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A Florida sheriff's office is diving into a new kind of innovation — literally. Meet Splash, a 2-year-old otter trained to assist the Martin County Sheriff's Office in search and rescue missions by ...

MARTIN COUNTY — "Splash" is making quite the splash at the Sheriff's Office. The 2-year-old Asian small-clawed otter is trained to detect human remains in bodies of water. He's part of the Peace River ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. A sea otter is harassing Santa Cruz surfers at legendary Steamer Lane, biting riders and stealing surfboards in a ...

The UK Wild Otter Trust was given six months to relocate its rescue and rehabilitation centre. An otter charity has raised more than £30,000 to relocate its rescue and rehabilitation centre. The UK ...

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 ...

Two years after Otter 841 menaced wave riders near Santa Cruz, there have been new encounters between the furry marine mammals and surfers. By Annie Roth Annie Roth lives in Santa Cruz, Calif., wrote ...

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. -- Surfers heading to Santa Cruz, California will have to keep a look out for a furry surfboard thief. A surfer at Steamer Lane says a sea otter bit her foot and then climbed onto ...

A mom from west-central Florida couldn’t believe what she saw a doctor doing after rushing her 4-year-old to the ER for a wild otter bite. Lauren, who did not share her full name, posted a clip on ...