Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If you see a furry head with whiskers pop up in a local creek or wetland, it may be an otter. Or it may be a beaver.River otters ...

To add to Alaina Mencinger’s excellent article (“Beavers, acequias and New Mexico’s watersheds,” June 6): Beaver dams don’t just recharge groundwater and create habitat for birds — they also help ...

North American river otters eat, play and defecate in the same place. And their unhealthy habits make them ideal for detecting future health threats in the environment. Kristen Goodhue A North ...

Question: We were walking through Rotary Riverside Park in Brainerd and saw three animals cross the trail. They were too large to be muskrats, but didn’t look like beavers. Could they have been otters ...