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

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

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

But this has given rise to a new problem: Thoughtless tourists operating drones close to sea otter herds to get a closer look, scaring them so they head back out to sea; one time for about six months.

The tale of how and why Russia ceded its control over Alaska to the US 150 years ago is actually 2 tales and 2 intertwining ...

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

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.

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.

At the Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve, located roughly 20 miles north of Monterey, the first male southern sea otter showed up in the late 1990s. And, starting in the early ...