The loss of one iconic species, sunflower sea stars, unleashed a voracious eater of seagrass habitats and upended the coastal ...

Keystone species play an outsized role in the ecosystem, affecting the natural balance in ways that cannot easily be replaced.

Any visit to Carmel should include the 17-Mile Drive and Pebble Beach, where golf courses, the towering Lone Cypress tree, ...

Beavers and red kites may be flourishing in Britain, but the reintroduction of apex predators here is a trickier issue. Could ...

Another year has come and gone here on the North Coast. For better and for worse, 2025 was one of fear and resistance, resilience and resolve, with moments of brightness and solidarity amid palpable ...

Watch a playful sea otter savor a fresh crab dinner by the harbor in Seward, showcasing the charm and intelligence of these fascinating marine mammals. Perfect for wildlife enthusiasts and nature ...

It was a foggy October afternoon on the central California coast when the Marine Mammal Center got a call on their public hotline: there were distressed cries coming from the frigid waters in Morro ...

Zoo visitors can now say, "Hello!" to sea otters for the very first time at the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden. Kevin and Chloe, two southern sea otters, arrived at the Cincinnati Zoo on Nov. 17, ...

A sea otter pup named Caterpillar was reunited with its mother in Morro Bay after two hours of searching, marking the first reunification in the area since 2019.The Marine Mammal Center shared a video ...

The Cincinnati Zoo is welcoming a new species of otters for the first time.On Tuesday, the zoo announced that Southern sea otters Chloe and Kevin had arrived and can be seen by the public.The ...