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.

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 ...

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The resurgence of river otters in North America is considered one of the greatest success stories of modern wildlife ...

Forestry officials who found the juvenile never imagined that their actions might determine the fate of the world's smallest ...

An otter is back at a Green Bay area zoo after escaping during a snowstorm nearly two weeks ago. On March 20, North American river otters Ophelia and Louie left their habitat at the NEW Zoo in ...

THANK YOU. IN NORTHERN WISCONSIN, TWO RIVER OTTERS ESCAPED FROM THE NEW ZOO DURING A SNOWSTORM AT SUAMICO NEAR GREEN BAY.

A Wisconsin zoo said two river otters, Louie and Ophelia, weaseled their way out of their enclosure last week during a winter storm, as the search continued Tuesday Two river otters, Louie and ...

A University of Windsor student recently caught an extraordinary sight on video while on a walk near the Ambassador Bridge. "A straight-up river otter in the Detroit River!" Eric Ste Marie says in ...

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 ...