... no ill effects from the otter decline and, in fact, they have had more young, on average, when sea otter populations are at their lowest numbers.
"We think it may be because birds and mammals have a ...
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) -- A federal agency proposed nearly 6,000 square miles of southwest Alaska shoreline be protected habitat for a threatened population of northern sea otters....
... encephalitis.
A key challenge for scientists has been to determine exactly how the parasites are getting to sea otters. Identifying specific routes of infection has been difficult because it is ...
(PhysOrg.com) -- UC Davis researchers trying to understand the sea otter's slow recovery in California have found an important clue: Some sea otters feed almost exclusively on animals that raise their ...
Many of Washington State's sea otters are exposed to the same pathogens responsible for causing disease in marine mammal populations in other parts of the country, according to a study published by ...
Many of Washington State's sea otters are exposed to the same pathogens responsible for causing disease in marine mammal populations in other parts of the country, according to a new study.
A Vancouver Island First Nations group plans to hunt sea otters once again, after reaching a tentative deal with the federal Department of Fisheries and Oceans.
MONTEREY, Calif., July 3 (UPI) -- A decrease in California's endangered sea otter population likely means their water has grown more contaminated, scientists said.
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) -- Four years after being placed on the Endangered Species List, the dwindling sea otters of southwest Alaska on Wednesday were given an important recovery tool....
... mammals including beluga whales, dolphins, sea lions and seals. It has also become a major cause of death in sea otters living off the coast of California. It is estimated that approximately 17% of ...
... dynamics and force generation of other marine animals, which could yield new insight into how different species have evolved as a result of their swimming proficiency.
"Maybe sea otters," he said.
... made it possible to venture from coastal to deep sea fishing. The real revolution in marine fishing, ...
Lotze points to hopeful examples of recoveries - sea otters of western North America, elephant ...
... and his collaborators studied hundreds of extracted teeth from people and sea otters (apparently our molars are quite similar) to see why teeth can take the wear and tear of a lifetime ...
