Federal officials yesterday designated the southwest Alaska sea otter -- a species that teetered on the edge of extinction in the late 1800s -- as threatened under the Endangered Species Act, alarmed ...

Alaska's gray wolves are hunting sea otters, unveiling unprecedented ecological shifts. Discover the implications for ...

Scientists show that wolves that are eating sea otters in Alaska have much higher concentrations of mercury than those eating other prey such as deer and moose. In late 2020, a female coastal wolf ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Alaska has some absolutely incredible animals, but is there a more adorable animal than an otter? They're like charming little ...

Only very lucky people like Alaska native @lexihilli spot a baby sea otter in the wild, and now her reaction is going viral for all the right reasons. She could hardly contain her excitement as a mama ...

Sea otter handicrafts made by Anthony Charles on display at the Arts in the Cove festival on Prince of Wales Island on Aug. 8, 2025. For about a decade, Scott Jackson had a system. He was the owner of ...

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) – An Alaska state senator is proposing a bounty on sea otters, the cute little marine mammals often seen by tourists swimming on their backs between cruise ships, sometimes ...

The Elakha Alliance, an Oregon nonprofit focused on restoring sea otters to the Oregon coast, is hosting events throughout ...

Sea otters are themselves a top predator in the near-shore ecosystem, while wolves are an apex predator in the terrestrial ...

Alaska has some absolutely incredible animals, but is there a more adorable animal than an otter? They’re like charming little stuffed animals floating along in the river and giving hugs to each other ...