A sea otter feeding in Glacier Bay, Alaska photographed by scientist Jim Bodkin. Click image for a larger view. Ironically, it is the otter's fur that brought the animal to the brink of extinction.

More than 37,000 citizen scientists have joined the Walrus From Space project, with the hopes of helping walruses ...

which has been found in coastal waters from Alaska to Chile. Weighing up to 700 pounds green turtles are among the largest sea turtles in the world. Their proportionally small head, which is ...

In fact they have the densest fur in the animal kingdom. Sadly that thick, resplendent coat has also given otters some of the world's most valuable pelts. In North America sea otters once ranged from ...

As temperatures in Alaska ... animals like murres, other elements also may be contributing to marine life changes. “From an ecological perspective … microplastics, ocean acidification, sea ...

The rule also improperly discounts the chances these animals will be killed or seriously injured by the permitted ... Today’s authorization covers existing and planned activities across a wide swath ...