Three giant otter cubs born through a breeding programme have boosted the world's largest captive population of the endangered species. New Forest Wildlife Park said the latest arrivals brought its ...

A family of giant river otters was released into the Iberá National Park in northeast Argentina on July 1. The endangered species, with no known breeding populations in Argentina over the past 40 ...

Within days of losing his brother, Fernando, a second giant otter at the Roger Williams Park Zoo in Providence has died. Romo, who was almost 14 years old, was euthanized Saturday, Dec. 6, after ...

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 ...

A giant otter reclining on a riverside log, its powerful hind legs giving its body the shape of a sidelong question mark, is as regal, and as prepossessing, as any cheetah or tiger. After the jaguar, ...

The Roger Williams Park Zoo euthanized a beloved giant otter named Fernando. Fernando suffered from arthritis and a painful foot inflammation due to an old leg injury. The zoo used a groundbreaking ...