Last month, the Monterey Bay Aquarium announced the addition of a new resident sea otter, Opal. After much anticipation, she ...

In 2013, a sea star wasting syndrome decimated populations of Pisaster along the west coast of North America and along the Monterey Peninsula in California, where this study was conducted. The orange ...

Tilly, a 16-year-old river otter at the Oregon Zoo known for being "Mom of the Year" and a cameo on the NBC show "30 Rock," ...

MONTEREY, Calif. (KION-TV) -- Opal the Otter is making a splash at the Monterey Bay Aquarium, having made its debut Tuesday. The world-famous aquarium welcomed its newest otter addition on April 29, ...

New research led by Monterey Bay Aquarium reveals a surprising ripple effect in coastal ecosystems: the collapse of one ...

From sea otters to mountain lions, California’s wildlife is full of surprises. Watch Backroads to see where these amazing animals call home.

Azamara Cruises has revealed new immersive Cruisetour packages for the Alaska wilderness for its return in the of summer 2026 ...

Sea otters are keystone species in kelp forests. Kelp forests rely on the top-down pressure sea otters exert via predation on ...

This was on full display last week while I was leading a photographic tour of bald eagles and sea otters in Alaska.

One of the fastest-growing sectors for flightseeing in Alaska is helicopter flightseeing. Hovering over a blue pool on a ...

Alaska’s public lands and waters are used by virtually every ... attended the Federal Subsistence Board meeting in Anchorage.

Close your eyes and picture a sea otter in the wild. Likely, you’re seeing a frolicking or shell-cracking or deep-diving or pup-cleaning or otherwise super-active otter. After all, Pacific sea otters ...