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To solve sea otter riddle, researchers look to archaeology

December 10, 2020

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, the two translocated populations had very different results. …

Joshua Rapp Learn

Wild Cam: Brown bears prey on sea otters on Alaskan islets

October 19, 2020

Researchers working in Alaska’s Katmai Coast have discovered a surprising new interaction between mammals on small islands off the coast: grizzly bears are preying on sea otters. This first-of-its-kind discovery reveals the types of relationships …

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Watch: Sea otters worth millions, but not everyone benefits

June 12, 2020

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 economic benefits far outweigh the losses, researchers found, but …

FYI News

Did climate change allow an Arctic wildlife virus to spread?

November 13, 2019

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 seals off …

FYI News

Sea otter deaths linked to domestic cats

September 10, 2019

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 Toxoplasma gondii from feral cats or house cats …

Conservation News

Tire “dummies” can help conservationist track dead sea otters

June 25, 2019

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 (Enhydra lutris) deaths in …

Joshua Rapp Learn

Tracking sea otter tool use to inform conservation

March 22, 2019

Sea otter (Enhydra lutris) biologists have combined forces with archaeologists to develop new ways to track past activity of the marine mammals. The collaboration could help inform conservationists and biologist alike on the development of …

Dana Kobilinsky

Predators returning to unexpected areas

June 7, 2018

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 webs, using small animals as a model …

Dana Kobilinsky

Southern sea otters still struggle with genetic diversity

May 30, 2018

Despite modest increases in the threatened southern sea otter population (Enhydra lutris nereis), their genetic diversity has remained the same, prompting researchers to question the future of their recovery. The southern sea otter population consists …

Conservation News

Great White Sharks Affecting Sea Otter Recovery in California

September 23, 2015

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. We’ve been working with shark biologists to try …

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