A new study shows that hungry sea otters are keeping Monterey Bay’s green crab population in check, one bite at a time.

Photos and videos on social media showed an otter climbing onto a surfboard with a surfer already on it near Victoria, B.C.

European green crabs are small, measuring just four inches across. But since they were first introduced in the 1980s, these ...

Researchers believe otters could be a potential solution for controlling an invasive green crab species that's invaded ecosystems up and down the West Coast.

While there are other animals that eat green crabs, their population only fell in an area of Central California when the ...

Southern sea otters were nearly hunted to extinction in the 19th century for their furs, only gaining a measure of protection ...

If you’ve ever seen a picture or video of sea otters floating on their backs, holding hands as they snooze, you’ve probably ...

MONTEREY, California (KGO) — When we first met the hungry otters of Elkhorn Slough last year, they were chowing down on a species of burrowing crabs blamed for destabilizing the shoreline.

Instead of catching waves, a Sooke surfer caught the attention of a “frisky” sea otter who decided to try its paw at the ...

A sea otter has been seen clambering onto a surfboard and following surfers off Vancouver Island, prompting reminders from Fisheries and Oceans Canada to avoid close interactions with the mammals.