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When sea otters were reintroduced along the coastlines of islands in Southern California and British Columbia, researchers ...

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The Alaska Department of Natural Resources has opened a public comment period on a proposal to create a 31-acre kelp farm in ...

Adorably fuzzy sea otters aren’t just cute. The marine mammals serve a crucial role, helping to restore the giant kelp forests they rely on by removing their top predators, the sea urchins.