River otters have attacked a child, a woman, and at least two dogs this month, Alaska authorities said. A child was chased and bitten by a group of four otters on Sept. 1, the Alaska Department of ...

While sea otters spend the majority of their time in the water, river otters will often run and play on land. This leads to some interesting behavior that reminds us of fun childhood games: the “run ...

HOMER, Alaska — Roarke Brown, a charter boat captain since 1972 in this picturesque fishing village, remembers being able to tread out onto the Kachemak Bay mud flats at low tide to fill a 5-gallon ...