Morro Bay’s sheltered harbor and nearby kelp forests provide otters with safety, food, and the perfect environment to thrive.

Watch this clever sea otter trade its prized sea pebble for a fish, then read all about how clever these creatures are.

The sightings were the first reports of the animals in Santa Cruz since an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza began in a colony of elephant seals at Año Nuevo State Beach.

The Marine Mammal Center received multiple reports of a northern elephant seal pup on two different Santa Cruz beaches ...

Officials say it is the first time this has happened in California, and are raising the alarm amid concerns the virus could mutate to be better able to infect humans.

Well-trained students and scientists are the boots on the beach collecting the samples and observations needed to help a ...

People are encouraged to avoid sick or dead animals on beaches.

Scientists continue to closely monitor a concentrated outbreak of avian influenza that is killing dozens of elephant seals on ...

Highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 is estimated to have killed at least about 52,000 seals and sea lions across South America, based on published scientific tallies of the 2023 outbreak and its ...

Every year, on March 22, nature enthusiasts and wildlife lovers come together to mark International Seal Day, a day dedicated to raising awareness about the fascinating lives of seals and the need to ...

From a Hollywood-famous dolphin to pirate cruises, Clearwater Beach offers plenty of fun under the Florida sun.

A dolphin breaking the surface for air can seem like a reminder of its mammalian past. But evolution is not nostalgia. The ...