The Idaho Department of Fish and Game is proposing to boost the river otter trapping quota in the Clearwater Region by 50%.

Most mammals can develop bones in their hearts. For humans, it's usually a bad thing, but for river otters, it could be a ...

The 2025 river otter season harvest limit of 30 otters was reached on Friday, November 21 at 9:15 central time, and the ...

The Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife reported that the young child was walking down a dock at a Seattle-area marina when an otter grabbed them and dragged them away Charlotte Phillipp is a ...

Whenever I go to the zoo, I always make time to see one of my favorite exhibits: the river otters. Though otters are a widespread, relatively common species, I’ve only occasionally managed to spot ...

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 ...

Latest Update on Status of North American River Otter Has People Cheering originally appeared on PetHelpful. In a rather wonderful bit of news, the North American River otter is making a comeback in ...

North American river otters eat, play and defecate in the same place. And their unhealthy habits make them ideal for detecting future health threats in the environment. Kristen Goodhue A North ...

A child in Washington was pulled off a dock into the water by a river otter before they were rescued by their mom. The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife said in a statement that the incident ...

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 ...

The 2025 river otter season harvest has now closed. According to the South Dakota Game Fish and Parks (GFP), the harvest ...