Sea otters are bouncing back in wild, but tourism posing a threat

Wild sea otters are no longer such a rare sight along the eastern coast of Hokkaido, Japan’s northernmost main island.
Yahoo

Monterey Bay Aquarium reveals new sea otter’s name

(KRON) — Nearly 30,000 people recently voted in the Monterey Bay Aquarium’s online poll for naming a rescued sea otter. “We’re otter-ly excited to introduce our newest southern sea otter, Opal,” the ...

Otters Were Hunted to Near Extinction and Now They’re Healing Rivers

World Otter Day is May 25th, and that’s cause to celebrate! Besides their absolute cuteness, these curious critters are also ...
Chicago Tribune

A T-shirt worn by Taylor Swift sparks a $2M windfall for sea otters

San Francisco — A Northern California aquarium has raised more than $2 million for sea otter conservation in just two days. All it took was Taylor Swift wearing a vintage T-shirt. Swift wore a vintage ...
WWLTV

Taylor Swift fans raise more than $2 million for sea otter, ocean conservation

MONTEREY, Calif. — A California aquarium brought back a vintage sea otter tee Thursday and raised more than $2.1 million after "Swifties" hunted down the design. The fundraiser and re-print of a ...