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

The Monterey Bay Aquarium is seeking the public's help in naming its new resident sea otter. The aquarium's website has a ...

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.

A new otter will soon be splashing around the Monterey Bay Aquarium. The otter was stranded off the coast of San Luis Obispo County when she was 3 weeks old and unable to fend for herself, according ...

When an invasive species of crab was threatening an entire ecosystem in Monterey County's Elkhorn Slough, an unexpected hero stepped in to save the day.

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.

A sea otter floating above ribbons of kelp is undoubtedly one of nature’s cutest scenes. It’s well known that the marine mammals help make these sea surface ‘pillows’ more abundant ...

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. Kelp ...