A Deschutes County sheriff’s deputy rescued an injured river otter early Sunday morning after spotting the animal near Highway 97 and Tumalo Place, authorities said. Deputy Ochsner saw the otter ...

"Young river otters are extremely dependent on their mothers, and Tilly not only raised her own offspring but three other young pups who had lost their moms and needed a second chance," Osburn ...

Today we meet the most aquatic member of Costa Rica’s weasel family, the neotropical river otter. The neotropical river otter (Lontra longicaudis) is known as the nutria or perro de agua in Spanish.

Otter exhibited behavior indicating an illness last week; death may have be related to a disease commonly seen in female river otters ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — The Oregon Zoo's oldest river otter died Wednesday. Zoo staff euthanized the 16-year-old otter Tilly after a decline due to her age, the zoo said. The Oregon Zoo called Tilly ...

An increased river otter population means increased opportunity, according to a proposal the S.D. Department of Game, Fish, ...

A “beloved” river otter named Tilly was euthanized in Oregon, zookeepers said. Screengrab from Oregon Zoo A zoo euthanized a “beloved” North American river otter after her health declined ...

Tilly, a 16-year-old North American river otter at the Oregon Zoo known for being a mom and having a cameo on the NBC show "30 Rock," died April 30. Tilly was adopted by the Oregon Zoo as a pup ...