She disappeared with her pup as December storms rolled in across the Pacific and walloped California ... putting her baby’s age at around 7 or 8 months. “Sea otters are naturally wary ...

The mother and baby were sharing a meal of crab ... Southern sea otters, also known as California sea otters, were nearly hunted to extinction. Off the coast of California, their numbers had ...

Shutterstock Image This past Mother's Day just got a little bit sweeter. An Aquarium in California rescued two otters from the wild and have been training them to become surrogate moms. Now, the two ...

SANTA CRUZ — Nobody in this quintessential beach town can say exactly why a sea otter began harassing surfers and stealing their boards a month ago, but officials can tell you that California ...

(KMPH) — It’s been a while since we’ve heard from California's famous and elusive ... or kayaks anywhere near the mother and her baby -- or any otter sea otters -- for their safety.

With a baby, it is crucial their energy is not used up on humans. Sea otters are protected by the Endangered Species Act, Marine Mammal Protection Act, and California state law. A violation could ...

At Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve, a newly-reinvigorated population of native southern sea otters ... baby crab and salmon and basically laying waste to coastal waters from ...

And if that baby grows tired or cold ... The 3,000 or so Southern sea otters alive in California today are descended from several dozen that, protected by the rough waters and rugged cliffs ...

nor anywhere in the California coastal environment or in any other aquatic mammal or bird.” A southern sea otter swims with its baby in Moss Landing, California. (Trina Wood/UC Davis) All four otters ...

She disappeared with her pup as December storms rolled in across the Pacific and walloped ... putting her baby's age at around 7 or 8 months. "Sea otters are naturally wary of people, but some ...

Whale Presumed to Be Dead Reappears After 3 Years — See Photos Rescued Baby Sea Otter Makes Debut ... They returned from the California destination with a new otter, temporarily being called ...