For the first time, there has been a decline in otter signs across Wales An unexpected decline in Wales' otter population is being described as a "wake-up call" about the state of the UK's rivers.

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.

As many as five of the animals have been spotted in the River Cynon, after pollution caused numbers to dwindle. The decline in otter numbers last year was described as a "wake up call" for the ...

"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 ...

“River otter attacks are exceedingly rare ... Island sees bigger issues at play in the recent rise in otter attack reports. She calls out climate change and human activity for placing extra ...

Many of the iconic animals that call Saskatchewan’s Prince Albert ... longing for spring. But not the river otters. As researcher Graham Duggan discovered, “they appear to enjoy the winter ...