Today, congressional leaders are working on a bill that, without major changes, would just about destroy the protection ...

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — Southern sea otter pup Bennett is getting ready for his debut at SeaWorld San Diego just a few months after being rescued as a newborn from a central California beach.

Marine biologist Art Haseltine tenderly cradles the largest Pismo clam grown in captivity. The strapping 2 1/2-year-old specimen — sole survivor of one experimental batch — measures about 1 1/2 inches ...

There are only around 3,000 Southern sea otters today, living off the California coast. Sea otters are on the endangered species list and are protected under the Endangered Species Act.

Sea otters at a saltwater marsh in Elkhorn Slough Reserve in Watsonville, California. After missing from the Oregon coast for more than a century, sea otters are getting a step closer to staging a ...

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Sea Otter mom grooms her pup’s cute, fluffy face! 😍 I recently went kayaking in the Elkhorn Slough (near Monterey, CA.), and after 30 minutes of paddling I came across this Sea Otter mom and pup.

California sea otter numbers are up, according to the latest population survey led by federal, state, and UC Santa Cruz scientists. The reasons: more pups and the addition of San Nicolas Island sea ...

The San Nicolas population is the result of an effort by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to reduce the vulnerability of California sea otters to oil spills by establishing a separate population ...

The sea otter mother and pup have since seen bonding happily together in the Great Tide Pool. The baby has been photographed resting on its mother's belly as she grooms it.