The Fish and Wildlife Service has released a draft recovery plan for the endangered species, officially called the eastern hellbender. Saving Missouri’s “snot otter” from extinction will ...

With its big mouth, strong jaw and a natural camouflage that’s perfect for blending in, the 10,000th hellbender was released into a Missouri river. This was a historic moment for state ...

Sally Cato took a photo after seeing more than two dozen dead ducks and geese at the Otter Slough Conservation Area. A spokesman for the Missouri Department of Conservation told Heartland News ...

Otter steals surf boardThe attack happened near the town of Cardwell on a remote stretch of the Jefferson River, a tributary of the Missouri River that's popular with anglers and recreational ...