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 ...

Sea otter handicrafts made by Anthony Charles on display at the Arts in the Cove festival on Prince of Wales Island on Aug. 8, 2025. For about a decade, Scott Jackson had a system. He was the owner of ...

Otter 841 went viral in 2023 for harassing surfers in California, but 841's first attacks were reported in 2021 A Santa Cruz surfer reported an otter biting her foot and then refusing to get off her ...

A sea otter floats on its back. Communities in Southeast Alaska are ramping up calls on the federal government to better manage the region’s booming sea otter population and its impacts on key ...

Oct. 20 (UPI) --Visitors to a California beach are warning of an aggressive otter with a habit of stealing surfboards -- and it isn't the first time. Isabella Orduna said she was surfing Wednesday ...

A Santa Cruz surfer reported an otter biting her foot and then refusing to get off her surfboard for 20 minutes Officials believe the otter may be Otter 841, an otter who went viral for a string of ...