Humans have hunted the Giant River Otter, contaminated its waterways, taken its food supplies and destroyed its nesting grounds. Today a new refuge for the world's largest otter faces a further ...

Giant otters have no language barriers. And Rosario, a 63.9-pound grey giant otter with white spots on her chest who has lived at the Los Angeles Zoo is about to find that out. In mid-May she flew by ...

Julie Sharp is a digital producer at CBS Los Angeles. She is a South Bay native and majored in print journalism at Cal State University Long Beach. Julie previously reported for the Beach Reporter, ...

Visitors to Tyler's Caldwell Zoo can experience the Amazon habitat and meet the playful giant river otters, Mazaruni and ...

Camera traps bring you closer to the secretive natural world and are an important conservation tool to study wildlife. This week we’re meeting the world’s largest otter and largest member of the ...

The giant otter (Pteronura brasiliensis) is an endangered species, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). A recently published report authored by more than 50 ...

MIAMI — Zoo Miami has announced the passing of Kara, its “Grand Dame” of giant river otters, who they said was euthanized on Jan.14 after suffering from multiple geriatric health issues. At nearly 20 ...