Despite their low numbers, sea otters consume voracious kelp-eating sea urchins at a high enough rate that kelp forests continue to persist and provide habitat for numerous species. Without sea ...

In California’s Monterey Bay, where the vast Pacific Ocean meets lush kelp forests, sea otters, especially the females, are becoming more resourceful. These charismatic marine mammals ...

Meet Ollie, the “Salish Sea Serial Killer,” a cute, furry sea otter with a dark side and a rap sheet longer than the ‘Colwood ...

After centuries of overhunting by fur traders, sea otters have largely disappeared from the Oregon and Northern California ...

Scientists have been able to study the complicated relationship between the otters, kelp and shellfish that exists in the healthy habitats." Sea otters are the smallest of the marine mammals ...

But it’s not just staying afloat that’s key to a life at sea – groups of otters hold hands and tangle themselves in kelp forests to make sure they don’t drift apart.

Bixby (a.k.a. Otter 1346) is one of the otter mums out in the kelp forests of Monterey. She's only been known to the Monterey Bay Aquarium Sea Otter Research and Conservation team (SORAC ...

HABITAT: Sea otters inhabit coastal waters, usually less than half a mile from shore. Their typical haunts include precipitous rocky shores, barrier reefs, tidewater stones, and dense kelp forests.

RESEARCHERS ARE NOW CHECKING TO SEE IF THERE'S BEEN ANY IMPACT ACTION NEWS 8 CLIP#4884Ñ SEA OTTERS ARE A THREATENED SPECIES UNDER THE ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT. THERE'S ONLY ABOUT THREE THOUSAND IN ...

In the Aleutian Islands, the disappearance of otters permitted the proliferation of urchins, which in turn grazed kelp forests to nubbins. When the hungry mammals returned, urchins declined, and the ...

All the Latest Game Footage and Images from Kelp Keeper Take on a vital role in the ecosystem in this action-packed bullet hell. Control a charming sea otter and protect the kelp forest from an ...