FOREST KNOLLS, Calif. -- River otters used to be in almost every creek in the Bay Area, but they were driven out decades ago by water pollution, hunting, and the loss of wetland habitat. Now, thanks ...

Biologists and ecologists have long wished to gather high-quality data on exactly what the animals they study are eating, but how can such observations be made without disturbing the natural patterns ...

Scientists discovered that river otter droppings contain large numbers of parasites that infect the animals’ prey, indicating that otters may play a significant role in shaping local food webs.

INDIANAPOLIS (WANE) – There’s one last chance to tell Indiana’s Natural Resources Commission what you think about its proposed rule changes for deer hunting and otter trapping. Comments can be ...

BRYAN, Texas (KBTX) - “Today I would say that I’ve seen a 25-75% decrease in the amount of harvestable fish in private lakes because of predation by river otters.” Lochow Ranch is just one of many ...

BREMERTON, Wash. (KPTV/Gray News) – An otter pulled a young child into the water on Thursday morning next to a river at a marina in Washington state. At around 9:30 a.m., officers with the Washington ...

I was on the banks of the Clearwater River, holding a spey rod. In the river, maybe 20 feet away and staring me down with their beady little eyes, were three river otters. Somebody was going to have ...

Two river otters, Louie and Ophelia, weaseled their way out of their Wisconsin zoo enclosure last week during a winter storm, appearing on security camera footage cavorting across the snow, as the ...

With an overcast sky and cold temperatures, Marto was the only one at the park, so he didn't have anyone to share the discovery with at the time. "When I saw them out there, I was blown away. I ...