Release Date: November 9, 2017 This content is archived. BUFFALO, N.Y. — A massive, wolf-sized otter that lived about 6 million years ago may have been a dominant predator in its time, according to a ...

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Once nearly extinct, sea otters have staged a remarkable comeback, but some coastal parks still struggle to retain these curious, sensitive mammals. Otters’ lustrous fur—the thickest on the ...

ending concerns that the species may have been extinct in the country." The team are calling on the "urgent implementation of conservation initiatives" to protect the otter species and their prey ...