Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If you see a furry head with whiskers pop up in a local creek or wetland, it may be an otter. Or it may be a beaver.River otters ...

To add to Alaina Mencinger’s excellent article (“Beavers, acequias and New Mexico’s watersheds,” June 6): Beaver dams don’t just recharge groundwater and create habitat for birds — they also help ...

First beavers, then river otters, and now a harbor porpoise. The Napa River has become the hot spot for wildlife activity, but while the porpoise is likely passing through, the beavers and otters may ...