Surprise Otter Sighting Delights Arizona Wildlife Watchers

Surprise otter sighting delights Arizona wildlife watchers

A Mesa photographer captured rare video of river otters in the Salt River, where experts say the elusive mammals signal a thriving ecosystem.

River otters are making a comeback – and in surprising places around the Chesapeake Bay

A river otter near the Nauticus battleship in Norfolk, Virginia, hung out on a dock in 2018. (Photo by Eric Alton)By Karl Blankenship The Chesapeake Bay Journal Four decades ago, populations of the river otter, a playful, whiskered member of the weasel family, were so depleted that most states in the Chesapeake Bay region considered them endangered. Today, the species known for its fondness of clean water is turning up throughout the Bay watersh…

Rare Video of Otters in Arizona's Salt River

Stock image by Connect Images/Jouko van der Kruijssen/Getty Images Mark Stoto, a wildlife photographer, recently shared footage of an elusive species—river otters—in Arizona’s Salt River. Local news shared his video, calling it “rare.” 12 News AZ also wrote in its Instagram post sharing Stoto’s video that experts say the presence of river otters in the area signals “a thriving ecosystem.” [RELATED: Sound on: Otters Put on Hilarious ‘Rager’ for S…