CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. It takes a special breed of animal to handle the Michigan winter–and the river otter is better prepared than most. But preparation is half the ...

Paula Wethington is a digital producer at CBS Detroit. She previously held digital content roles at NEWSnet, Gannett/USA Today network and The Monroe News in Michigan. She is a graduate of the ...

WEBVTT ANIMALS FORCED TO EXPAND THEIR RANGE..ARE SHOWING UP IN SOME UN-EXPECTED PLACES. ONE IS A PLAYFUL MEMBER OF THE WEASEL FAMILY.. TURNING UP IN THE SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY. NEWS 8 NATURALIST JACK ...

The last time I wrote about otters, I stated that sea otters are in my top 10 list of “most appealing adult mammals.” First, they are engagingly cute, especially when floating on the ocean’s surface ...

Otter births at Seneca Park Zoo spark hope as federal wildlife protections face major setbacks. Seneca Park Zoo welcomed its first-ever North American river otter births—a local conservation milestone ...

1. Otter ecology and its background -- 2. Pen pictures. Thirteen otters of the world : some natural history -- Europe -- Common or Eurasian otter, Lutra lutra -- North America -- River otter, or North ...

Two playful Northern American river otters weaseled out of their enclosure at a Wisconsin zoo last week to explore and have fun in a snowstorm. The search continues for Louie and Ophelia, the otters ...

I’m sure you could guess the most prevalent difference between river otters and sea otters. Yes, one species lives in freshwater, while the other lives in marine environments. But did you know that ...

Otis, a 20-year-old North American river otter, died unexpectedly at Zoo New York in Watertown on Friday. Necropsy results revealed the animal likely died of lymphoma, which is relatively common in ...