If you see a furry head with whiskers pop up in a local creek or wetland, it may be an otter. Or it may be a beaver.River otters were re-introduced to Western New York in the late 1990s after they ...

While sea otters spend the majority of their time in the water, river otters will often run and play on land. This leads to some interesting behavior that reminds us of fun childhood games: the “run ...

River otters really do have more fun. They jostle, belly-slide across ice and snow and toboggan down embankments into water. Splish splash. Few mammals are known to frolic as much as otters do, said ...