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"I understand otters were all but extinct in PA but are making a comeback," she said. She's right about that. According to the Pennsylvania Game Commission, the resurgence of river otters in North ...
Megan Swift Thursday, May 9, 2024 1:55 p.m. | Thursday, May 9, 2024 1:55 p.m. An American river otter has been spotted in the Ridley Creek watershed after more than a century of absence.
Tilly, a river otter, came to the Oregon Zoo in 2009 as an injured and orphaned pup. She birthed four pups while at the zoo.
A zoo euthanized a “beloved” North American river otter after her health declined due to her age, Oregon zookeepers said.
HERSHEY, Pa. (WHTM) – ZooAmerica is recognizing the adorable river otter as its Animal of the Month, meaning visitors can attend special events featuring the zoo’s two otters.
Last Tuesday, however, the rescue received a particularly gruesome call. Four river otters were found dead, lined up on the side of a rural road, all of them with smashed skulls. The Press ...
This South American otter is the world's largest, at some 6 feet long. It lives only in the rivers and creeks of the Amazon, Orinoco, and La Plata river systems. These huge members of the weasel ...