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Celebrate World Otter Day May 28 with these ‘otterly’ awesome otter facts

River otter eating crab legs on rock
May 26, 2025

British Columbia is home to two species of otters – river otters and sea otters. Sea otters spend their lives in the ocean. They mate, sleep, groom, hunt, and give birth in the water. River otters are often confused for sea otters when they’re spotted in or near the ocean, but river otters are also …

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Orphaned baby otter rescued after mother is killed by car

baby otter in kennel
June 17, 2020

A mother river otter and her pup were struck by a car while crossing the road. Unfortunately, the mother was killed instantly, however the month old pup was miraculously uninjured. An eye-witness not only collected the dazed pup and brought it to BC SPCA’s Wild Animal Rehabilitation Centre (Wild ARC) for care, but he also …

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Orphaned otter trio released back into the wild

May 2, 2018

Do you remember orphaned otters Lady, Cowby and Piers? Named for where they were found (Ladysmith, Cowichan Bay and Piers Island), the trio was finally ready to be released back into the wild. Video filmed and edited by Maude Rivard-Haustrate Kelly Letendre, an air traffic controller who works in the tower at Vancouver International Airport, …

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