Ste Marie's sighting on April 25 was the first photographic evidence of an otter in the Detroit River in recent years, according to Great Lakes Now. Environmentalists view the sighting as a ...

A rare sighting in Spokane's Riverfront Park is capturing attention. This week, a river otter was seen basking in the sun and ...

The playful North American river otter is equally at home in the water and on land. It makes its home in a burrow near the water's edge, and can thrive in river, lake, swamp, or estuary ecosystems.