climate change on multiple fronts. Previous ...

SHE'LL STILL BE ON THE BOARD AND ACTIVE IN OCEAN CONSERVATION...BUT SHE IS STEPPING AWAY FROM DAY TO DAY OPERATIONS....UNDER HER LEADERSHIP THE AQUARIUM HAS GROWN IN A CONSERVATION FORCE...BOASTING ...

Sea otter population growth during the last century ... and decreasing some prey availability through ocean acidification. Southern sea otters occupied only about 13 percent of their historical ...

When the blast off begins in early April for a fourth edition of the Life Time Grand Prix, this time at the new Life Time Sea Otter Classic Gravel, a new generation of off-road racers will steal ...