Smithsonian Magazine on MSN

Sea Otters May Be Small Marine Mammals, But Their Effect on an Ecosystem Can Be Huge

Their fur is so soft it almost led to their extinction, but otters’ recovery has been a boon to Pacific kelp forests, a key ...
Mongabay News on MSN

Booming sea otters and fading shellfish spark values clash in Alaska

Roarke Brown, a charter boat captain since 1972 in this picturesque fishing village, remembers being able to tread out onto ...
PBS

Significant Otters | WILD HOPE

Sea otters are back, and their return is a breath of fresh air for the waters of Monterey Bay. Sea otters are back, and their return is a breath of fresh air for the waters of Monterey Bay. Marine ...
Center for Biological Diversity

SAVING THE SEA OTTER

Unlike most marine mammals, sea otters are primarily insulated by fur, not blubber. In fact they have the densest fur in the animal kingdom. Sadly that thick, resplendent coat has also given otters ...