Sea otters help kelp forests recover—but how fast depends on where they are
When sea otters were reintroduced along the coastlines of islands in Southern California and British Columbia, researchers ...
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Video of Sea Otter Grooming Her Little 'Toe Beans' Has Everyone Obsessed
The otters, sea lions, and seals were by far the most popular animals during my recent visit to the Seattle Aquarium, and it ...
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Sea otters help kelp forests recover -- but how fast depends on where they are
While working on remote Alaskan islands, he found where sea otters were absent, sea urchin populations mushroomed, overtaking kelp forests. He concluded the small mammal was integral to ...
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Understanding Sea Otter Rafts: A Clever Defense Against Predators
Sea otters are much larger than their river-dwelling cousins. Sea otters in California reach 50 to 70 pounds, while those in Alaska can weigh up to 100 pounds. In contrast to river otters ...
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The push is on to return sea otters to Oregon, Northern California coasts
FAILED REINTRODUCTION 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 ...
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Keeping the Balance: Tlingit hunter fights for shellfish and tradition
Others, including sea otters, were reintroduced to Southeast Alaska in the 1960s and have rebounded to the point that they are depleting wild stocks of shellfish that local communities depend on.
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Mama Sea Otter Cradling Newborn Pup While She Floats Is So Sweet People Can't Take It
Sea otter mamas are parenting on hard mode. They give birth in the water, to blind, helpless infants who have to be carried ...
Forgotten forests: Regenerating the kelp forest highway
The rich resources of Pacific kelp forests helped humans populate the Americas. Now depleted by as much as 95 percent, they ...