...The relationship between sea otters, sea urchins and a third species, sea kelp, was central to keynote speaker James Estes' presentation."Otters are pretty darn important predators on the things that they eat," Estes, a professor at...

...least one more," said burglary unit Sgt. Ron Tidler. According to an affidavit filed in court Thursday by Detective James Estes, Triplett and Millhouse together sold at least 124 items to pawnshops between May and August. Some of the items...

...with an attempt to find out why a threatened population of California sea otters was having trouble rebounding, said James Estes, a wildlife biologist with the university and the U.S. Geological Survey. The scientists decided to compare...