“Sea otters are the assistant managers of the slough in helping us keep invaders in check,” Jeppesen, who now works for the reserve, told The Washington Post. Green crabs became a major threat ...

Northern sea otters live along the coasts of Washington and Alaska. Russian sea otters live in the waters off Japan and Russia. Sea otters are mostly aquatic and spend nearly all their lives in ...

RANGE: Sea otters can be found in California, Washington, Canada, Alaska, Russia, and Japan. At one time, otter populations inhabited a contiguous range from Japan around the Pacific coastline down to ...