Downtown Naperville may have a Loch Ness monster story of sorts. A Naperville woman recorded a few seconds of video Sunday afternoon of a creature swimming in the paddleboat quarry. It’s seen heading ...

I stood mesmerized by the beauty of the tranquil setting and glowing cottonwoods dwarfed by rainbow colored cliffs. The spell was suddenly shattered by a large aquatic mammal swimming nearby.

In the photos, their brown fur is shiny and wet, their heads upturned as they make direct eye contact with the photographer, looking inquisitive. Their webbed feet stand on fallen logs in the water, ...

River otters, nearly wiped out through trapping, habitat destruction and poor water quality in the 1900s, were a rarity until a re-introduction program brought them back to Illinois. Now, some are ...

OLYMPIA, Wash. — Dam-building beavers flood timber land. Coyotes snatch more lambs. River otters treat salmon hatcheries as all-you-can-eat buffets. Nearly a year after Washington voters banned most ...

It finally happened. New Holland's Chuck Engle took photos proving that river otters, at least one, reside at Middle Creek Wildlife Management Area, near Kleinfeltersville. "I've been looking for it ...