With no large-scale tanneries in Southeast Alaska, hunters have few options to continue their traditional cultural practices of skin-sewing sea otters.

The concern largely revolves around sea otter prey species, like crab and oyster, that are crucial for commercial and ...

Learn about sea otter activity and interactions with mariculture operations in a free statewide webinar hosted by the ...

They may be small in stature, but sea otters are a keystone species. Without them, the marine environment beneath the waves ...

The study has implications for wolves and other predators beyond the Gustavus area – particularly as sea otters proliferate along Alaska’s coasts.

An orphaned sea otter discovered in Alaska is now receiving 24/7 care at the Alaska SeaLife Center, rescuers said, sharing an update on the “adorable” patient.

Some coastal wolves in Alaska, U.S., have toxic levels of mercury in their bodies after shifting from a terrestrial diet of deer and moose to a marine diet heavy with sea otters, new research ...

An orphaned sea otter discovered in Alaska is now receiving 24/7 care at the Alaska SeaLife Center, rescuers said, sharing an update on the “adorable” patient.

A team of scientists have published new research in the journal Science of The Total Environment that shows wolves eating sea otters in Alaska have much higher concentrations of mercury than ...

Sea otters were once abundant on the West Coast, from Baja California up through Alaska. A small raft of sea otters floats in the water near Point Lobos State Park, California. Getty Images ...