You’ve likely seen those heartwarming images of darling little sea otters floating on their backs with their tiny hands ...

Others, including sea otters, were reintroduced to Southeast Alaska in the 1960s and have rebounded to the point that they are depleting wild stocks of shellfish that local communities depend on.

Local tribes and nonprofits have received a grant to lead the planning effort to bring back the furry mammals, which have ...

and the species was extinct in the wild in Canada until a number of sea otters were relocated from Alaska starting in 1969. Sea otters are a keystone species, meaning they have an outsized ...

Erie Otters captain Carey Terrance was born in 2005, six years after Gretzky's last shift. Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. However, even the native of remote Akwesasne ...

The Ontario Hockey League playoffs won't start until late March. That reality, though, was lost on the Erie Otters' Noah Erliden and the Niagara IceDogs' Owen Flores throughout Wednesday's game at ...

Major Marine Tours is a private company authorized to conduct tours in the abundant wildlife waters within Kenai Fjords ...

MIAMI, Fla. (WFLA) — Three baby otters have joined Zoo Miami this week, joining their Florida: Mission Everglades Exhibit. Zinnia, a 7-year-old North American river otter, birthed her three pups ...

Wild sea otters are no longer such a rare sight along the eastern coast of Hokkaido, Japan’s northernmost main island. Experts reckon there are now more than 50 of the endangered marine ...

Sea otters in California reach 50 to 70 pounds, while those in Alaska can weigh up to 100 pounds. In contrast to river otters, sea otters must survive amid the chilly waters of the Pacific Ocean. That ...

Others, including sea otters, were reintroduced to Southeast Alaska in the 1960s and have rebounded to the point that they are depleting wild stocks of shellfish that local communities depend on.