Kelp is a hot topic right now,” said Gina Contolini, a kelp restoration specialist with the Greater Farallones Association, ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Those eyes will charm you! Two adorable female southern sea otters, rescued off the coast of California, have made their New York City debut and will likely steal your heart.

In her article she details the conservation efforts taking place in Northern California on behalf of the southern sea otter, "one of three endangered subspecies of sea otter found in a small area near ...

South of the San Francisco Bay, however, healthier kelp forests still coat the coasts and give life to California’s iconic sea otters. At Fort Ross Cove, the scientists unraveled these ...

In North America sea otters once ranged from Baja California, Mexico, all the way to Alaska. Between 1741 and 1911, the maritime fur trade fueled voracious large-scale hunting and trapping that ...

CONEY ISLAND, Brooklyn (WABC) -- After a warm welcome and trip across the country, two southern sea otters now call the New York Aquarium their home. The adult female otters were rescued off the ...

A pair of rescued southern sea otters have found a new home at the New York Aquarium. Pumpkin and Clover were rescued in California as young pups — one was less than a day old when she was found. As ...

Southern sea otters, also known as California sea otters, are native to the coast of California and are listed as a threatened species under the U.S. Endangered Species Act, the organization said.

The two otters, which opened to the public at the New York Aquarium on the 17th local time, were both rescued from the California coast at an early age. The sea otters were rescued and cared for ...

Two rescued sea otters have recently made their way to ... Zoo in January The two females were rescued off the coast of California and brought to New York once it was decided they were non ...