Otter droppings can give scientists a clearer estimate of prey populations, and "even found evidence that otters ate two ...

An orphaned North American river otter, taken in by Bend-based wildlife hospital Think Wild and rehabilitated, has been ...

Find out why the world’s largest otter has become endangered. Learn how their webbed feet, fur, and ears are perfectly adapted to their riverine environment.

Two sea otters were recently spotted off the Oregon coast, an area where they have not been seen since the early 1900s, Oregon Live reported. The otters were seen first by volunteers with the ...

Sea otters retain endangered species statusMONTEREY BAY, Calif. — This week, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced that the Southern Sea Otter will remain on the endangered species list ...

This adorable otter species has a small body and tiny claws in comparison to other otters Out of the 13 otter species in the world, A. cinereus, or theAsian small-clawed otter, is the smallest.

During a tiger survey at a wildlife sanctuary in India, conservationists noticed a "large-sized" mammal. The brief glimpse ...

Half a century ago, sea otters were on the brink of extinction along British Columbia’s coast. Pulled from the frigid, ...

Sea otters are critical species for the Monterey National Marine Sanctuary,” said Haifley. Another reason the otters are considered threatened is because their population is not growing.

Northern sea otters didn’t get federal safeguards along with their California cousins. So in 2000, the Center petitioned the Service to protect otters in southwest Alaska as a “distinct population ...

A sea otter surfaced with a large shark in its grasp recently, to the astonishment of onlookers. But what happened next is not clear. The accompanying images, captured last Tuesday by Don ...

The wildlife sanctuary had long had a “suitable habitat” for the “smooth-coated” mammal, but no one had seen them around — until now.