Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Amateur photographer Kevin McGorry has captured images of some elusive wildlife in Bucks County including a great egret, green ...

PIERRE, S.D. (KELO) — The South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks Commission plans to ban trapping of beavers throughout the Black Hills area where their populations have declined, while also allowing more ...

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 ...

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 ...

North American river otters once lived in every major river system in Pennsylvania. But because of development, otters largely disappeared from the state by the early 1900s. File - A North American ...

When a baby otter first arrived at the Black Hawk Wildlife Rehabilitation Project, Heather Bedard understood her bathtub would have to take on a new use. Six years later, Becky the otter went from ...

Otters are well known for their playful, energetic, and inquisitive behavior. However, did you know that otter play has a purpose other than just having fun? Or that otters are some of the most ...

You might think river otters would be deathly afraid of alligators. After all, alligators do prey on otters. However, would you believe that sometimes it’s the other way around? A video taken in ...