Otter tracks are distinctive: Look for five-digit footprints (dogs only have four toes) with wide pads that differentiate them from those left by raccoons. Finally, ...

The otters, however, were not very subtle in their escape. They left fresh tracks in the snow, galavanting around the zoo and beyond in full view of cameras. The pair never went very far, which is ...

These otter tracks in sand along the Kansas River between Lecompton and Lawrence were found by Dawn Buehler, the Kansas Riverkeeper and executive director for the Friends of the Kaw organization.

A few months later, Buehler found more otter tracks - coincidentally with Frazier joining her this time - along the river in Douglas County. On Dec. 23, she posted on the Friends of the Kaw social ...

Tracks of a river otter mix with those of herons and egrets along a waterway in Texas coastal wetlands. Feeding almost exclusively on fish and crustaceans, piscavorous otters' presence is a sign ...

If you're looking for otter tracks, keep an eye out for a distinctive "jump, lope, slide" pattern near the water. As naturalist Brian Keating told The Homestretch, otters are mobile and can travel ...

River otters have followed the path of many of Ohio’s native wildlife that saw their populations plummet during the era of uncontrolled hunting, trapping, and habitat destruction during the ...

Then, ploop: the tracks ended at a hole in the ice. Like many other members of the Mustelidae family, including weasels, river otters have high metabolism. They need to eat 15 to 20% of their own ...

These footprints were found around the Darlington area, and we have seen other signs such as crayfish left behind. "The Tees is home to a wealth of wildlife, from otters and deer to hares and a ...