News Items tag as: river otters

iN PHOTOS: How playful otters adapt to icy conditions in Kamloops, Okanagan
February 04, 2025 - 6:00 AM

River otters are lively members of the weasel family and no matter how cold the winter months can get, the critters can be spotted playing on icy lakes and rivers in Kamloops and the Okanagan.
iN PHOTOS: Otters play, roll and snooze on winter day in Shuswap
February 14, 2024 - 6:00 AM

A family of river otters were the subject of photo shoot in Eagle Bay on Shuswap Lake late last week.
iN PHOTOS: Kamloops river otter caught on camera having carp for lunch
January 03, 2024 - 6:00 AM

A Kamloops wildlife photographer snapped some photos of a river otter busy pulling a carp out of the Thompson River and dining on his catch.
iN VIDEO: Cheerful Shuswap river otters wrestle on ice
December 19, 2020 - 8:06 PM

A video showing two playful river otters in the Shuswap has gathered more than 2,000 views on YouTube.
Okanagan otters more common than you think
March 02, 2017 - 1:00 PM

OKANAGAN – Whether you knew it or not, otters are everywhere in the Okanagan.
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Okanagan apples returning to market amid adversity
A year after the BC Tree Fruit Cooperative closed down, orchardists in the Okanagan are quietly optimistic about this year's apple harvest. It's been a bumper year for cherries , and peaches and apricots are back on track . And no

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Quashing rumours floating around off-grid community of Frederick on Kamloops Lake
A curious little community 20 kilometres into the mountains from Kamloops is entirely off-the-grid and has been the subject of ridiculous rumours. Located at the end of several kilometres of dirt road and over a CN railway track, Frederick

iN PHOTOS: How playful otters adapt to icy conditions in Kamloops, Okanagan