River otters have attacked a child, a woman, and at least two dogs this month, Alaska authorities said. A child was chased and bitten by a group of four otters on Sept. 1, the Alaska Department of ...

Kootink Heather Douville of Craig teaches workshop participants how to skin a sea otter at the Elders and Youth Conference in Anchorage, Oct. 15. The workshop was hosted by the Central Council of ...

HOMER, Alaska — Roarke Brown, a charter boat captain since 1972 in this picturesque fishing village, remembers being able to tread out onto the Kachemak Bay mud flats at low tide to fill a 5-gallon ...

On a small island near Gustavus, a wolf pack has decimated the local deer population – and started feeding on sea otters instead. The shift underscored coastal wolves’ adaptability. But then one died.

In Alaska, a state brimming with iconic wildlife — from grizzly bears to king salmon, humpback whales to harbor seals — the charismatic, densely coated sea otter stands out as perhaps the state’s most ...