The Tlingit people of Alaska have a chilling legend about shape-shifting otters called Kushtaka that trap souls and prevent ...

Alaska is one of the few places with a legal sea otter fur trade. The species is listed as endangered in some areas, but in Southeast Alaska they’re booming. As part of CoastAlaska’s “Alaska Made” ...

Southwest Alaska’s sea otters, which have undergone dramatic and mysterious declines in recent years, will receive Endangered Species Act protection under an Interior Department proposal announced ...

World Otter Day is May 25th, and that’s cause to celebrate! Besides their absolute cuteness, these curious critters are also ...

CHICAGO (AP) — An 8-week-old arrival from Alaska chirps loudly before devouring ice chips in the nursery at Chicago’s Shedd Aquarium. He is Pup EL2306 — proper name to be determined — a northern sea ...

Sea otter handicrafts made by Anthony Charles on display at the Arts in the Cove festival on Prince of Wales Island on Aug. 8, 2025. For about a decade, Scott Jackson had a system. He was the owner of ...

ANCHORAGE - Sea otters that live from southwestern Cook Inlet to the tip of Alaska's Aleutian Chain will now get more federal protection and a biological investigation into why their population has ...

In late October, a young sea otter pup was found in the remote coastal town of Seldovia, Alaska, stranded and calling out in distress with no mother in sight. After being rehabilitated, fed and healed ...

Pup EL2306, an 8-week-old northern sea otter, arrived at Chicago's Shedd Aquarium from Alaska after being found alone and malnourished. The Shedd Aquarium, recognized for its otter care capabilities, ...

WASHINGTON (CN) – In addition to dealing with international shipping and the occasional Orca whale, sea-otters around Akun Island, Alaska soon may have to deal with construction of an air and ...

River otters have attacked a child, a woman, and at least two dogs this month, Alaska authorities said. A child was chased and bitten by a group of four otters on Sept. 1, the Alaska Department of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Wildlife officials in Anchorage, Alaska, have issued a warning about aggressive otters after three reported attacks on humans and ...