FOREST KNOLLS, Calif. -- River otters used to be in almost every creek in the Bay Area, but they were driven out decades ago by water pollution, hunting, and the loss of wetland habitat. Now, thanks ...

They had a blast!

While sea otters spend the majority of their time in the water, river otters will often run and play on land. This leads to some interesting behavior that reminds us of fun childhood games: the “run ...

If you're visiting the zoo and you want to see a real show, find the closest otter exhibit and make a beeline to it. Otters are adorable on the outside, but inside, they're energetic and full of ...

SUAMICO, Wis. (WLUK) -- Two river otters from the NEW Zoo in Suamico escaped their habitat during Winter Storm Ezra and zookeepers are looking for them. In the early morning hours of Thursday, North ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Two orphaned otter pups that were rescued from a state park this summer have since returned to the wild in Central Oregon. Partnering animal conservation organizations — Think ...

The last time I wrote about otters, I stated that sea otters are in my top 10 list of “most appealing adult mammals.” First, they are engagingly cute, especially when floating on the ocean’s surface ...

The rarely seen animals were spotted during a visit to a ranch west of Waco.

Otters were captured playing in the snow on a trail camera in a Pennsylvania state park.

SUAMICO, Wis. (WLUK) -- If you think you've spied an otter or two in northern Brown County, area zookeepers would very much like to know. The signage for the otter enclosure at the NEW Zoo in Suamico ...

Wisps of early morning fog drifted across the surface of the Mississippi River. I wondered if this could be the water spirit the Ojibwa Indians had told me about. As I loaded my canoe, small frogs ...

When a tiny baby river otter was found by rescuers, the sole survivor of a dog attack that killed his mother and littermates, it was uncertain what could be done for the poor little thing. River ...