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 ...

Otter populations were also vastly reduced in ... Dens might be excavations under tree roots or rock piles, abandoned beaver, muskrat or woodchuck burrows, or unused beaver lodges.

There are several mammals (such as mink, muskrats, and groundhogs) that can look a whole lot like an otter, especially from a distance, so images or video of an animal or its tracks are really ...

SUAMICO - One of the escaped river otters from the NEW Zoo & Adventure Park in Suamico has been recovered. According to the zoo, Ophelia was secured Friday evening thanks to help from Suamico Trap ...

Brown’s Lake Bog, located near Shreve in Wayne County, is maintained by the Nature Conservancy. A seven-acre lake covered by a floating mat of sphagnum moss, it is the home of 20 rare plants including ...

The Pennsylvania Board of Game Commissioners approved 126,000 more antlerless deer permits than last year bringing the total number across the state to 1,312,000 and there are new opportunities for ...

There are several mammals (such as mink, muskrats, and groundhogs) that can look a whole lot like an otter, especially from a distance, so images or video of an animal or its tracks are really ...

Otter Pond itself is a beautiful area brimming with wildlife. Wildflowers fill the floor of the floodplain forest in spring, ...

Pennsylvania increases antlerless deer permits by 126,000 for the 2025-26 hunting season. The statewide archery bear season is shortened from three weeks to one week. An extended firearms deer ...

Long Island wildlife experts have employed the help of citizen scientists in their three-year survey of the island’s terrestrial and semi-aquatic mammals.