Sea otters play a critical role in sustaining these underwater forests by managing sea urchin populations, which can devastate kelp beds when out of control. By keeping kelp forests healthy, otters ...

Without predation pressure from sea otters, urchin populations can multiply exponentially, creating what scientists call “urchin barrens”—vast underwater areas stripped of kelp and dominated by dense ...

The development is part of the OceanGreen project led by Ava Ocean, in which Akvaplan-niva is one of the partners.

The newest addition to Shedd Aquarium’s rescued sea otters officially has a name: Jade. The aquarium revealed the name Monday ...

Shedd announced the results of recent on-site voting for the name of its newest nonreleasable southern sea otter, who was ...

Chicago's Shedd Aquarium has revealed the name of its newest sea otter. Ladies and gentlemen meet: Jade. Her new name honors ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The Shedd Aquarium is introducing the name of the newest sea otter. Previously known as "Otter 937," the ...

Over 50 people had voted in person Wednesday morning, choosing among the names Esa, Jade, Marina and Rey for the 3-year-old ...

CHICAGO - The Shedd Aquarium’s newest rescued sea otter now has a name: Jade. The name Jade was selected through an onsite ...

Some coastal wolves in Alaska, U.S., have toxic levels of mercury in their bodies after shifting from a terrestrial diet of deer and moose to a marine diet heavy with sea otters, new research finds.

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