While otters once inhabited the entire west coast of North America as far south as Mexico, some 90% of today’s population is in Alaska alone, with far fewer along coastal California and Washington ...

The Tlingit people of Alaska have a chilling legend about shape-shifting otters called Kushtaka that trap souls and prevent ...

In Alaska, a state brimming with iconic wildlife — from grizzly bears to king salmon, humpback whales to harbor seals — the charismatic, densely coated sea otter stands out as perhaps the state’s most ...