“We are watching the end of Willapa Bay’s ecosystem in real time,” says shellfish farmer Warren Cowell, just after tallying ...

FUZZY, FROLICSOME, FASCINATING: Otter enthusiasts regularly make their way to the Central Coast, all to see if they can have a sighting of something furry, whiskery, and wonderful. You never know when ...

For more than a century, sea otters vanished from Washington’s waters, hunted to extinction. Now, their slow return is bringing a boost to coastal ecosystems.

The Elakha Alliance, an Oregon nonprofit organization that works to reintroduce sea otters back to our coast, welcomes your participation in Sea Otter Awareness Week with a plethora of events and ...

On March 24, 1989, just after midnight, a massive oil tanker ran aground in one of the most pristine marine environments in ...

Otters are carnivorous mammals in the Lutrinae branch of the diverse Mustelidae family, which includes weasels, badgers, stoats, wolverines, and ferrets, among others. There are 13 living otter ...

Two rescued sea otters showed off their dunking skills at the Oregon Zoo as they played “basketball,” part of the zoo’s enrichment program for the animals. This footage filmed and posted to X by the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. There aren't many problems that a cute animal can't solve (at least temporarily). A sweet face or a fluffy fur coat can make ...

Sea urchins are prickly “hedgehogs of the sea” that exist in every ocean around the globe. You might have seen their spines peeking out of the water during low tide — or even stepped on one while ...

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