The North American river otter can grow to be 21-31 lbs, much smaller than it's beaver counterpart, notes Keefe. "Here is the thing about beavers, they can run you up to 60 pounds.

Mink, muskrat, beaver, river otter are all seen in Coos County waters. Which was this? First off, the head was too big for a mink or muskrat, and the animal was far from shore — so was it a ...

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 ...

Living in the woods with a creek meandering through the yard, I see abundant wildlife. Over the years I have benefited from supervisory assistance from my local aquatic mammals such as beaver and ...

Fifteen beaver families have been given a permanent home on the River Otter in East Devon.

The five-year River Otter Beaver Project, a partnership led by Devon Wildlife Trust and involving Clinton Devon Estates, Derek Gow Consultancy and the University of Exeter, measured the impact of ...

A five-year trial has proven the beaver families on England's Otter River are not harmful to the local ecosystem—they actually benefit it.

A wildlife photographer in Bucks County captured a rare image of a North American river otter in a Falls lake. Scientists say that's a great sign.

Teresa Rogers believes what she captured and posted to social media was an otter. Initially when she shot the video, she thought the mammal was a beaver.

A decision to let wild beavers stay on the River Otter in Devon permanently is the culmination of a wildlife saga that has run for more than a decade. But now that as many as 15 family groups are ...