In a wetland of northeastern Argentina, a family of the country’s “top aquatic predator” ventured outside their enclosure for the first time. They didn’t run or even wander very far, but that wasn’t ...

The giant otter (Pteronura brasiliensis) is an endangered species, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). A recently published report authored by more than 50 ...

Humans have hunted the Giant River Otter, contaminated its waterways, taken its food supplies and destroyed its nesting grounds. Today a new refuge for the world's largest otter faces a further ...

1. Otter ecology and its background -- 2. Pen pictures. Thirteen otters of the world : some natural history -- Europe -- Common or Eurasian otter, Lutra lutra -- North America -- River otter, or North ...

Conservationists released a family of “Argentina’s top aquatic predator” for the first time since the species went considered locally extinct. Photo from Fundación Rewilding Argentina In a wetland of ...