A Florida sheriff's office has enlisted an unlikely new recruit, a 2-year-old otter trained to detect human remains ...

“That pup is really relying on everything it learns from the mother to be able to survive in the ocean,” Zink said, adding ...

When the search in the water gets too difficult, one Florida sheriff's office is enlisting the help of one furry officer.

After training to detect odors under water, the aquatic animal has become a useful tool in the effort to locate missing ...

Two rescued otter pups were rehabilitated at the Florida Wildlife Hospital. The otters learned to swim, hunt, and eat solid food before being released. The Florida Wildlife Hospital is experiencing ...

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 ...

New research led by Monterey Bay Aquarium reveals a surprising ripple effect in coastal ecosystems: the collapse of one marine predator can benefit another. Published in the journal Science Advances, ...

A paper published in Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, finds high quantities of toxic "forever" chemicals in sea otters ...

The Petersburg Borough Assembly passed a resolution on Sept. 15 calling on state and federal authorities for help dealing with rising sea otter populations. Petersburg now joins Wrangell and Haines in ...