Southern sea otters were nearly hunted to extinction in the 19th century for their furs, only gaining a measure of protection ...

An invasive species had taken over ecosystems across the West Coast and was threatening to dominate another in Monterey ...

West coast states are spending millions to protect their inland waterways from invasive crabs. In some places, otters are ...

But at California’s Elkhorn Slough, a reserve where about 120 southern ... The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has considered an otter reintroduction plan on the Pacific Coast, which the federal ...

At Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve ... they reach only four inches in width – the invaders harm native wildlife and shoreline ecosystems. At stake are multi-million dollar ...

But at California’s Elkhorn Slough, a reserve where about 120 southern ... thousands that once ranged down to Mexico. The Fish and Wildlife Service has considered an otter reintroduction plan ...