Researchers estimate southern sea otters eat up to 120,000 European green crabs per year at the Elkhorn Slough National ...

West coast states are spending millions to protect their inland waterways from invasive crabs. In some places, otters are ...

What do otters eat? Otters are carnivores, so their diets primarily consist of meat. What type of meat depends on what's available. Most otters will eat crustaceans and fish, acco ...

A recent study found sea otters are eating thousands of green crabs at a California reserve, reducing the invasive species’ population.

Otters eat a variety of animals, such as clams, sea urchins, and mussels, but they still fit green crabs into their diets in Elkhorn Slough. There are about 3,000 southern sea otters in California ...

But sea otters don't have blubber, so they have to eat an enormous amount of food every day," said Wasson. While clams are their preferred food, the sinuous sea creatures were more than happy to ...

Otters carry large stones between their forepaws on these dives, used to dislodge prey and to break open shells. Their diet includes clams, crabs, sea urchins, starfish, abalone, and 40 different ...