FILE: River otters swim in the harbor near the entrance to Elkhorn Slough in Moss Landing on Aug. 13, 2016. The slough is home to a number of plant and animal species, and is designated a Globally ...

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 ...

But at California’s Elkhorn Slough, a reserve where about 120 southern sea otters live, the cute apex predators have led to green crabs’ demise by eating up to 120,000 of the invasive species ...

A fluffy otter pup floats alone on the surface of Elkhorn Slough, waiting for its mother to return from a dive. It squeals in agitation, then quiets as she surfaces, holding a fat innkeeper worm in ...

But the environmental impacts may be just beginning. At the neighboring Elkhorn Slough, a sanctuary for endangered wildlife, researchers have found heavy metal concentrations up to a thousand times ...

The Monterey County Sheriff's Office issued evacuation orders around 6:30 p.m. for areas of Moss Landing south of the Elkhorn Slough, north of Molera Road and Monterey Dunes Way and west of ...

ELKHORN SLOUGH IS RIGHT NEXT DOOR...THE SEVEN MILE ESTUARY IS HOME TO MORE THAN A HUNDRED OTTERS... MANY OF THEM CONNECTED TO THE MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM OTTER PROGRAM....SCIENTISTS AND RESEARCHERS ...