The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation has awarded a three-year, $1.56 million grant to the Confederated Tribes of Siletz ...

Otters are well known for their playful, energetic, and inquisitive behavior. However, did you know that otter play has a ...

World Otter Day highlights how these playful animals serve as crucial indicators of healthy aquatic ecosystems.

Work is underway on a new otter habitat at the John Ball Zoo. The new exhibit will be located at the entrance of the zoo and ...

They’re big, like an overweight Peruvian dog,” is how photographer Santiago Romaní describes giant otters (Pteronura ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — John Ball Zoo is building a larger, more sustainable habitat for its otter population, the zoo ...

Visitors to Grand Rapids' zoo will soon see otters in an expanded, sustainable habitat, tripled in size and equipped with four “feeding cannons" to better mimic otters' natural habitat.

One of two otters that escaped their habitat at the NEW Zoo & Adventure Park in Suamico is probably never coming back, the ...

The California researchers said their study proves otters can provide unexpected benefits when returned to their natural habitats. Now when researchers set traps, Jeppesen said, they usually catch ...

Along with more space and a larger pool, the habitat will feature cannons that launch fish for the otters to "catch" ...

The life of a sea otter is filled with dangers, from oil spills and pollution to devastating storms and habitat loss. As the video above shows, even a powerful wave could potentially spell ...

There’s a lot to discover about the smallest species of otter — here are some fun facts about them. Mike Bock On the rocky banks of a trickling freshwater stream, the otters are on the move.