IN WINTER, river otters head upstream into the uplands ... leading to an open patch of water. Lines of four paw prints showed the tell-tale gait of an animal cantering, with dashes between ...

According to the IOSF, about 50,000 North American River Otters are killed by trapping each year in the U.S. and Canada, and while the IUCN categorizes them as 'least concern' -- meaning they aren ...

After a day looking he didn't manage to spot the elusive otter but he did confirm that the paw prints were those of the mammal. Kevin has high hopes that otters will be spotted in the future on ...