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

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 ...

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 ...

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BREMERTON, Wash. (KPTV/Gray News) – An otter pulled a young child into the water on Thursday morning next to a river at a marina in Washington state. At around 9:30 a.m., officers with the Washington ...

North American river otters have lived for a long time in Chesapeake Bay, yet relatively little is known about how their surroundings impact them. So what does daily life for river otters on the ...

BREMERTON, Wash. -- A mother and her young child were attacked by a river otter while walking on a dock at a marina in Washington state on Thursday, wildlife officials said. The child was pulled off ...

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 ...

Three North American river otters play in the snow on the docks of the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center. Detected with SERC’s night-vision wildlife cameras. North American river otters have ...

A river otter pulled a small child off a dock and dragged them underwater at the Bremerton Marina Thursday morning. According to a Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife press release, a mother ...