With the Southeast Alaska sea otter population now at around 25,000, Douville hunts, in part, to reduce the otter population ...

Local tribes and nonprofits have received a grant to lead the planning effort to bring back the furry mammals, which have ...

Alaska Sea Otter Finds a Snack Posted: January 27, 2025 | Last updated: January 27, 2025 Occurred on January 21, 2025 / Cordova, Alaska, USA Info from Licensor: "He’s staying nice and warm in ...

Sea otters were once common around the North Pacific but were eradicated from southeast Alaska by about A.D. 1830 due to the commercial fur trade. In the 1960s, sea otters were re-introduced to ...

Once hunted to the brink of extinction, sea otters have recolonized Glacier Bay National Park with a vengeance. Several times each July, when the weather over southeast Alaska’s Glacier Bay National ...

You’ve likely seen those heartwarming images of darling little sea otters floating on their backs with their tiny hands ...

Sadly that thick, resplendent coat has also given otters some of the world's most valuable pelts. In North America sea otters once ranged from Baja California, Mexico, all the way to Alaska. Between ...

Likewise, in Alaska, sea otter decline has led to an increase in sea urchin abundance and a loss of kelp forest, and this decline has been attributed to greater predation on sea otters by killer ...

Sea otters in California reach 50 to 70 pounds, while those in Alaska can weigh up to 100 pounds. In contrast to river otters, sea otters must survive amid the chilly waters of the Pacific Ocean.