For 40 years, scientists have been monitoring the Neotropical otter (Lontra longicaudis) along the southern coast of Brazil.

Santa Cruz is a haven for newborn sea otters and their (protective) mamas, and a local expert shares the best places around ...

The animal kingdom is fascinating and beyond human imagination. There are some animals which have evolved and they live ...

In 2023, Otter 841 made international headlines and cemented Santa Cruz on the map. From infiltrating the surf lineup to becoming an unexpected local celebrity, this curious sea otter is now helping ...

Located just north of Big Sur, Point Lobos State Natural Area is known as the “crown jewel of the California state park ...

Key PointsResearch based on fossil evidence has confirmed the theory that echidnas and platypuses descended from an aquatic ...

Na̱mg̱is Chief Ho’miskanis, Don Svanvik, is on the phone when I walk off the little ferry in Alert Bay, B.C. “Standing water and wood is never good,” he says to the person on the other end. “I can ...

At the University of California in Berkeley, culinary leaders Vincent Medina and Louis Trevino are building up an Indigenous Ohlone presence.

Spring transforms one of California’s most wildlife-rich coastal landscapes into a living nature show. Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve in Monterey County draws visitors eager to see ...

When The Ferry Stores closed last October, Kilchoan’s villagers were faced with a 100-mile round-trip for groceries, and over ...