Males were targeted. Females were left untouched. The reason comes down to the thickness of a shell.

Otters are native to Long Island, but by the mid-1800s they had been largely lost. Early conservation efforts, including ...

142 dead turtles. Smashed shells. A 20-year researcher had never seen anything like it - until now.

Central Texas rivers are suddenly looking a lot more lively. In recent years, locals have been spotting river otters from the ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...