To solve sea otter riddle, researchers look to archaeology
It’s a mystery of reintroduction. When Alaskan sea otters were moved from a nuclear testing site in the Aleutian Islands to the coasts of Washington and Oregon, ...
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Wild Cam: Brown bears prey on sea otters on Alaskan islets
Researchers working in Alaska’s Katmai Coast have discovered a surprising new interaction between mammals on small islands off the coast: grizzly bears are ...
Watch: Sea otters worth millions, but not everyone benefits
As sea otter populations rebound off the coast of British Columbia, the quantities of shellfish and other sea life they consume are impacting local fisheries. The ...
Did climate change allow an Arctic wildlife virus to spread?
Melting sea ice may be to blame for the spread of a wildlife virus from one side to the Arctic to the other. The issue emerged in 2004 when Pacific sea otters and ...
Sea otter deaths linked to domestic cats
Sea otters in California are dying from a parasite they’re picking up from cats on the loose. Researchers recently found the otters are picking up the parasite ...
Tire “dummies” can help conservationist track dead sea otters
What does a sea otter and half a car tire have in common? They both float to the same places. Researchers looking for a way to better track possible sea otter ...
Tracking sea otter tool use to inform conservation
Sea otter (Enhydra lutris) biologists have combined forces with archaeologists to develop new ways to track past activity of the marine mammals. The collaboration ...
Predators returning to unexpected areas
Brian Silliman adjusted his headlamp. He was searching for crabs and snails in the saltmarshes and creek banks of an island reserve in Georgia. He was studying food ...
Southern sea otters still struggle with genetic diversity
Despite modest increases in the threatened southern sea otter population (Enhydra lutris nereis), their genetic diversity has remained the same, prompting ...
Great White Sharks Affecting Sea Otter Recovery in California
Great white sharks may be taking a bite out of sea otter recovery efforts, according to a new survey by the U.S. Geological Survey. “It’s quite perplexing. ...