Interestingly, the North American River otter can thrive in just about any water habitat, be it a pond, marsh, lake, river, ...

River otters are mustelids — part of the weasel family — and are brown and sleek, appearing almost black in colour when wet. Gregory said those spotted on P.E.I. have been quite large, close ...

The Ecomuseum in Sainte Anne de Bellevue has announced a new arrival. This past spring a new, baby otter was born, the first ...

Margaret Wilcock was puzzled when she began finding "circles of fish scales" on her lawn in Copmanthorpe, near York, and ...

Regular sightings of otters on a river are a sign of a healthy local ecosystem, a charity has said. The Wear Rivers Trust ...

River otters were common in the area hundreds of years ago during the fur trades. They were over-harvested which caused the species to be extirpated from the Detroit River in the early 1900s.

This river otter thought a pool would be a nice, quiet place to enjoy a meal, but ended up stranded. Luckily, a resourceful family came to the rescue. (Submitted by Theo Truax) ...

River otters cover large distances with the help of connected bodies of water, making it unclear whether the crabby culprits are from one group or multiple. If caught, they’ll be tested for ...

The North American river otter should not be considered a Toronto mammal anymore. It’s the sobering conclusion photographer Andrew Budziak came to after countless dead ends and weakly-supported ...

Northern river otters are members of the weasel family and can reach up to 20 pounds (9 kilograms) — as heavy as a small dog — and up to 47 inches long (1.2 meters). They primarily eat fish.

River otters are mustelids — part of the weasel family — and are brown and sleek, appearing almost black in colour when wet. Gregory said those spotted on P.E.I. have been quite large, close ...