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 ...

California sea otter numbers are up, according to the latest population survey led by federal, state, and UC Santa Cruz scientists. The reasons: more pups and the addition of San Nicolas Island sea ...

A video of a sea otter hopping into a woman's kayak near Moss Landing harbor had a staggering 14 million Facebook views as of Tuesday. The video has its cute moments as the otter rubs its fuzzy cheeks ...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service invites people to drop in and meet with scientists exploring the pros and cons of restoring sea otters to the North Coast at one of its upcoming open houses on the ...