For 40 years, scientists have been monitoring the Neotropical otter (Lontra longicaudis) along the southern coast of Brazil. A study published in Estuarine Management and Technologies reveals that ...

La Jolla Cove, in California’s marine sanctuary, took first place in Tripadvisor's 2026 Travelers' Choice Best of the Best ...

Here are expert tips for photographing pets, wildlife, and zoo creatures, to enter your best shots in the Readers' Photo ...

This Monterey County estuary lets visitors see sea otters, baby seals, and shorebirds thriving just steps from scenic marsh trails and viewing platforms.

In the wild, sea otters don't usually sleep in one long stretch. Instead, they take short naps while floating on their backs at the water's surface, often holding paws in groups called "rafts" to stay ...

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

Make sure your sound is on, because the little noises Pippy makes are guaranteed to make you smile. The video starts with Mom ...

Fort Ross offers a rare look at California’s Russian past, where settlers built a windswept colony far from home on the ...

In an environment as vast and extreme as the world’s oceans, survival of the fittest takes on new meaning. That’s probably why cooperation is the name of the game for many of the more vulnerable ...

The Cincinnati Zoo has tapped a firm to carry out its ambitious pipeline of capital projects, including new animal habitats.

Located at the Fort Ross State Historic Park, the Fort Ross Coastal Academy works to promote coastal preservation, conservation, education and recreation.