MOSS LANDING>> The Elkhorn Slough is booming with baby sea otters, which is a good thing for the ecosystem and the animals, scientists say. The estuary is home to 12 otter pups of varying ages ...

There aren’t any great white sharks, which are a significant threat to sea otters. ... for the benefit of many different species and habitats,” said Elkhorn Slough Reserve Manager Dave Feliz. ...

Sea otters credited with solving Elkhorn Slough's invasive green crab problem 02:51. It's a classic tale of nature finding a way. An invasive species of crab was threatening an entire ecosystem in ...

But at California’s Elkhorn Slough, a reserve where about 120 southern sea otters live, the cute apex predators have led to ...

But at California’s Elkhorn Slough, a reserve where about 120 southern sea otters live, the cute apex predators have led to green crabs’ demise by eating up to 120,000 of the invasive species ...

Southern Sea Otters, an endangered species, forage, rest and play at Moss Landing Harbor near Elkhorn Slough. (Photo by Kiliii Fish). Elkhorn Slough’s resident otters were singled out when a ...

Known for their voracious appetite, sea otters are indulging in a buffet of the burrowing crabs that have been eroding the salt marshes in the central California coastal area of Elkhorn Slough, on ...

Southern Sea Otters, an endangered species, forage, rest and play at Moss Landing Harbor near Elkhorn Slough. (Photo by Kiliii Fish). Elkhorn Slough’s resident otters were singled out when a ...

The population of threatened southern sea otters in Elkhorn Slough, an estuary in Central California, has made a significant comeback as a result of Monterey Bay Aquarium's Sea Otter Program. A ...

Researchers work to restore salt marsh along Monterey Bay 03:29. California's valuable remaining salt marshes are disappearing. Climate change, with its melting glaciers and warming seas ...

Eelgrass beds in Elkhorn Slough benefit from the presence of sea otters. Credit: Ron Eby In fact, a new study released today concludes that California could more than triple its population of southern ...