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

With the demise of the wolverine (Gulo luscus Linnaeus) in the Adirondacks in the late 1700’s or early 1800’s, the river otter became the region’s largest member of the weasel family. Adults weigh 5.4 ...

A locally famous sea otter in Canada is gaining a reputation for violence after being spotted carrying around the bodies of dead river otters and using them for sexual purposes. Ollie, as he’s ...

SUAMICO, Wis. (WBAY/Gray) - A zoo in Wisconsin is searching for river otters who escaped from their enclosure during a winter storm. The NEW Zoo in Suamico, Wisconsin, reported two of their North ...

Currently found in the eastern half of Texas, river otters were once distributed throughout the Panhandle, north-central, and southern Texas, according to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.

Attempts to control the mink population in southern Chile have been unsuccessful ... minks’ sudden demise would be the huillín, a river otter endemic to Chile which is prominently listed ...