SEA OTTERS HAVE BEEN ABSENT from the Oregon Coast ever since the early 1900s, victims of the voracious fur trade, but their relationship to coastal tribes is long and special.

PORTLAND, Ore. (KPTV) - The Oregon Zoo’s beloved baby elephant, Tula-Tu, has been named this year’s Grand Marshal of the Rose Festival’s Grand Floral Parade.

Since then, more than 1,600 zoo-head-started turtles have been released. “Every group of turtles we release is important,” said Eliot. “We need to get the numbers up if we’re going to help ...

Niabi Zoo in Coal Valley has added two new adorable animals to the facility. Niabi Zoo has a new exhibit featuring Asian small-clawed otters, the smallest otter species in the world. The otters ...

Sea Otters Trained at Shedd Aquarium to Help Rescued Pups. Clip: Season 2025 | 59s. Shedd Aquarium is a partner in a groundbreaking surrogate mom program for sea otters.

Sea otters will wrap themselves in kelp, or use it as an anchor, when feeding or resting while floating together in what are known as “rafts,” or groups of over 10 individuals. Researchers have even ...

A zoo euthanized a “beloved” North American river otter after her health declined due to her age, Oregon zookeepers said. Tilly, a river otter that was euthanized at the age of 16, which is ...

A zoo euthanized a “beloved” North American river otter after her health declined due to her age, Oregon zookeepers said. Tilly, a river otter that was euthanized at the age of 16, which is ...

Tilly, the North American river otter, famed for nurturing skills as adoptive mother to orphaned pups, dies at the Oregon Zoo at 16 years old, officials said.