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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 ...
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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 the Kachemak Bay mud flats at low tide to fill a 5-gallon bucket with clams ...
The Petersburg Borough Assembly passed a resolution on Sept. 15 calling on state and federal authorities for help dealing with rising sea otter populations. Petersburg now joins Wrangell and Haines in ...
A Silicon Valley-based nonprofit has raised about $1.4 million of its $40-million target to protect California coastal sea ...
An Easter egg dropped by Taylor Swift in the film for her new album is proving to be a boon for sea otters in Northern ...
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Monterey Bay Aquarium re-issues vintage sea otter shirt worn by Taylor Swift
Monterey Bay Aquarium re-issues vintage sea otter shirt worn by Taylor Swift ...
As Trump administration cuts threaten crucial sea otter conservation programs, a Silicon Valley-backed nonprofit is stepping in with a $40 million funding initiative. On California's coast, these ...
If you’re planning a cruise to the Last Frontier next year, understand that the ship you choose — and where it sails — can ...
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This Remote U.S. Island Is One of the Smallest in the World—Here's How to Visit
Fox Island, a three-mile-long hideaway in Resurrection Bay, offers cozy cabins, kayaking, and stunning wildlife.
Damage to remote Alaska villages hammered by flooding last weekend is so extreme that many of the more than 2,000 people ...
It was a very early morning in August when an entire mountainside in Alaska’s Tracy Arm fjord detached and slid into the deep ocean water beneath it.
Soak up the breathtaking Alaskan scenery on this sprawling island that offers plenty of small town charm, wildlife sightings, ...
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