A trio of southern sea otters frolic in a Monterey Bay wave near the end of Rockview Drive in Pleasure Point this week.

One of the most invasive species in the marine environment.” Researchers make astonishing discovery while studying sea otters ...

West coast states are spending millions to protect their inland waterways from invasive crabs. In some places, otters are ...

MONTEREY, Calif. (KGO ... She believes it was the return of native sea otters, in greater numbers. "Given that the of population size is about 100 and 120 currently in Elkhorn Slough, they ...

A recent study found sea otters are eating thousands of green crabs at a California reserve, reducing the invasive species’ population.

Julie Packard discusses highlights of her four decades with the Monterey Bay Aquarium, which she has led since it opened. She ...

MONTEREY, California (KGO ... She believes it was the return of native sea otters, in greater numbers. “Given that the of population size is about 100 and 120 currently in Elkhorn Slough ...

"We calculated that the current otter population here eats somewhere between 50,000 and 120,000 green crabs a year." Beach invasion:Officials close California beach in Monterey taken over by sea ...

When female otters came in the early 2000s, Wasson said, they began having babies. Plus, the Monterey Bay Aquarium released some of its sea otters into the slough. Some improvements in the ...

The Monterey Bay Aquarium's sea otter rehabilitation program also released 37 pups into the Slough, helping create a thriving and robust community. Today, the estuary is home to more than 120 ...

A southern sea otter eating a female green crab carrying orange eggs at Elkhorn Slough near Monterey Bay in California But researchers in California's Elkhorn Slough (pronounced "slew") have been ...