A second giant otter, Romo, has died at the Roger Williams Park Zoo just days after the death of his brother, Fernando. Romo, ...

In a wetland of northeastern Argentina, a family of the country’s “top aquatic predator” ventured outside their enclosure for the first time. They didn’t run or even wander very far, but that wasn’t ...

MIAMI — Zoo Miami has announced the passing of Kara, its “Grand Dame” of giant river otters, who they said was euthanized on Jan.14 after suffering from multiple geriatric health issues. At nearly 20 ...

Humans have hunted the Giant River Otter, contaminated its waterways, taken its food supplies and destroyed its nesting grounds. Today a new refuge for the world's largest otter faces a further ...

The giant otter (Pteronura brasiliensis) is an endangered species, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). A recently published report authored by more than 50 ...

A family of giant river otters was released into the Iberá National Park in northeast Argentina on July 1. The endangered species, with no known breeding populations in Argentina over the past 40 ...

1. Otter ecology and its background -- 2. Pen pictures. Thirteen otters of the world : some natural history -- Europe -- Common or Eurasian otter, Lutra lutra -- North America -- River otter, or North ...

Conservationists released a family of “Argentina’s top aquatic predator” for the first time since the species went considered locally extinct. Photo from Fundación Rewilding Argentina In a wetland of ...