For North American river otters, pooping is a social event that lets them exchange information, know who's in the area, and who might be interested in mating. These pooping areas are known as ...

Watch a remix of river otters eating, playing and resting collected by SERC's game cameras. Fair warning: There's also some footage of otter "latrines." Otters use their poop to send messages to other ...

A North American river otter is pictured at Seedskadee National Wildlife Refuge in southwest Wyoming in 2015. ... surveys of otter “latrine” sites suggest they’re becoming increasingly ...

“In 2021, we had 25% of the otter activity at these latrines compared to what we had a decade ago,” Ben-David told lawmakers, sharing the results of surveys she conducted on the Green River ...

Otter latrines do not smell bad and are not repugnant in any way. ... River otters, indicted as the culprits, killed and ate the helpless snappers during the winter.

If you do see an otter on the road, on the river bank, or in any body of water, report it to the Alliance, via a form on the ...