A new study from the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center in Edgewater, Maryland, found that otter poop, or "scat," serves as a natural report card for the ecosystem.

North American river otters have terrible hygiene when it comes to their food. They eat, play and defecate in the same place.

In the 1970s, the Indian River Lagoon (IRL) was considered one of Florida's cleanest coastal lagoons. Today, the IRL, which spans 156 miles along Florida's east coast, suffers from frequent ...

October 20, 2020 River Ecosystem Restoration Can Mean Just Add Water Planners returned water to the dry bed of Arizona’s Santa Cruz River in 2019, and various species began showing up on the ...

Damaged river ecosystems could use a whole lot more dead fish To make good habitat for live salmon, you have to have a lot of dead ones first. Nick Neely ...

Wetlands provide what are now termed “ecosystem services” to communities living on or near the St Johns River. Ecosystem services mean that these wetland ecosystems provide a service to the ...

A first-of-its-kind project seeking to restore river ecosystems along 39 miles of the Lower Mississippi River has federal approval to move forward — if it can secure a slice of the federal bankroll.

Environment Animals This river ecosystem hinges on thousands of drowned, rotting wildebeest It's the circle of life. By Rachel Feltman Published Jun 21, 2017 3:00 PM EDT ...

A 30-year effort to clean the Clinton River watershed, a "jewel of southeast Michigan," has been a game-changer, environmentalists say ...

After years of studies, a $70 million effort to bring back as much of the natural flow of the river as possible. It's the largest such restoration project in the Northeast.