Scientists discovered that river otter droppings contain large numbers of parasites that infect the animals’ prey, indicating that otters may play a significant role in shaping local food webs.

The Erie Otters entered the final week of their regular season trailing Sarnia by one point for the final spot in the Western Conference playoff race. Erie (26-34-2-2) had 56 points and Sarnia had 57.

MOSS LANDING >> While threatened southern sea otters bob and sun in the gentle waves of this central California estuary, wildlife experts up and down the West Coast are struggling to figure out how to ...

As sea otters recolonize a California estuary, they are restoring its degraded geology by keeping populations of overgrazing marsh crabs in check, a new study shows. The crabs' appetite for plant ...