A wildlife photographer in Bucks County captured a rare image of a North American river otter in a Falls lake. Scientists say that's a great sign.

North American river otters, known as cute and playful swimmers, once lived in every major river system in Pennsylvania. But because of development, agriculture and industrialization, otters had ...

Pennsylvania Board of Game Commissioners votes to allow trapping for river otters in Pennsylvania for first time since 1952.

A trio of river otters allowed a Pennsylvania photographer to spend an extended period of a wintry day recording their activities.

North American river otters, known as cute and playful swimmers, once lived in every major river system in Pennsylvania. But because of development, agriculture and industrialization, otters had ...

The playful and cute river otter, related to minks and weasels, has been another rousing success story in Pennsylvania, though it's been harder to gauge their numbers than with bobcats and fishers.

Pennsylvania’s first river-otter season in more than 50 years is being extended at least until Wednesday, Feb. 24 because harvest quotas have not yet been met.

An American river otter has been captured on video in southeastern Chester County for the first time in over 100 years.

The river otter was caught posing for pictures at Ridley Creek in Chester County. This is the first time one has been spotted in that river for over 100 years, experts say.

A western Pennsylvania fisherman is recovering after a river otter swam over and repeatedly bit and scratched him.

FRANKLIN COUNTY, Pa. (WHTM) – Pennsylvania State Police made an unusual rescue recently — a river otter. Troopers from the Chambersburg barracks responded to reports of an otter in distress ...