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

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 ...

Alaska wildlife encounters don't get any cuter!

A sea otter floats on its back. Communities in Southeast Alaska are ramping up calls on the federal government to better manage the region’s booming sea otter population and its impacts on key ...

World Otter Day is May 25th, and that’s cause to celebrate! Besides their absolute cuteness, these curious critters are also some of the most entertaining animals you’ll find in the wild. In honor of ...

(AP) An Alaska state senator is proposing a bounty on sea otters, the cute little marine mammals often seen by tourists swimming on their backs between cruise ships, sometimes munching on a fresh crab ...

Scientists show that wolves that are eating sea otters in Alaska have much higher concentrations of mercury than those eating other prey such as deer and moose. In late 2020, a female coastal wolf ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Dec 19 (Reuters) - A lawsuit filed on Tuesday accuses the Bush administration of shirking its duty to protect threatened Alaska sea otters, eschewing environmental safeguards for ...

A suite of specimens featured in the museum’s upcoming “From These Lands” exhibition illustrate the intertwined nature of sea ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Alaska has some absolutely incredible animals, but is there a more adorable animal than an otter? They’re like charming little ...