A rabid river otter attacked and bit a Florida man over 40 times while the man was feeding ducks at a pond near his home on Sept. 27, according to the Palm Beach County Animal Care and Control and ...

BRADENTON — Alligators and manatees seem to get all of the attention when it comes to Florida wildlife. But river otters can be found in every region of the state except for the Keys.

Zoo Miami’s Zinnia, a 7-year-old river otter, gave birth to three pups in the Florida: Mission Everglades exhibit Wednesday. Ron Magill Zoo Miami We can’t resist those cute river otters.

FLORIDA, USA — In the ... Mike Hadsell of Peace River K9 Search and Rescue has added a new animal to his arsenal. He is training an otter to find people. "'Splash' is trained to locate and ...

River otters can also pose a threat to pets. In Florida, otters bit a man and dog in separate incidents on the same day in September 2023, CBS News reported.

This didn't come as a surprise since river otters are native species of Florida.However, on the same day, they found that two Australian Black swans and one duck had died. Upon discovering the ...

River otters are common in Washington state ... A rabid otter attacked a man and his dog in Florida last fall, biting the man dozens of times. Joseph Scaglione recounted in local media that ...

Six other human-river otter incidents have been documented in the state in the last decade, according to the agency. Last year, a rabid otter bit a man and a dog in Jupiter, Florida, and in ...

A river otter in Northport. There have been 24 known ... a significant cause of population decline for many species, from Florida panthers to pronghorn to desert tortoises. Even the nation ...

Two other women also needed medical treatment. River otters can also pose a threat to pets. In Florida, otters bit a man and dog in separate incidents on the same day in September 2023 ...