Otis, a 20-year-old North American river otter, died unexpectedly at Zoo New York in Watertown on Friday. Necropsy results ...

Zoo New York is mourning 20-year-old Otis, the North American river otter, after he unexpectedly died on Friday. "As with any ...

Scientists discovered that river otter droppings contain large numbers of parasites that infect the animals’ prey, indicating that otters may play a significant role in shaping local food webs.

PIERRE, S.D. (KELO) — The South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks Commission plans to ban trapping of beavers throughout the Black Hills area where their populations have declined, while also allowing more ...

SUAMICO - The NEW ZOO & Adventure Park was very close to capturing one of the missing river otters, but another mammal in the wild didn't get the message. On Wednesday, the zoo posted camera footage ...

SEYMOUR, Ind. | The Indiana Department of Natural Resources is considering allowing a trapping season for river otters less than two decades after the animal was reintroduced. Wildlife officials say ...

North American river otters, known as cute and playful swimmers, once lived in every major river system in Pennsylvania. But because of development, agriculture and industrialization, otters had ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — The Oregon Zoo is mourning the death of Tilly, the river otter who started out as a rescued orphan pup and went on to become a mother herself and had brushes with fame along ...

WATERTOWN, New York (WWNY) - Otis, a North American river otter at Watertown’s Zoo New York, died unexpectedly on Friday at ...