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Sea Otters May Be Small Marine Mammals, But Their Effect on an Ecosystem Can Be Huge

Their fur is so soft it almost led to their extinction, but otters’ recovery has been a boon to Pacific kelp forests, a key ...

As federal government retreats, a private fund to save sea otters steps in

A Silicon Valley-based nonprofit has raised about $1.4 million of its $40-million target to protect California coastal sea ...