| 25/01/2012 |
Disease and suspect water quality responsible for drop in native fish numbers rather than predation by otters
click here
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| 25/01/2012 |
Research into Californian sea otters
click here
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| 21/01/2012 |
Otters spotted near Birmingham
click here
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| 20/01/2012 |
Otters filmed on the River Welland, Harborough, Leicestershire
click here
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| 17/01/2012 |
Help Californian sea otters through your taxes
click here
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| 17/01/2012 |
Otters At Minsmere bird reserve
click here
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| 11/01/2012 |
Problems with otters for fishfarmers in Malaysia
click here
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| 23/12/2011 |
Baby otter found in Herefordshire and transferred to Scotland - she will soon be coming to IOSF
click here
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| 23/12/2011 |
River otters return to South River, Maryland
click here
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| 22/12/2011 |
€1m project to halt drop in Irish otter numbers
click here
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| 22/12/2011 |
Northern sea otter numbers up by 4%
click here
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| 19/12/2011 |
Fishermen still claiming that sea otters are harming their industry
click here
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| 15/12/2011 |
Otters caught on camera in Berkshire
click here
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| 09/12/2011 |
Otter fur trapping opens in Admiralty, Baranof, and Chichagof Island (Unit 4) of Alaska
click here
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| 08/12/2011 |
Sea otter spotted off Laguna Beach, South California
click here
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| 01/12/2011 |
Stour valley otters given artificial homes
click here
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| 23/11/2011 |
Harbour to offer safe haven to sea otters in the case of an oil spill
click here
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| 22/11/2011 |
United Utilities earn praise for building otter-friendly quiet-zones near Edgworth, Lancashire
click here
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| 22/11/2011 |
Visitors to Strumpshaw reserve in the Norfolk Broads enjoy watching otters
click here
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| 21/11/2011 |
Otters back in the Mersey
click here
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| 20/11/2011 |
Hunting and pollution seriously effecting otters in Israel
click here
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| 15/11/2011 |
372 otters killed in first ten days of trapping season in Iowa
click here
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| 11/11/2011 |
Season opens for otter trapping in Ohio
click here
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| 09/11/2011 |
Otter in Duddingston Loch, Edinburgh
click here
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| 09/11/2011 |
Fighting otters win an award for a Welsh photographer
click here
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| 04/11/2011 |
Powys Council (Wales) Chief Executive seeks help for injured otter
click here
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| 04/11/2011 |
Council chief executive in Powys (Wales) issues pleas to help injured otter
click here
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| 03/11/2011 |
Sea otters return to Clayoquot, Canada
click here
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| 28/10/2011 |
Anglers are warned after two otters are found dead in Stamford and Bourne
click here
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| 23/10/2011 |
The dangers of keeping otters as a pet are shown when a woman is attacked in Florida
click here
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| 20/10/2011 |
Debate on whether non-native Alaskans should be allowed to buy sea otter skins
click here
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| 20/10/2011 |
Simon King records otters in his garden in Somerset
click here
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| 18/10/2011 |
An amazing video of smooth-coated otters and a CROCODILE!
click here
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| 12/10/2011 |
Amazing photos of an otter seeing off a coyote!
click here
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| 11/10/2011 |
Young otter spotted at Leighton Moss Wildlife Reserve, Lancashire
click here
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| 10/10/2011 |
New regulations for otter trapping in Michigan
click here
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| 09/10/2011 |
Rare sea otter spotted in San Diego waters
click here
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| 05/10/2011 |
Otter spotted in River Bran, Portadown, Northern Ireland
click here
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| 27/09/2011 |
Foul weather thwarts sea otter population study in California
click here
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| 22/09/2011 |
Rider dodges otter at MotoGP 2011 Indianapolis
click here
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| 22/09/2011 |
Public hearing on proposal to end sea otter ban
click here
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| 22/09/2011 |
Vic Simpson, otter pathologist and vet, receives prestigious veterinary award
click here
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| 20/09/2011 |
Special permit needed to trap otters in Ohio
click here
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| 17/09/2011 |
Removal of dam gives a chance to restore nature
click here
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| 12/09/2011 |
Salmon can "sniff" out predators such as otters
click here
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| 08/09/2011 |
Stour otters out in the day
click here
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| 07/09/2011 |
Otters in Dorset
click here
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| 06/09/2011 |
Rose, the otter cub, comes to Skye
click here
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| 02/09/2011 |
Governor signs bill to continue sea otter tax write-off for another five years
click here
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| 29/08/2011 |
Otter fencing to protect fish stocks and keep otters off the road
click here
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| 23/08/2011 |
California sea otter fund to be extended
click here
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| 22/08/2011 |
Devon Donkey Sanctuary carry out otter watch
click here
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| 22/08/2011 |
Northern Irish developers urged to help otters
click here
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| 18/08/2011 |
Otters are back in every county of England - but read a word or warning on our Blog
click here
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| 18/08/2011 |
Californian sea otters have a chance to expand their range
click here
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| 18/08/2011 |
Otters on the River Irwell but again read our Blog
click here
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| 17/08/2011 |
Morro Bay snubs Sea Otter Awareness Week
click here
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| 16/08/2011 |
A study into how the removal of dams will effect otters
click here
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| 14/08/2011 |
Otterfest in Montenegro
click here
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| 05/08/2011 |
Surrey Wildlife Trust plan to boost otter population
click here
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| 05/08/2011 |
Otter spotted in the River Nore, Kilkenny, Ireland
click here
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| 27/07/2011 |
More coastal otters in Wales
click here
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| 22/07/2011 |
Otter bones found in Stone Age Tomb in Orkney
click here
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| 19/07/2011 |
Scientists at Cardiff University study the role of scent in otter communication
click here
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| 19/07/2011 |
Loss of predators, such as sea otters, is man's biggest impact
click here
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| 17/07/2011 |
Otters found in Bristol harbour - see video
click here
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| 16/07/2011 |
Alaskan man jailed for illegally selling sea otter pelts
click here
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| 15/07/2011 |
Otters in Flintshire, Wales
click here
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| 08/07/2011 |
Hunting continues in West Virginia
click here
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| 06/07/2011 |
Sea otters tagged in Alaska for population study
click here
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| 05/07/2011 |
Otters in the River Robe, County Mayo, Ireland
click here
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| 04/07/2011 |
Otter spotted on the coast in Dorset - but be warned one otter does not mean a "boom"
click here
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| 01/07/2011 |
Otters in Pembrokeshire, Wales
click here
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| 30/06/2011 |
No need for an otter cull - an angler talks sense!
click here
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| 25/06/2011 |
Otters making a comeback in Pennsylvania
click here
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| 23/06/2011 |
Yet another otter dies in an illegal trap, this time in Westmoreland
click here
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| 22/06/2011 |
Aberdeenshire fishery delighted to be host to otters!
click here
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| 16/06/2011 |
Watch a video of playful otters at Bishop's Palace in Somerset
click here
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| 16/06/2011 |
Disappearance of crabs threatening otters
click here
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| 08/06/2011 |
Otters in Lake Gaston, North Carolina and Virginia
click here
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| 08/06/2011 |
Otters making a comeback in East Lancashire
click here
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| 03/06/2011 |
California sea otters benefit from another 5 years funding from taxes
click here
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| 02/06/2011 |
Wildlife at risk from low levels of water in English rivers
click here
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| 31/05/2011 |
Cambridgeshire farm creates habitat for otters
click here
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| 30/05/2011 |
Otters in Falls of Clyde Wildlife Reserve
click here
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| 18/05/2011 |
Otter killed in crayfish trap in southern Scotland
click here
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| 18/05/2011 |
Otter dies in illegal crayfish trap in southern Scotland
click here
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| 16/05/2011 |
Biologists begin study of sea otters in south-east Alaska
click here
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| 14/05/2011 |
Another albino otter - this time in the River Ayr, Scotland
click here
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| 19/04/2011 |
Otter causes chaos in Irish Village - so be warned do not try and handle a wild otter
click here
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| 07/04/2011 |
Otters found dead in illegal trap on the River Humber,
click here
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| 28/03/2011 |
Fish farm uses novel way to keep otters out - lion dung!!
click here
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| 27/03/2011 |
Otters in Tregaron, mid Wales, benefit from flood protection measures
click here
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| 15/03/2011 |
Facebook used in otter survey
click here
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| 15/03/2011 |
Water company helps otters
click here
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| 12/03/2011 |
Three more poachers held in India and otter skin confiscated
click here
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| 09/03/2011 |
Mother and cub seen in Water of Leith, Edinburgh
click here
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| 07/03/2011 |
Otters show signs of recovery in Andalusia
click here
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| 02/03/2011 |
Otters spotted in River Hull
click here
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| 28/02/2011 |
Genetic study of otters in Patagonia
click here
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| 26/02/2011 |
Otter death sparks poison worry in the River Stour
click here
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| 21/02/2011 |
Californian state bill extends fund for sea otter protection
click here
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| 20/02/2011 |
Sea otters help to restore the kelp forest in California
click here
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| 14/02/2011 |
New environmental toxins used in waterproofing threaten Swedish otters
click here
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| 03/02/2011 |
Wild otters spotted in Windermere
click here
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| 01/02/2011 |
Kim Jong Un wears otter fur hat traditionally reserved for his father, President of North Korea.
click here
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| 31/01/2011 |
A pretty sick meal in the Bronx
click here
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| 28/01/2011 |
Are sharks responsible for the rise in sea otter deaths in California
click here
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| 24/01/2011 |
Five otter skins seized and two men arrested in India
click here
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| 22/01/2011 |
Record number of sea otters found dead off California
click here and here
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| 20/01/2011 |
Man charged for illegally selling two sea otter skins in Alaska
click here
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| 06/01/2011 |
Photographer captures a showdown between an otter and a coyote!
click here
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| 04/01/2011 |
Our new otter is in the news
click here
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| 03/01/2011 |
Children know so little about otters that 1 in 5 think they sleep in a nest
click here
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| 31/12/2010 |
Otter numbers improve in Wales but IOSF warns of potential problems
click here
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| 28/12/2010 |
Otter season closed in "Panhandle" area of Idaho. If they catch any more otters after this time they must hand them in for a $10 REWARD!
click here
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| 09/12/2010 |
South Walsham (Norfolk) residents rally round to help injured otter
click here
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| 08/12/2010 |
Minnesota trapper kills record sized otter - if they are not common why has he not been prosecuted for killing it!
click here
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| 07/12/2010 |
Otters filmed using an artificial holt in Cambridgeshire
click here
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| 07/12/2010 |
Otter appears in centre of Paisley during winter snows
click here
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| 05/12/2010 |
New WWF survey of Hari Ke sanctuary, Punjab, India which is home to smooth coated otters
click here
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| 04/12/2010 |
500 otters killed in 16 days as Iowa closes trapping season!
click here
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| 02/12/2010 |
Rabid otter found dead
click here
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| 02/12/2010 |
"Unwanted" otters moved to New Mexico
click here
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| 02/12/2010 |
Southern sea otters of Alaska - numbers have roughly doubled since 2003
click here
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| 01/12/2010 |
US may be willing to get rid of "no-otter" zone off California coast
click here
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| 23/11/2010 |
Rabid otter attacks two people and a dog in Orlando
click here
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| 22/11/2010 |
Otter cub found in Dorset
click here
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| 19/11/2010 |
Otter trappers in Iowa have already caught half their quota
click here
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| 19/11/2010 |
Otter rescued from drain in Malaysia
click here
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| 16/11/2010 |
Photographer captures otter in Nottinghamshire reserve
click here
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| 14/11/2010 |
Sea otter fur - the "golden fur"
click here
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| 04/11/2010 |
Ohio otter trapping season begins
click here
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| 03/11/2010 |
500 River otters to be killed as Iowa trapping season opens
click here
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| 01/11/2010 |
Otters, kingfishers and other wildlife improving on England's waterways
click here
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| 01/11/2010 |
Dog killed by poisoned food put out for sea otters
click here
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| 29/10/2010 |
Southern sea otters venturing into "no-otter zone"
click here
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| 29/10/2010 |
IOSF's Paul Yoxon replies to the report of a huge increase in otter numbers in England
click here
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| 26/10/2010 |
Otter spotted in Edinburgh
click here
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| 19/10/2010 |
Alaskan plan for sea otter recovery
click here
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| 18/10/2010 |
Orca whales preying on Alaskan sea otters
click here
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| 17/10/2010 |
Report by Environment Agency says otters are recovering well in England
click here
However, we must be careful with this as the data only says that an otter has passed through - it does not mean it is resident or breeding. Numbers cannot increase rapidly as otters breed very slowly.
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| 14/10/2010 |
Alaskan sea otter round up - too many in SE and too few in SW
click here
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| 14/10/2010 |
Alaskan tribe sues for right to hunt sea otters
click here
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| 14/10/2010 |
For those of you who missed it here is a brief piece on IOSF from Scottish TV
click here
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| 08/10/2010 |
Saving sea otters, saving ourselves
click here
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| 03/10/2010 |
Alaskan Congressman introduces legislation to enhance the use of sea otter pelts
click here
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| 27/09/2010 |
New fencing available to keep otters out of fisheries.
click here
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| 26/09/2010 |
Otter removed from Oxford children's dictionary!
click here
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| 26/09/2010 |
Yet another threat to sea otters
click here
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| 21/09/2010 |
Sea otters stay in the Kenai Fjords National Park: population appears stable
click here
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| 16/09/2010 |
Increase in shark-bitten sea otters in California
click here
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| 15/09/2010 |
Otters have a new home at Tewkesbury School
click here
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| 13/09/2010 |
Humans implicated in sea otter deaths
click here
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| 11/09/2010 |
Monterey sea otters killed by toxic algae
click here
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| 23/08/2010 |
Otters in the Verde river, Arizona
click here
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| 22/08/2010 |
Otters could be at risk from development of athletes village for Commonwealth Games in Glasgow
click here
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| 21/08/2010 |
Otters in the Provo river, Utah
click here
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| 19/08/2010 |
Sea otters attacked by great white sharks off California
click here
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| 19/08/2010 |
Otters killed by illegal nets in Wales
click here
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| 06/08/2010 |
More information on sea otter decline
click here
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| 03/08/2010 |
Californian sea otter numbers down again
click here
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| 26/07/2010 |
Hairy-nosed otter re-discovered in Sabah
click here
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| 22/07/2010 |
Otters in Minnesota
click here
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| 17/07/2010 |
Otters back in Colorado and doing well
click here
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| 16/07/2010 |
Public opinion sought on otter plan in Utah
click here
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| 07/07/2010 |
Want to reduce global warming - save a sea otter! New report says that they are worth $700m in carbon credits!
click here
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| 05/07/2010 |
River otters recovering in Illinois
click here
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| 03/07/2010 |
Funding boost to help otters in north-east England
click here
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| 02/07/2010 |
€130,000 to be spent on new Irish otter survey
click here
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| 01/07/2010 |
Otters killed in poachers' net in River Tweed
click here
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| 30/06/2010 |
Sea otter shot dead in California
click here
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| 30/06/2010 |
Otters in southern Chile halt the invasion of mink
click here
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| 25/06/2010 |
Otters benefit from new flood defences in Northumberland
click here
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| 24/06/2010 |
Research teams study health and foraging habits of sea otters in Canada
click here
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| 22/06/2010 |
Otter filmed swimming through fish pass in Monmouthshire
click here
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| 21/06/2010 |
Otter seen in Indian city centre
click here
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| 16/06/2010 |
Indiana reintroduction projects is successful
click here
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| 15/06/2010 |
Project underway to count sea otters in Alaska
click here
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| 11/06/2010 |
Otters in Northumberland. Please don't believe that otter numbers have increased from about 350 to 5,000 in 15 years - it simply isn't possible.
click here
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| 10/06/2010 |
Alaskan airport poses a threat to otters
click here
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| 06/06/2010 |
Otter skin found in fur haul in India
click here
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| 05/06/2010 |
Can otters smell underwater?
click here
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| 28/05/2010 |
Two otters die in illegal nets in Yorkshire
click here
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| 27/05/2010 |
Otter that survived the Exxon Valdez oil spill in Alaska dies aged 21
click here
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| 27/05/2010 |
Japanese sea otters charm tourists but annoy fishermen
click here
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| 26/05/2010 |
Meet Fyne, the new otter at our Skye sanctuary.
click here
If you follow the link to "otterly rescue" you will see more pictures of Ron
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| 26/05/2010 |
Utah river otter relocation project
click here
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| 21/05/2010 |
Was the washed up Canadian "monster" an otter?
click here
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| 11/05/2010 |
Two albino otters born in Cheshire Zoo
click here
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| 06/05/2010 |
Court upholds appeal to re-evaluate "No Otter Zone" in California
click here
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| 01/05/2010 |
Otters at risk from oil spill off Louisiana
click here
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| 29/04/2010 |
The Labour MP for angling says otters should be removed from the rivers and taken into sanctuaries to help fish stocks!! IOSF has responded but at this time the response has not been printed.
click here
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| 16/04/2010 |
Give a car and make a difference
If you have an old or scrapped car you can give it to Giveacar and IOSF will receive a donation. For more information go to click here
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| 16/04/2010 |
Article on Mazu
click here
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| 03/04/2010 |
It is now just 26 years after a reintroduction programme brought otters back to West Virginia and yet the State now plans to allow them to be trapped!
click here
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| 01/04/2010 |
Environment Agency to investigate effect of otters on river fisheries in England
click here
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| 31/03/2010 |
Californian sea otter numbers down for the third year running
click here
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| 29/03/2010 |
Slow down on the water for Sea Otters
click here
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| 20/03/2010 |
Otters filmed on a lake in Snowdonia, North Wales
click here
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| 19/03/2010 |
Memorial planned for Elvis the Otter on Mull
click here
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| 17/03/2010 |
River otters on the River Platte, Central Nebraska
click here
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| 15/03/2010 |
Positive steps by Anglers as they fence otters out of their ponds
click here
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| 14/03/2010 |
Minnesota considering expanding otter trapping
click here
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| 13/03/2010 |
Otters in Texas
click here
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| 05/03/2010 |
Otter appears on River Lambourn
click here
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| 05/03/2010 |
Yesterday we had an email from Ricardo Gonzalo Correa who works for the otter conservation organisation, Chinchimen, in Chile.
Sadly Paula Andrea Ayerdi died as a result of the recent earthquake. She was one of the best volunteers with Chinchimen and studied the life and genetics of the marine otter or seacat. The rest of the team are obviously very upset and we send our best wishes to them and to her friends and family.
In a tribute to Paula and her work, Chinchimen have decided to establish an ANNUAL AWARD TO THE BEST VOLUNTEER.
Chinchimen are caring for a young seacat, Chunguita, seen here.
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| 04/03/2010 |
Volunteers wanted in Bristol and Gloucestershire
The Gloucestershire Mammal Group need volunteers to help out with otter (and other mammal) surveys. For more information click here
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| 02/03/2010 |
IOSF helps Congo otter cub
click here
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| 01/03/2010 |
Guyana bans gold mining in the "Land of the Giants"
click here
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| 25/02/2010 |
Sea otters may lose funding from Californian taxes - if you can please do help here.
click here
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| 12/02/2010 |
Otters in Texas are rare but are making a comeback - so why are they hunted?
click here
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| 10/02/2010 |
Otters in Indiana - Only an American would say "the more animals in the freezer the better the population is doing"!!
click here
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| 10/02/2010 |
Sea otter relocation programme dubbed a failure
click here
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| 09/02/2010 |
Otter holt to be built at "wildlife paradise" in Dorset
click here
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| 07/02/2010 |
Otter pelt selling for $110 in Vermont
click here
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| 06/02/2010 |
Otters in Durham
click here
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| 31/01/2010 |
Pennsylvanian Trappers Association fund otter study!!
click here
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| 30/01/2010 |
Hungry sea otters stray into otter no-go area!
click here
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| 29/01/2010 |
Fishfarmer in Hampshire calls for otter cull
click here
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| 28/01/2010 |
New otter cub transferred to Skye
click here
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| 28/01/2010 |
New otter cub transferred to Skye
click here
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| 24/01/2010 |
Where male sea otters bond
click here
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| 24/01/2010 |
Trapping is "green" claim the Missouri Department of Conservation!!!
click here
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| 19/01/2010 |
Otter at Slimbridge enjoys climbing trees!
click here
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| 19/01/2010 |
Otters around Wrexham
click here
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| 19/01/2010 |
Otters in the Minesota river
click here
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| 03/01/2010 |
Otter park being set up in Savoram Biopark in India
click here
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| 28/12/2009 |
Artificial holts being built for otters living near the new Bathgate to Airdrie railway line in Central Scotland
click here
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| 26/12/2009 |
Steps taken to stop otters being hit on Scottish Highland road between Perth and Inverness
click here
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| 23/12/2009 |
American flight delayed by escaped otters!
click here
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| 22/12/2009 |
Mother and cub found dead in crayfish trap in Essex
click here
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| 21/12/2009 |
Good population of Asian Short-Clawed Otters found in Orissa, India
click here
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| 20/12/2009 |
Have you seen an otter in Central New York or Humboldt County, California - If so tell the biologists
For Central New York click here
OR
for Humboldt County click here
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| 18/12/2009 |
Otters appear to be spreading out in Texas
click here
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| 14/12/2009 |
Warming climate could effect British species such as the otter
click here
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| 08/12/2009 |
Sea otters are apparently recovering 20 years after the Exxon Valdez oil spill disaster. For information on the government report and the status of other species click here
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| 08/12/2009 |
What price an otter? Wildlife Extra News revealed a horrendous catalogue of animals for sale in Africa including Cape clawless otter for $1200 and spotted necked otter for $1000. click here to read the full list.
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| 07/12/2009 |
Villagers in India fear otters
click here
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| 03/12/2009 |
New "greener" foam for use on jetties will stop otters chewing it to make their homes.
click here
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| 03/12/2009 |
Otters get a new home at Snape Marshes, Suffolk
click here
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| 27/11/2009 |
An otter is introduced to the Middle Provo River, Utah
click here
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| 20/11/2009 |
Man pleads guilty to illegal hunting of sea otters.
click here
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| 20/11/2009 |
Otter rescue filmed in Romania
click here
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| 19/11/2009 |
UPDATE ON SNARES CAMPAIGN
Yesterday we had an email from Louise Robertson, from the League Against Cruel Sports, with an update on the campaign:
"We finally had some good news yesterday on the snaring campaign. Our petition was discussed by the Petitions Committee and the Committee agreed that the responses it had had from the Government to the questions on snaring had been far from satisfactory. It subsequently decided that the committee would invite Roseanna Cunningham to come along to a Committee meeting and be questioned in person on the issues surrounding snaring.
This is a really positive step forward and was an unexpected move for the Committee to take. We don’t yet know the date for the next hearing but will circulate as soon as we have it."
We will keep you informed.
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| 17/11/2009 |
Otters breeding at Radipole Lake, Weymouth
click here
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| 16/11/2009 |
Yet another otter dies in a snare
click here
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| 13/11/2009 |
Young otter dies in dumped duvet
click here
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| 12/11/2009 |
First wild otter seen in Switzerland
click here
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| 11/11/2009 |
Boost for growing otter population in Tyneside
click here
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| 10/11/2009 |
More otter skins found in India
click here
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