The playful North American river otter is equally at home in the water and on land. It makes its home in a burrow near the water's edge, and can thrive in river, lake, swamp, or estuary ecosystems.

The North American River Otter is making a splash in the Detroit River after 100 years! Did you know the North American River Otter is making a splash in the Detroit River after 100 years?

WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 28: A North American River Otter (Photo by Sarah L. Voisin/The Washington ... [+] Post via Getty Images) Isadore has worked in river otter habitats for over a decade and ...

American river otters were ubiquitous in most waterways across North America before the arrival of European settlers, the trust said. They were gone by the early 1900s — a casualty of fur ...