Sophia is your community news reporter covering the North Coast of San Luis Obispo County, including Los Osos, Morro Bay, Cayucos, Cambria and San Simeon. It’s Sea Otter Awareness Week, which has been ...

CLEARWATER, Fla. (WFLA) — The Clearwater Marine Aquarium (CMA) has welcomed a North American River otter to join its “Otter Oasis.” “Opie” the otter arrived at the Nature World Wildlife Sanctuary of ...

From kelp forests to sea grass meadows, these charismatic predators are quietly holding parts of the coast together.

A southern sea otter pup was reunited with its mother off the coast of Morro Bay, California, hours after it was left ...

CLEARWATER, Fla. — A young male otter is adjusting to his new habitat Wednesday at the Clearwater Marine Aquarium. Nicknamed Opie, the North American river otter spent weeks getting acquainted with ...

Monika Rohrer, a volunteer with the Marine Mammal Physiology Project, works with Morgan the otter. Rohrer was a lead volunteer in Olive’s rehabilitation. (Photo by Carolyn Lagattuta) The young sea ...

A baby sea otter happily reunited with its mother after the pup was found stranded in Morro Bay, Calif., recently. Experts from the Marine Mammal Center in San Luis Obispo were able to carry out the ...

A sea otter mother was given a touching reunion with her pup in the waters off Morro Bay thanks to a local nonprofit. On Oct. 20, The Marine Mammal Center’s San Luis Obispo team spotted a sea otter ...

CLEARWATER, Fla. (BLOOM) — The Clearwater Marine Aquarium is excited to welcome Opie, a charming North American river otter, to its Otter Oasis exhibit, joining veteran otters Walle and Boomer. After ...

The Clearwater Marine Aquarium is excited to welcome Opie, a charming North American river otter, to its Otter Oasis exhibit, joining veteran otters Walle and Boomer. Grab a jacket as temps start out ...