Artist Christy Ruby sits for a picture with her colored sea otter in her studio on March 2, 2023. (Eric Stone/KRBD) Southeast Alaska’s sea otters were driven to near-extinction by the fur trade ...

In southeast Alaska, sea otters are taking a bite out of the fishing industry. Now, just like with wolves and grizzlies in the West, some are asking, “Should we hunt them?” ...

Sea otters, on the other hand, had shot up from 25% to 57% of the wolves' diet across the same timeframe. A member of the wolf pack stalking a fish in a stream. (Image credit: Oregon State ...

A century after humans hunted sea otters to near extinction in Alaska, the otters are back, and it’s their turn to hunt. Sea otters were nearly wiped out because of fur trade-related hunting ...

Hunting sea otters was a foreign topic to both of them, but when they started learning about it, they started to understand the cultural significance of the hunting process.

For years, the regulations about who could hunt sea otters in Alaska were confusing. Many thought hunters must be at least one-quarter Alaska Native and belong to a coastal tribe.

The study into coastal wolf hunting behaviour began in 2016 when scientists spotted a solitary wolf carrying a sea otter carcass at Swikshak Bay. In 2018 and 2019, scientists again observed wolves ...

A California agency is on the hunt for an aggressive sea otter that’s frightened surfers and even tried to steal their board, leaving wildlife experts bewildered and worried.

Wolves hunt sea otters and seals, a startling find. While many of us picture wolves running down elk in a Yellowstone meadow, the versatile predators can feed on diverse prey, particularly in ...

Carley Thayer’s work is connected to both distant and immediate relatives. Thayer makes earrings and accessories from harvested sea otter fur and pays homage to her Aleut forefathers under the ...

Sea otters will feed on fish, but it’s a very rare observation in California. ... By night they hunt mollusks and crustaceans, which they crush with strong jaws and molar-like teeth.