Most otters will eat crustaceans and fish, according to the Blue Reef Aquarium. For the North American river otter, fish, ...

The playful North American river otter is equally at home in the water and on land. It makes its home in a burrow near the water's edge, and can thrive in river, lake, swamp, or estuary ecosystems.

It takes a special breed of animal to handle the Michigan winter—and the river otter is better prepared than most. But preparation is half the battle, and it starts with a roll in the snow to ...

Finn was treated for multiple bites after encountering otters in a California river in July. What’s behind this seeming flurry of otter attacks? Conservationist and river otter researcher Heide ...

"A straight-up river otter in the Detroit River!" Eric Ste Marie says in the footage, taken on April 25. "Have you ever heard of something so controversial?" He added, "It's the last thing I was ...

She was one of the first in England to be born in the wild Fifteen families of beavers have been given the permanent "right to remain" on the River Otter in East Devon. The decision was made by ...

Megan Swift Thursday, May 9, 2024 1:55 p.m. | Thursday, May 9, 2024 1:55 p.m. An American river otter has been spotted in the Ridley Creek watershed after more than a century of absence.

But not the river otters. As researcher Graham Duggan discovered, “they appear to enjoy the winter and its cold temperatures and delight in the snow and ice on the frozen waterways.” ...

But not the river otters. As researcher Graham Duggan discovered, “they appear to enjoy the winter and its cold temperatures and delight in the snow and ice on the frozen waterways.” ...

The live capture of river otters is notoriously difficult, which explains the dearth of information about the ecology of the species. Traditional traps, including leghold and cage traps, can be used ...