Earlier this month, the villagers at Srigufwara sighted an animal in the water which they thought was crocodile ...

The Eurasian otter, a species once believed to be nearly extinct in Kashmir's Gurez Valley, has made a surprising return.

Scientists found Eurasian otter poop on Lantau Island and rediscovered an “elusive” mammal considered locally extinct for decades. Photo from Getty Images / iStockphoto A pair walking along ...

Scientists found Eurasian otter poop on Lantau Island and rediscovered an “elusive” mammal considered locally extinct for decades. Photo from Getty Images / iStockphoto A pair walking along ...

Scientists found Eurasian otter poop on Lantau Island and rediscovered “elusive” mammal considered locally extinct for decades, study said.

Scientists found Eurasian otter poop on Lantau Island and rediscovered an “elusive” mammal considered locally extinct for decades. Photo from Getty Images / iStockphoto A pair walking along ...

But Eurasian otters had not been seen on Lantau Island since the 1960s, and the species was still considered locally extinct there — until now. A generic sighting of an Eurasian otter, or Lutra ...

Scientists found Eurasian otter poop on Lantau Island and rediscovered an “elusive” mammal considered locally extinct for decades. Photo from Getty Images / iStockphoto A pair walking along ...

Scientists found Eurasian otter poop on Lantau Island and rediscovered an “elusive” mammal considered locally extinct for decades. Photo from Getty Images / iStockphoto A pair walking along ...

But Eurasian otters had not been seen on Lantau Island since the 1960s, and the species was still considered locally extinct there — until now. A generic sighting of an Eurasian otter, or Lutra ...

Scientists found Eurasian otter poop on Lantau Island and rediscovered an “elusive” mammal considered locally extinct for decades. Photo from Getty Images / iStockphoto A pair walking along ...