Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. California's sea otters have become surprising environmental champions by tackling a destructive invasive species wreaking havoc ...

It's a classic tale of nature finding a way. An invasive species of crab was threatening an entire ecosystem in Monterey County's Elkhorn Slough—until an unexpected hero stepped in. And, as it turns ...

"More than 340 species of resident and migratory birds use Elkhorn Slough as a vital habitat, including over 20,000 shorebirds annually," writes Lisa Uttal in the Finding Sanctuary column.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. SAN FRANCISCO – A California ecosystem has gotten a big boost from an adorable, fluffy and hungry friend. At Elkhorn Slough ...

Sea otters are some of the cutest animals in the world. We are journalists, and we deal in facts, so I have to allow that this is not exactly a quantifiable statement. But what is a fact is that ...

Smelly and saturated with seawater, the marsh muck sucks at the waders of UC Santa Cruz graduate student Aliya Khan as she walks along a channel in Elkhorn Slough. She places a tube into the water, ...

California's sea otters have become surprising environmental champions by tackling a destructive invasive species wreaking havoc in Elkhorn Slough. These adorable marine mammals have naturally solved ...

Elkhorn Slough, a coastal wetland visible from the Highway 1 bridge in Moss Landing, CA is a breeding ground for many ocean species and a safe haven and food source for sea otters and other marine ...

SAN FRANCISCO – A California ecosystem has gotten a big boost from an adorable, fluffy and hungry friend. At Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve, a newly-reinvigorated population of ...