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 Monterey Bay Aquarium in Monterey, California, raised a whopping $2.2 million this week in a fundraiser for its sea otter ...

Earth's waters host diverse mammals like dolphins, whales, and manatees. These creatures possess unique adaptations for ...

Although every species on the planet somehow plays a role in maintaining the ecosystem, there are some species whose absence ...

California's coast is grappling with a severe leptospirosis outbreak, decimating sea lion populations. Hundreds are stranding ...

IT’S not a pretty job, but shovelling s**t is what Charlie Forsyth and his fellow keepers have to do every morning before ...

Two years after Otter 841 menaced wave riders near Santa Cruz, there have been new encounters between the furry marine ...

A sea otter in Santa Cruz, California, is known for harassing surfers and stealing their surfboards.

For years, the legend of the surfboard-stealing sea otter of Santa Cruz, California, has circulated via news reports and on social media. Delighted social media users have spread ...

San Francisco (AP) — A Northern California aquarium has raised more than $2 million for sea otter conservation in just two ...

In 2022 and 2023, surfers in Santa Cruz, California reported, and it was confirmed on video, that sea otters were swiping their surfboards by jumping on ...

Santa Cruz’s iconic surf spot, Steamer Lane below West Cliff Drive, poses several challenges for surfers. After jumping off a ...