Some residents in the Lentor and Mayflower neighbourhoods have reported an otter breaking into homes and eating fish in ...

Scientists discovered that river otter droppings contain large numbers of parasites that infect the animals’ prey, indicating that otters may play a significant role in shaping local food webs.

Biologists and ecologists have long wished to gather high-quality data on exactly what the animals they study are eating, but how can such observations be made without disturbing the natural patterns ...

WESTMORELAND, N.Y. -- A pair of river otters made a surprise appearance in a Westmoreland pond. Carla Burnham said the duo ...

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 ...

SAN FRANCISCO – A California ecosystem has gotten a big boost from an adorable, fluffy and hungry friend. At Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve, a newly-reinvigorated population of ...

The National Parks Board is exploring sterilisation, among other measures to manage Singapore's otter population. For now, it ...

"NParks’ holistic population management strategy includes measures such as exclusion, habitat modification, translocation, as ...