Sea otters credited with solving Elkhorn Slough's invasive green crab problem It's a classic tale of nature finding a way.

Home to a famed aquarium, incredible coastline,whale watching opportunities, and plenty of adorable sea otters, a Monterey ...

Elevated concentrations of heavy metals have been detected at the Elkhorn Slough Reserve by scientists following a recent fire at Vistra Moss Landing Power Plant and Energy Storage Facility.

Elevated concentrations of heavy metals have been detected at the Elkhorn Slough Reserve following a recent fire.

A recent study was published in the scientific journal Biological Invasions, detailing that otters at the Elkhorn Slough are keeping populations of globally invasive green crab at bay.

Centuries ago, before fur traders nearly annihilated the wild sea otters of California, the Elkhorn Slough in Monterey Bay was a playground for sea otters. The mammals raised their young in the ...

In the several decades since sea otters began to recolonize their former habitat in Elkhorn Slough, a salt marsh-dominated coastal estuary in central California, remarkable changes have occurred ...

The resurgence of these charismatic marine mammals — also some of the habitat’s top predators — to the saltmarsh-dominated Elkhorn Slough in Monterey County sparks hope in those dedicated to ...

This had been happening at Elkhorn Slough for decades until sea otters recolonized the estuary in the mid-1980s,” said the new study’s lead author Brent Hughes, associate professor of biology at ...

The trained ROMP volunteers visit the Elkhorn Slough twice a month to observe and count otters at about a dozen locations. For these community scientists, otter monitoring is their passion.

Elkhorn Slough Q: What’s the best time to see wildlife at Elkhorn Slough in Monterey County? A: There isn’t a bad time to visit the Elkhorn Slough Ecological Reserve if you want to see wildlife.