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 ...

River otters, members of the weasel family ... These otters' range has been greatly reduced by habitat loss, though they exist in such numbers that they are trapped in some locales.

The North American river otter, a charismatic resident of our rivers and lakes, was once a common sighting across the country ...

Mote campus on City Island was damage by both Hurricane Helene and Hurricane Milton; several animals were evacuated from the ...

Depending on its habitat, the diet of an otter can vary ... For the North American river otter, fish, crayfish, frogs and turtles are on the menu, Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation ...

American river otters were ubiquitous in most waterways ... They were gone by the early 1900s — a casualty of fur trapping and habitat destruction. In the 1980s, there were focused ...

The biologist suggested that the otters’ return to the local river courses was the result ... pollution and habitat loss. In 2011, England celebrated the return of local species from the brink ...

Kier contractors working on a nearby River Otter habitat restoration project came to the rescue, providing a new temporary site for the shop. Kier site agent Neil Trimnell said he wanted to "give ...