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Mother of toddler dragged into water by river otter sues NW port

The Oregonian 31 Jul 2025
The mother of a then-2-year-old girl dragged by a river otter into the water at the Bremerton Marina last year sued the Port of Bremerton, accusing the agency of gross negligence that set the stage for the attack.
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Mother of child pulled into water by river otter sues Port of Bremerton

The Seattle Times 30 Jul 2025
The mother of a then-2-year-old sued the Port of Bremerton after her child was pulled into a marina by a river otter. The port knew about the issue, she said ... .
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Family of child attacked by river otter files complaint against Port of Bremerton

Kitsap Sun 28 Jul 2025
The morning of September 12, 2024, the two-year-old daughter of Travyn Schiffner, who filed the lawsuit, was walking on the dock when she was was attacked and pulled under the water by a river otter.
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Giant river otter returns to Argentina after almost four decades

Mongabay 03 Jul 2025
A family of giant river otters was released into the Iberá National Park in northeast Argentina on July 1 ... “The last family groups of giant otters in Argentina were observed in 1986,” Sebastián Di ...
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Buffalo Zoo welcomes new North American river otter

Niagara Gazette 26 Jun 2025
The Buffalo Zoo on Wednesday announced the arrival of Cedrick, a male North American river otter who joins the attraction through a breeding recommendation from the Association of Zoos and Aquariums’ (AZA) Species Survival Plan (SSP) ... .
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ECOVIEWS: River otters are impressive mammals

The Post and Courier 21 Jun 2025
The last time I wrote about otters I stated that sea otters are in my top 10 list of “most appealing adult mammals.” First, they are engagingly cute, especially when floating on the ocean’s surface on their back while opening ... .
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River otters are one of the coolest mammals in the wild | ECOVIEWS

Tuscaloosanews.com 20 Jun 2025
Tilly, the famous river otter at Oregon Zoo, dies at 16. Oregon Zoo is mourning the death of their famous river otter, Tilly, at the age of 16 ... The North American river otter, native to inland freshwater habitats, indisputably qualifies.
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Escaped river otter takes his destiny into his own (tiny) hands

Popular Science 12 Jun 2025
Since March, two escaped North American river otters (Lontra canadensis) have been leading the staff at the New Zoo Adventure Park in northeastern Wisconsin near Green Bay on an otterly wild chase.
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GF&P increases river otter harvest

Black Hills Pioneer 11 Jun 2025
ABERDEEN — The harvest limit for river otters will be increased from 20 to 30 this season, the S.D. Game, Fish, and Parks Commission decided Thursday ....
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GF&P increases river otter licenses

Black Hills Pioneer 22 May 2025
CUSTER — An increased river otter population means increased opportunity, according to a proposal the S.D. Department of Game, Fish, and Parks presented this month ....
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Mote aquarium mourns death of 'Pippi,' a North American river otter who arrived in 2016

Herald-Tribune Sarasota 20 May 2025
Pippi, the third of Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium’s original trio of North American river otters from the 2016 “Otters and Their Waters” exhibit died recently, according to a website and social media post by Mote spokesman Kevin Cooper.
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River Otter Peers Out From Inside Sewer Drain

Rumble 08 May 2025
Click the Rumble article link to see the video ....
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Curious River Otter Busts Through Frozen Lake to Say Hello to Lucky Photographer

AOL 08 May 2025
The photographer was shooting in Idaho when he noticed something swimming toward him under the ice, and it ended up being none other than an adorable river otter surfacing to say hello ... River otters ...
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