Otters, beavers and dormice are among the threatened wildlife that could be put at risk by new planning proposals, green groups have warned. Senior ministers have pointed the finger at species such as ...

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 were re-introduced to Western New York in the late 1990s after they ...

Ewhurst Park, in Ewhurst Road, won the Nature Restoration Project Award after its 925-acre estate was transformed by the community from a former shooting estate into a home for wildlife, including ...

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 ...

Poor, confused, sad, hound. He kept looking and looking, but, alas, the otter did not resurface.

BEND, Ore. — Two orphaned baby river otters are getting a second chance at life in Central Oregon after they were found stranded in a ditch last week. Think Wild, a wildlife hospital in Bend, says an ...

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