Issue 2025.05

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Monterey Bay, California A juvenile southern sea otter dives to search for crabs and snails in the kelp forests. Sea otters who forage in kelp forests will generally dive down one vertical water column (stipe) and look for crabs and snails before they reach the ocean floor. There, they’ll search the ocean floor for octopi, clams, crabs, sea urchins, etc. Image taken under U.S. FWS permit # 37946D

↑ Monterey Bay, California A juvenile southern sea otter dives to search for crabs and snails in the kelp forests. Sea otters who forage in kelp forests will generally dive down one vertical water column (stipe) and look for crabs and snails before they reach the ocean floor. There, they’ll search the ocean floor for octopi, clams, crabs, sea urchins, etc. Image taken under U.S. FWS permit # 37946D

My Complicated Relationship with Sea Otters

Words and Images by Ralph Pace

If you walk the foggy coastline of Monterey, California, on a cool morning, you’ll probably hear the sharp cry of a sea otter pup calling for its mother.

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Contents

  1. A Kingfisher Carefully Stunning its Prey
  2. Jack Dykinga’s Lifelong Love Affair with the Land
  3. Honoring Jane Goodall's Life with Wildlife and Humanity
  4. My Complicated Relationship with Sea Otters
  5. Using Unnatural Lighting to Shoot an Invasive Species
  6. Wild Lands in Arizona, USA
  7. The New Frontier in Wildlife Forensics
  8. Big Cats Coexisting in Russia's Far East
  9. Alex Noriega’s Artistic Philosophy
  10. Monkey Business