SANTA CRUZ, Calif. -- Surfers heading to Santa Cruz, California will have to keep a look out for a furry surfboard thief. A ...

Southern sea otters, which are often referred to as California sea otters, populate the central coast of California and are ...

Santa Cruz’s iconic surf spot, Steamer Lane below West Cliff Drive, poses several challenges for surfers. After jumping off a ...

More instances of sea otters interacting with surfers were reported in Santa Cruz, a day after a similar instance.

Santa Cruz firefighters tell KSBW 8 that a sea otter took a woman’s surfboard around 5:07 p.m. and may have nipped at her, ...

The first attacks from Otter 841 were reported in 2021 and again in 2023. According to officials, the female otter has since ...

A surfer at Steamer Lane says an otter bit her foot and then climbed onto her board Tuesday evening, holding it hostage for ...

A rescued sea otter is now fully integrated into the otter group at a renowned aquarium near Michigan. Jade can be seen bonding and playing with the raft (the name for a group of otters) at Shedd ...

A surfer at Steamer Lane says an otter bit her foot and then climbed onto her board, holding it hostage for roughly 20 ...