River otters have attacked a child, a woman, and at least two dogs this month, Alaska authorities said. A child was chased and bitten by a group of four otters on Sept. 1, the Alaska Department of ...

HOMER, Alaska — Roarke Brown, a charter boat captain since 1972 in this picturesque fishing village, remembers being able to tread out onto the Kachemak Bay mud flats at low tide to fill a 5-gallon ...

On a small island near Gustavus, a wolf pack has decimated the local deer population – and started feeding on sea otters instead. The shift underscored coastal wolves’ adaptability. But then one died.

In late 2020, a female coastal wolf collared for a study on predation patterns unexpectedly died in southeastern Alaska. The wolf, No. 202006, was only four years old. "We spent quite a bit of time ...

The last time I wrote about otters, I stated that sea otters are in my top 10 list of “most appealing adult mammals.” First, they are engagingly cute, especially when floating on the ocean’s surface ...

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 ...

The last time I wrote about otters I stated that sea otters are in my top 10 list of “most appealing adult mammals.” First, they are engagingly cute, especially when floating on the ocean’s surface on ...

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 ...