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 ...
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 ...
"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 ...
Trapping and habitat degradation made otters disappear from New Mexico and shrank their once-expansive range across the ...
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.
DES MOINES, Iowa — The Blank Park Zoo said goodbye to the oldest otter it had in captivity Thursday ... outlived the 12.3-year life expectancy for river otters. According to the zoo, she was ...
Trapping and habitat degradation made otters disappear from New Mexico and shrank their once-expansive range across the ...
The most recent report comes from actress Crystal Finn, known for an appearance on hit show ... “River otter attacks are exceedingly rare; however, they can happen,” Island told me over ...
An otter has been seen going onto the walkway along the River Exe in Exeter An otter has been repeatedly spotted coming in and out of a city centre river. The otter has been seen in daylight by ...
A spooky situation in Otter Tail County turned out to be very innocent. Last night, the sheriff’s office got a call about ...
Wrapped up against the gusting Scottish wind, a man is strolling slowly along the jagged shoreline with his lolloping puppy.