Recent sightings of a European otter are bringing smiles and renewed hope for the species' future. On the morning of Jan. 12, an onlooker spotted the creature relaxing on a log on the River Severn ...

The resurgence of river otters in North America is considered one of the greatest success stories of modern wildlife ...

American river otters were ubiquitous in most waterways across North America before the arrival of European settlers, the trust said. They were gone by the early 1900s — a casualty of fur ...