The Fish and Wildlife Service, just like the nonprofit, concluded that sea otter reintroduction would work in Oregon and Northern California from a biological, socioeconomic and legal aspect.

Two playful Northern American river otters weaseled out of their enclosure at a Wisconsin zoo last week to explore and have ...

Northern sea otters didn’t get federal safeguards along with their California cousins. So in 2000, the Center petitioned the Service to protect otters in southwest Alaska as a “distinct population ...

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

The newest sea otter is joining the aquarium after being found as a three-week-old pup stranded near San Luis Obispo in ...

For just 24 hours starting March 26, the public will have a chance to vote for the name of the aquarium's newest sea otter.

Sea otter numbers in the northern Pacific Ocean are thought to have ranged from around 150,000 to 300,000 up until the 18th century. But overhunting for their pelts brought the number down to ...

Because of their high metabolic rates, sea otters are especially vulnerable to disturbances that can increase their energy needs. New research in The Journal of Wildlife Management reveals how ...

With his adorable Steiff-toy face and fluffy fur, his curious, playful nature and agile forepaws, the sea otter is considered one of the most popular marine mammals of the northern Pacific Ocean.