Archive of Otter News

All otter news more than three months old is listed below, most recent at the top

• 04/06/10: North Carolina: WNC Nature Center names new otter Obi Wan
• 02/06/10: Alaska: Saving 3 pounds of furry, fluffy joy
• 01/06/10: Florida: 'Josh the Baby Otter' educates children
• 30/05/10: Connecticut: At Beardsley Zoo, if it's not one thing, it's an otter
• 28/05/10: Yorkshire: Otters die at High Eske Nature Reserve after getting trapped in illegal fishing nets
• 27/05/10: Washington: Otter that survived Exxon Valdez is euthanized
• 27/05/10: Oregon: Oregon Zoo gives rescued river otters a home
• 27/05/10: Japan: Nemuro otters charm tourists, vex fishermen
• 26/05/10: Isle of Man: Wildlife Park's Canadian otter is recaptured
• 26/05/10: Utah: Utah river otter relocation project taking hold
• 26/05/10: Iraq: Dante's hell for animals?
  [Otter Joy: Skins of otters being used to make pouches for drug smuggling]
• 25/05/10: Washington: Otter at Seattle Aquarium knows all about health effects of oil spill
• 25/05/10: Scotland: Mystery over 'friendly' otter cub found in Glencoe
• 24/05/10: Alaska: Baby sea otter finds new home
• 22/05/10: Isle of Man: Appeal for sightings of missing otter
• 20/05/10: California: Otter habitat, animal care center make a splash at Aquarium
• 20/05/10: Cumbria: New Carlisle bypass route kind to city's creatures
• 18/05/10: Canada: River otters delight Westsyde residents
• 16/05/10: California: Monterey Bay Aquarium: Leave stranded otters alone
• 16/05/10: Cornwall: Rescued otters being killed after release back into wild
• 15/05/10: Gloucestershire: Filming a wildlife programme with my sons
• 14/05/10: North Carolina: Help me, otter, you're my only hope
• 11/05/10: Scotland: SAC Vets Pay Tribute to Bute’s Gourmet Otters
• 10/05/10: Ireland: Fishing club members discover illegal coarse nets in Co Westmeath
• 09/05/10: London: Edwin Landseer's Otter Speared: rare display for 'gruesome' painting
  [Otter Joy: a vile picture of a vile 'sport' but an awful warning to us in the UK of what the pro-hunting lobby want to bring back]
• 08/05/10: Washington: Otter named Mother of the Year at Tacoma’s Point Defiance Zoo
• 07/05/10: California: Surrogate-reared sea otters released by the Monterey Bay Aquarium give birth to their second pups
• 06/05/10: North Carolina: Vote for your favorite name for WNC Nature Center's new otter
• 05/05/10: Tennessee: Flooding take its toll on non-human lives
• 04/05/10: Oxfordshire: Wildlife site could be home to otters
• 03/05/10: New York: Binghamton Zoo: Mothers Day Event
• 03/05/10: Devon: Otters eating too many fish, says Labour campaigner
• 30/04/10: Cumbria: Otter takes Giant Leap in New Habitat
• 30/04/10: Louisiana: Massive oil spill reaches Louisiana shore
• 27/04/10: Florida: Baby otters make debut at Palm Beach Zoo
• 26/04/10: Luxemburg: New Bread Launched, part of proceeds go to Otter Conservation
• 23/04/10: California: Trotter takes on otters
• 22/04/10: Oregon: River otter lands a meal in east Medford
• 21/04/10: Gloucestershire: Baby otter found dead in North Woodchester
• 17/04/10: India: Surat zoo plans to get lions in exchange for Indian Otters
• 15/04/10: Louisiana: Buck the Otter is Audubon Aquarium's Resident Teenager
• 14/04/10: Wales: Otters may scupper plans for Urdd organisers
  [Otter Joy: illustrated with a North American River Otter instead of a Eurasian]
• 14/04/10: Cheshire: Praying otter photo wins award
• 13/04/10: Colorado: Missing Otter, Day 19: Zoo officials confident Kitchi still on the move
• 09/04/10: California: Who Will Pay to Protect the Sea Otters?
• 08/04/10: Oregon: Riverfront park statue is back where he “otter” be
• 08/04/10: Colorado: Still searching for Kitchi
• 08/04/10: Florida: Otters getting new home
• 06/04/10: California: River otter one of Clear Lake's interesting animals
• 06/04/10: California: Monterey Bay Aquarium's youngest sea otter, Kit, back behind the scenes
• 05/04/10: Yorkshire: Canoeists spot animal and den on riverbank
• 04/04/10: Bangladesh: Simon Reeve's Bangladesh
• 02/04/10: Colorado: New additions at Mill Mountain Zoo
• 02/04/10: Colorado: Search for zoo's otter enters 2nd week
• 30/03/10: New Zealand: Otter mates pass away together
• 30/03/10: North Carolina: Help name the WNC Nature Center's otter
• 30/03/10: Colorado: Missing Otter Still On The Loose
• 29/03/10: California: Report: Otter Population Still Declining
• 29/03/10: California: Slow down on the water for sea otters in Elkhorn Slough
• 27/03/10: Colorado: Zoo officials seek fugitive otter
• 26/03/10: Colorado: Otter escapes from Cheyenne Mountain Zoo
• 26/03/10: Oregon: Otter Sculpture Stolen in Corvallis Has Been Returned
• 25/03/10: Oregon: Otter-ly missing
• 22/03/10: Australia: LANXESS partners with Taronga Conservation Society Australia as a Champion Sponsor of small-clawed otters at Taronga Zoo
• 22/03/10: Cumbria: New arrival at the zoo is settling in
• 20/03/10: Texas: Weaseling their way into former habitats
• 20/03/10: Wales: Otters make a welcome return to Tal-y-llyn
• 18/03/10: Dorset: Weymouth nature reserve gives otters a helping hand
• 18/03/10: Scotland: Town all shook up after Elvis the otter dies
• 17/03/10: Nebraska: River otters add to Platte River ecosystem
• 16/03/10: Florida: Florida Aquarium Adopts an Orphaned River Otter
• 13/03/10: Texas: Weaseling their way into former habitats
• 11/03/10: Florida: Warning issued after second otter rescue
• 11/03/10: Canada: Sea otters' West Coast comeback
• 11/03/10: North Carolina: New otter debuts at WNC Nature Center
• 09/03/10: California: Saving Otters By Doing Taxes
• 09/03/10: North Carolina: Nature Center gets new otter
• 05/03/10: Florida: Officials confirm otter that attacked elderly man was rabid
• 05/03/10: Arizona: Wildlife World Zoo and Aquarium adds trio of rare Asian otters
• 05/03/10: Berkshire: Rare otter makes appearance in River Lambourn
• 04/03/10: Gloucestershire: Gloucestershire Mammal Group seeks otter surveyers
• 02/03/10: Pennsylvania: Otters born at Erie Zoo
• 02/03/10: Ireland: Elusive, solitary and cloaked in lore - the Otter
• 02/03/10: Florida: Mill Mountain Zoo's newest arrivals: Lithe, lovely lady otters
• 02/03/10: Republic of Congo: Skye group aids rare Congo otter
  IOSF: Photos of the Baby Otter
  [Otter Joy: You can donate to help the baby otter at the IOSF website]
• 01/03/10: Florida: Clearwater Marine Aquarium's (CMA) Stranding Team Rescues an Otter Pup
• 01/03/10: Guyana: Guyana bans gold mining in the 'Land of the Giants'
• 26/02/10: Scotland: Otter rescued by Shiskine couple and Brodick Rangers
• 25/02/10: Oxfordshire: Get out and go wild: Chimney Meadows
• 25/02/10: New Hampshire: Plaistow officer talks about animals on the wild side
• 24/02/10: California: California Sea Otter Fund's Survival in Jeopardy
• 23/02/10: Cheshire: Event promises a real home from home for otters
• 20/02/10: Texas: River otters a rare sight in Texas, but getting less so
• 19/02/10: Scotland: Otter killed on Kildonan road
• 18/02/10: New York: The Wild Center mourns loss of otter
  [Otter Joy: Anaesthesia is notoriously tricky in diving mamnals, but to suture the
  wounds on an adult otter, there is little choice because they can be so dangerous.
  They did the right thing but luck ran out....]
• 18/02/10: California: Rescued Sea Otter Pup Goes on Exhibit
• 17/02/10: California: Otter Makes Home In Fair Oaks Pond
• 16/02/10: New York: Atlantis Marine World Introduces Rescued Otter to Marine Exhibit
• 13/02/10: Maine: Feeding otter mistaken for drowning snowmobiler
• 12/02/10: Texas: Rarely seen otter may be making comeback in Texas
• 12/02/10: Cornwall: Just wild about Harry otter
• 10/02/10: North Carolina: Keep your eyes open for the elusive otter
• 09/02/10: Leicestershire: A mere £1,000 can protect a fishery from otter attacks
  [Otter Joy: Finally, some common sense!]
• 08/02/10: Bangladesh: Bangladesh reveals river delta's wildlife
• 06/02/10: Northumberland: Keep an eye out for the elusive otter
• 04/02/10: Somerset: Snowflake the otter on the road to recovery
• 03/02/10: Suffolk: Dead otters were struck by cars
• 01/02/10: Leicestershire: Otters make a return to Leicestershire's cleaner waterways
• 31/01/10: Hampshire: Otters under attack?
• 30/01/10: California: Hungry Otters Stray Into Fishermen's Territory
  [Otter Joy: Or "Profit-Driven Fishermen take over Hungry Otters' Territory, Angered by Original Occupants' Return"]
• 29/01/10: Hampshire: Hampshire business owner calls for otter cull
  [Otter Joy: In the rest of Europe, fish farms HAVE to invest in fencing - not to protect against otters who might eat the fish but bears who might eat the fishermen... Fencing stops the otter 'problem' - so INVEST !!!!!! Oh but it's so much cheaper to kill the otter... ]
• 28/01/10: Scotland: Rescued otter continues recovery
• 27/01/10: Norfolk: Otters are more common than many of us realise
• 27/01/10: New Hampshire: Firefighters respond to call by putting one foot in front of otter
• 24/01/10: California: Where Male Otters Bond: Elkhorn Slough 'rafts' found to offer social structure
• 20/01/10: Connecticut: River Otter Raised By Human Hands Visits The Master's School
• 20/01/10: Cheshire: Training course for Cheshire land managers and farmers focuses on building homes for otters
• 20/01/10: Gibralter: MV Eddystone visits Naval Base
• 19/01/10: Wales: Sweet smell of success for otters
• 19/01/10: Gloucestershire: 'Rebellious' otter goes high and dry to escape mum and sisters
• 18/01/10: Minnesota: Signs of life in Minnesota River
• 18/01/10: Devon: Otter population is on the up
• 13/01/10: Somerset: Orphan otter caught in the snow
• 13/01/10: Suffolk : Otters force Waveney angling club to give up lease
  Otter Joy: Illustrated with an African Spotted-Necked Otter!
  Apparently they have lost 40K of fish but “can't afford” 18K of fencing
• 13/01/10: Oregon : Resilient sea otter battles deadly infection
• 11/01/10: Pakistan : Smooth-coated Otter
• 09/01/10: Cumbria: Cumbrian wildlife suffering in the big freeze
• 08/01/10: Devon: When's it going to get 'otter?
• 04/01/10: Scotland: Otter cub found on roadside now 'thriving'
• 03/01/10: Pennsylvania: Wildlife: Otters rebounding due to protection, stocking
• 03/01/10: India: Sarovaram Biopark works
• 01/01/10: Yorkshire: Young otters safe and sound in caring hands
• 01/01/10: Alaska: Local otters make recent tracking trip a family affair
• 31/12/09: Japan: Sea otter Ku-chan and friends take up station in Hokkaido cove
• 28/12/09: California: What's better than one keyboard-playing otter? Two keyboard-playing otters, of course!
• 26/12/09: Scotland: Tiny steps lend otters a helping paw
• 23/12/09: California: Wild Neighbors: A Romp of Otters at Jewel Lake
• 23/12/09: Ohio: Columbus-Bound Flight Delayed By Otters
• 22/12/09: Cheshire: BASC - Otters to get new homes on Cheshire riverbanks
• 22/12/09: California: Otters found dead in crayfish trap
• 21/12/09: California: Otter observations: Decade-long study includes citizens in science
• 21/12/09: Lancashire: It gets otter and otter at reserve!
• 20/12/09: New York: Seen a river otter lately in CNY? Call the DEC
• 18/12/09: Texas: Presence of river otters signals an ecological recovery
• 18/12/09: Derbyshire: Otters back in the Wye after two centuries
• 18/12/09: Lancashire: As the city shivers, reserve gets otter!
• 16/12/09: Somerset: Your morning adorable: Otters throw their paws in the air, wave 'em like they just don't care
• 16/12/09: Somerset: Otter-ly cute at Secret World
• 13/12/09: Shetland: Motorists warned as conservation group reports high number of otter deaths
• 11/12/09: Tennessee: A Snowman Like No Otter At The Tennessee Aquarium
• 03/12/09: Suffolk: Marsh otters get artificial home
• 01/12/09: Somerset: Puddle the otter recovering well at animal charity near Burnham-on-Sea
• 30/11/09: Scotland: Otterly fabulous: The artist who has been painting his furry friends for 20 years
• 25/11/09: Utah: Otter is released on Provo River
• 21/11/09: India: Wildlife sleuths find China link thriving
• 20/11/09: Alaska: Craig man pleads guilty to sea otter hide sales
• 19/11/09: Romania: Otter Stuck Behind Fridge Rescued
• 18/11/09: India: Big catch: Sansar aide in cops net
• 17/11/09: Dorset: Otters spotted at Weymouth's Radipole Lake
• 17/11/09: Israel: 'Wet Side Story' Opens at Jerusalem Biblical Zoo
• 17/11/09: Pakistan: Keenjhar, largest freshwater lake, faces degradation
• 13/11/09: Northumberland: Young otter dies in dumped duvet
• 12/11/09: Switzerland: First Swiss wild otter sighting in 20 years
• 12/11/09: Pakistan: Chotiari reservoir - an ecological disaster
• 11/11/09: Tyneside: Otter takes up residence in Cross Creek
• 10/11/09: Lincolnshire: Otter takes up residence in Cross Creek
• 09/11/09: Lincolnshire: Otters return to Lincolnshire's waterways
• 08/11/09: India: Seizure shows poachers Delhi, Maharashtra link
• 07/11/09: Nepal: Seizure shows poachers Delhi, Maharashtra link
• 06/11/09: Florida: Otter Worldly: Theyre social animals that love the water, perfecting hunting skills and survival moves
• 04/11/09: Worcestershire: Bellamys VIP site visit
• 03/11/09: Scotland: Elvis the otter shows off tricks
• 01/11/09: Devon: Otters enjoy ghoulish gourmet treat in Combe Martin
• 31/10/09: Florida: SFC otters named after more than 1,000 suggestions
• 28/10/09: Scotland: Conservationists concerned for otters in quarry
• 26/10/09: Lake District: Aquarium Otters Enjoy A Pumpkin Party
• 24/10/09: Nebraska: Researchers working on getting the 'poop' on river otters
• 24/10/09: New Mexico: 6 wild otters from Wash. released into NM river
• 21/10/09: Ohio: Meet Linus the otter
• 20/10/09: France: Giant otters relax in French zoo
• 19/10/09: Canada: Sea otters transform B.C. coast
• 17/10/09: California: Our Ocean Backyard: Sea otter population down, deaths up
• 17/10/09: Canada: This is how life 'otter' be
• 16/10/09: Oregon: Orphaned Baby River Otter Goes on Display at Oregon Zoo
• 14/10/09: Colorado: State's river otter odyssey a grand, successful tale
• 11/10/09: Washington State: Spike in dead sea otters catches wildlife officials' attention
• 10/10/09: California: Los Angeles Zoo Receives Two Francois’ Langurs and Two Giant Otters
• 08/10/09: Northumberland: Otter-ly adorable!
• 07/10/09: Alaska: Feds give sea otters habitat protection in Alaska
• 07/10/09: Alaska: Alaska Sea Otters Gain Habitat Protection
• 07/10/09: Montana: Researchers dive into little-known river otters world
• 02/10/09: Scotland: Otter cub cared for in Ayrshire
• 01/10/09: UK: After 80 years, Winnie-the-Pooh has a new friend: Lottie the Otter
• 30/09/09: California: EDC sues Fish and Wildlife over otter habitat
• 30/09/09: Cheshire: Anglers to fight plans for otter park between Northwich and Winsford
• 27/09/09: Greater Teeside: Otter project hindered by dumping
• 22/09/09: North Dakota: Greater Minot Zoological Society pays for otter exhibit without outside help
• 20/09/09: Pennsylvania: ESU student's project focuses on 'charismatic' river otter
• 14/09/09: Manchester: Endangered otter spotted in the River Bollin
• 11/09/09: California: 2009 Ken Norris Memorial Lecture Series focuses on sea otters
• 11/09/09: Northumberland: A new angle on poaching
• 10/09/09: Canada: Terra Nova monitors otter population
• 08/09/09: Louisiana: A Special Otter Day at Audubon Aquarium of the Americas on 26 September
• 06/09/09: Derbyshire: Otterly in love
• 01/09/09: Canada: Swimmer attacked by otter at Lake Lillian
• 01/09/09: Scotland: Crafty otter the culprit for salmon deaths
• 30/08/09: Pennsylvania: The river otter's return to the Poconos
• 28/08/09: Lake District: Watch otters at play at the Lakes Aquarium
• 28/08/09: Lake District: Learn about otters in the Lake District
• 27/08/09: Philadelphia: Video: Super Cute Baby Otters At Zoo
• 25/08/09: Somerset: Orphaned Ozzy at Secret World
• 24/08/09: Scotland: Scotland tour otter faring well
• 24/08/09: Missouri: Otter scat may be the key to counting otters
• 22/08/09: Minnesota: River otters return to the Mississippi in Mpls.
• 21/08/09: California: Monterey Bay Aquarium's two-year otter exhibit ends Sept. 13
• 20/08/09: Pakistan: Experts demand strict breeding plan for otter conservation
• 18/08/09: Georgia: Otter and dogs best friends at wildlife sanctuary
• 18/08/09: California: Sea Otter Radio Receiver Stolen
• 18/08/09: Tyne & Wear: Eco firm efforts to protect otters
• 16/08/09: Manchester: Otter filmed on CCTV enjoying city life
• 12/08/09: Gloucestershire: Otters and beavers at historic Slimbridge exhibit
• 12/08/09: Minnesota: Otter fountain at Lake Park
• 09/08/09: Wisconsin: Woman says she was repeatedly bitten by otters
• 07/08/09: Oregon: Orphaned, attacked river otter recovering at Oregon Zoo
• 06/08/09: South Korea: Small power plants slated for rivers
• 05/08/09: New York: Otter change-up at The Wild Center
• 05/08/09: Worcestershire: Wyre Forest wildlife showcase
• 04/08/09: Norfolk: Otters found dead in Waveney
• 02/08/09: Washington DC: How they voted in Washington: Southern Sea Otters
• 31/07/09: Norfolk: Setback for clubs seeking anti-otter fence cash aid
• 31/07/09: Essex: Mole Hall set to restock and reopen to the public
• 30/07/09: Worcestershire: Otters are thriving with help from their friends
• 29/07/09: Sussex: Daring otter pair enjoy life on the wildside after escaping from park
• 28/07/09: Washington: Sea Otter Population Rebounds in US Northwest
• 24/07/09: Lancashire: Win a chance to see the otters just released at WWT Martin Mere
• 23/07/09: Tyne and Wear: Otters on comeback trail across Wearside
• 23/07/09: Florida: Young otters romp at zoo
• 22/07/09: Alaska: Orphaned sea otter pup dies at SeaLife Center
• 22/07/09: United Kingdom: 40 Years after Vanishing, Otters return Nationwide
  [Otter Joy: illustrated once again with Beenie, the Asian Small-Clawed Otter, who is NOT a British otter]
• 16/07/09: California: Sea Otter Funding Dries Up, Needs $40K
• 15/07/09: Surrey: Otter cubs born in artificial home
• 15/07/09: Gloucestershire: Otter Family move to a New Home
• 09/07/09: South Carolina: Two new retirees settling in at Summerville sanctuary
• 07/07/09: New Zealand: Otter pair become parents
• 30/06/09: California: California sea otter population drops for first time since 1990s
• 30/06/09: Colorado: Rocky Mountain Hospital for Children & Denver Zoo Announce Mascot Contest Winner
• 30/06/09: New Zealand: Otter Pups Born At Auckland Zoo
• 29/06/09: Pennsylvania: July 5th is Otter Day at Lincoln Children's Zoo
• 29/06/09: Pennsylvania: Awed by Otters
• 24/06/09: Alaska: What could be otter?
• 18/06/09: Alaska: New Atlantic Ocean seal virus found in Kachemak Bay otters
• 16/06/09: Massachusetts: Ecotarium asks for help naming female otter
• 16/06/09: California: Freshwater Otter Tickles the Ivories
• 14/06/09: Alaska: Public comment period on sea otter habitat extended
• 13/06/09: Devon: Sidmouth man spots early morning otter
• 10/06/09: Alaska: Sea otters wash ashore in Kachemak Bay
• 09/06/09: USA: Coats for Cubs gives fur back to the animals
• 08/06/09: New York: Zoo keeps growing: 1st two otters arrive
• 07/06/09: United Kingdom: Anglers call for cull of otters over fish havoc
  [Otter Joy: Illustrated by Beenie the Asian Small-Clawed Otter, who, ironically, disliked fish altogether]
• 05/06/09: Cambridgeshire: Child could be next to die on road
• 02/06/09: Kansas: Debut goes swimmingly for Sedgwick County Zoo's otter pups
• 01/06/09: West Midlands: Baby otters make a splash at Dudley Zoo
• 01/06/09: Florida: New home for Ottertail city’s otter mascot?
• 01/06/09: Florida: Otters adorable? Just ask a turtle
• 30/05/09: UK: It’s an Otterly Mad Week from 30 May – 6 June, 2009?
  [Otter Joy: Do something fun to help otters!]
• 28/05/09: Lancashire: New otter enclosure at Martin Mere?
  
• 28/05/09: Scotland: Warning over illegal traps
  
• 27/05/09: Norfolk: Plenty for everyone ahead of new season
  
• 26/05/09: Lincolnshire: Can you help spot otters?
  
• 26/05/09: Canada: Some traditions are better laid to rest
  
• 25/05/09: Cumbria: Party with the Otters this Whitsun
  
• 23/05/09: Devon: Trust staff's delight as their nimble intruder is captured on camera
  
• 23/05/09: Scotland: Call for action after otters and seabirds starve to death
  
• 22/05/09: Devon: Wild otter makes nightly visits to office
  
• 22/05/09: Norfolk: Could it be happy families for fish stocks and otters?
  
• 21/05/09: New York: Wiley pupils' $4,213 secures right to name otter
  
• 21/05/09: Oxfordshire: Wildlife of our rivers
  
• 19/05/09: Texas: Missing Otter at Texas State Aquarium Found
  
• 18/05/09: Scotland: A Wild Otter Comes Calling On Sea Life Aquarium - Loch Lomond's 3 In-Season Females
  
• 14/05/09: Alaska: Otter pup to swim up close and personal
  
• 12/05/09: Cumbria: Otters thrill visitors to the Lake District
  
• 12/05/09: Finland: Zoo in the snow
  
• 11/05/09: Alaska: Comment Period Open Again on Process for Northern Sea Otters
  
• 11/05/09: Cameroon: 15 arrested for poaching
  
• 10/05/09: Washington: Sea otters, resilient against virus, growing in population
  
• 09/05/09: Scotland: An otter, a dead sheep and an outboard motor: Some of the weird items found blocking Scotland's drains
  
• 07/05/09: Pakistan: Caged otter stirs environmental, animal rights concerns
  
• 06/05/09: Lancashire: Ellesmere Port’s Blue Planet Aquarium provides special treat for its new otters
• 30/04/09: Norfolk: Fencing is a sensible investment
  
• 30/04/09: Japan: Kushiro's new resident: Ku-chan the sea otter
  
• 29/04/09: Malaysia: Mousedeer and Otters in the Belum/Temengor Forest Reserve
  
• 29/04/09: Hamphsire: Otters accustomed to city living in Winchester
  [Otter Joy: Illustrated with Beenie the Asian Small-Clawed Otter ... but at least the video footage is of a Eurasian (British) Otter]
• 28/04/09: Alaska: Rescued sea otter pup ready for debut
  
• 26/04/09: Minnesota: Otters to play in fountain
  
• 22/04/09: Alaska: Sea otter population at 3,600
  
• 22/04/09: Alaska: Second man charged in poaching
  
• 22/04/09: Canada: Fossil of a walking seal found
  
• 22/04/09: Cheshire: Otter park mooted for River Weaver stretch between Northwich and Winsford
  
• 22/04/09: Somerset: Somerset Otter Group April Newsletter
  
• 21/04/09: Washington: Man vs. cunning, destructive neighbor
  
• 15/04/09: Norfolk: Anglers fight back against otter threat
  [Otter Joy: Illustrated once again with Beenie the Asian Small-Clawed Otter ... who ironically did not care for fish at all]
• 14/04/09: Shetland: Osteopath gives otter a leg up
  
• 13/04/09: California: Oiled sea otter doing well after rehab
  
• 13/04/09: California: Reward offered in beheading of sea otter, elephant seal
  
• 13/04/09: New York: Piece of water tank for otter exhibit arrives at zoo
  
• 10/04/09: Cambridgeshire: Otters receive protection from the roads
  
• 10/04/09: California: Decapitated mammals found on a beach in Morro Bay have officials puzzled
  
• 09/04/09: Iraq: Wildlife At Risk as Iraq's Marshlands Shrink Again
  
• 08/04/09: Alaska: Stranded otter had testicular cancer
  
• 07/04/09: Alaska: Kodiak sea otters stable
  
• 06/04/09: Essex: Roding find is otterly fantastic
  
• 06/04/09: Iraq: Uncovering Iraqs unique wildlife
  [Otter Joy: Huge news - Maxwell's Otter is NOT EXTINCT! ...]
• 04/04/09: Isle of Wight: Otter spot for park's new residents
  
• 03/04/09: Cumbria: Rescue centre's swimming lessons for baby otter Pip
  
• 03/04/09: Shetland: Osteopath comes north to help otter
  
• 01/04/09: Alaska: Skittle OK, other otter euthanized
  
• 01/04/09: Gloucestershire: Otters living in Cirencester, and other rivers throughout the Cotswolds
  
• 31/03/09: Massachusetts: Otter goes mattress shopping
  
• 31/03/09: California: Olive the Otter on the Eve of Release
  
• 30/03/09: Scotland: West Highland otters on the move
  
• 29/03/09: Florida: Otter surprise: Family discovers baby critter in their yard
  
• 28/03/09: Missouri: A tale of two otters (mourning the passing of Glenn Chambers' otter Splash)
  
• 27/03/09: Cambridgeshire: Otters: Highways Agency give a helping hand with special crossing for threatened wildlife
  
• 27/03/09: Norfolk: Anglers and Otters
  
• 26/03/09: Alaska: Skittle the sea otter is more than eye-candy
  
• 25/03/09: California: Dedicated marine mammal volunteers save oiled otter
  
• 25/03/09: Alaska: Otters and oil: Problems remain
  
• 24/03/09: Oregon: Welcome back otters
  
• 24/03/09: California: Remember sea otters when doing taxes
  
• 24/03/09: Australia: Rose and Harley’s check up
  
• 20/03/09: California: Rescued sea otter from Monterey Bay to be released Tuesday
  
• 20/03/09: Cumbria: Otter's posh nosh gives Cumbrian rescue centre new fund-raising idea
  
• 20/03/09: Alaska: SeaLife Center takes in sea otter pup
  
• 20/03/09: Skye: New home for lost otter cub Dylan
  
• 20/03/09: Shetland: Scrapstore help re-house injured otter
  
• 19/03/09: New York: Are Otters Back on Long Island? New study says its true
  
• 19/03/09: North Carolina: PK Invites You To An Otter Birthday Party Next Saturday
  
• 19/03/09: Australia: Zoo revamp means more otters and room with a view
  
• 16/03/09: Oregon: Sea otter sighting raises stir, questions
  
• 15/03/09: Texas: Area's otter population growing
  
• 14/03/09: Washington: Sea otter spotted at mouth of the Columbia River
  
• 13/03/09: County Durham: Otters return to Teesmouth
  
• 12/03/09: Florida: Vote Has Been Tallied: Otter Called 'Brandon'
  
• 11/03/09: County Durham: Otters spotted at nature reserve
  
• 11/03/09: Cheshire: BASC: New homes for otters in Cheshire
  
• 10/03/09: Alaska: Poacher sentenced to 3 years in prison
  
• 09/03/09: Scotland: Round-the-clock care for orphaned otter
  
• 06/03/09: Texas: Otter tracks -- if not the animals themselves -- show healthy ecosystem
  
• 05/03/09: California: Sea otter population appears to continue decline
  
• 05/03/09: Florida: Orphaned otter thrives at Aquarium
  
• 04/03/09: Florida: Orphaned Otter recovers at Aquarium
  
• 04/03/09: Japan: Sea otter gets own Doll Festival
  
• 04/03/09: Florida: Limping Orphan Otter Latest Aquarium Addition
  
• 28/02/09: India: 69 leopards dead in eight weeks
  
• 28/02/09: Scotland: Abandoned baby otter mistook harmonica player for its mother
  
• 27/02/09: California: Oily otter recovering after bath
  
• 26/02/09: India: From timber to tiger skin trade, Gajakosh did it all
  
• 26/02/09: Oregon: Sea otter sighting stirs hope on central Coast
  
• 26/02/09: Cambodia: Otter workshop to promote new view on conservation
  
• 26/02/09: Australia: Otter be happy with that
  
• 25/02/09: Kansas: Hutch Zoo Otter Returns After 8-Day Frolic
  
• 24/02/09: Scotland: Mailbag rescue otter on the move
  
• 21/02/09: Indiana: Three new at the zoo
  
• 21/02/09: Suffolk: How to spot an otter
  
• 19/02/09: Oregon: Rare sea otter confirmed at Depoe Bay
  
• 19/02/09: California: Monterey Bay sea otter finds video camera, turns tables on photographer
  
• 19/02/09: California: California sea otters do better on abalone diet, scientists find
  
• 18/02/09: Ireland: Fisherman in awe as otter and eel fight to the death
  
• 18/02/09: Manchester: Otters check in at airport 'hotel'
  
• 17/02/09: Dorset: Rescued otter is ‘doing well’
  
• 16/02/09: Shetland: Hillswick otter still improving
  
• 16/02/09: India: Endangered species on the edge
  
• 13/02/09: California: Protect California sea otters and endangered species when filing taxes
  [Otter Joy: So they use a North American River Otter instead of a Sea Otter ...]
• 13/02/09: Gloucestershire: Otter woman's surprise part in blockbuster movie
  
• 13/02/09: Ireland: Illegal nets seized on
  
• 12/02/09: California: Sea Otters' Diet is Clue to Slow Recovery
  
• 10/02/09: Florida: Wild otter checks itself into the Jacksonville zoo
  
• 07/02/09: Essex: Sssh! Shy otters love the Colne
  [Otter Joy: Illustrated with Asian Short-Claws again instead of Eurasian Otters]
• 06/02/09: Surrey: Otters visit the Lower Thames after Environment Agency builds new home
  [Otter Joy: For the sake of variety, this time they have used a Sea Otter instead of a Eurasian Otter]
• 05/02/09: Scotland: Skye proves a popular sanctuary for otters
  
• 05/02/09: Massachusetts: At play in the Charles, the resurgent otter
  
• 03/02/09: South Carolina: Search continues for otter hit by car
  
• 01/02/09: New York: Rare visitor: river otter in Cold Spring Harbor
  
• 31/01/09: India: Forest officials arrest tribesman
  
• 30/01/09: West Berkshire: Rare otter smiles for camera
  
• 29/01/09: Scotland: Abandoned otter makes furry friend
  
• 29/01/09: Wales: Welsh otters ready to invade England
  
• 28/01/09: Wales: Research into otter strongholds
  
• 28/01/09: Scotland: Otter tours Scotland in postbag
  
• 27/01/09: Lancashire: Otters return to Ramsbottom after 100 years
  
• 23/01/09: New York State: State grant withdrawn, otter exhibit goes on
  
• 23/01/09: Manchester: Otters back 100 years on
  [Otter Joy: Once again Beenie the Short-Claw stands in for Eurasian Otters]
• 23/01/09: Shetland: Otter struggles to find its feet
• 22/01/09: California: Otters are back after 100 years
• 22/01/09: California: Otters struggle with new foods
• 21/01/09: Essex: Pitter patter of tiny clawed feet
• 20/01/09: Scotland: Forfar Loch is Home to Family of Otters
• 19/01/09: California: Food choices and location influence California sea otter exposure to disease
• 18/01/09: Ireland: Squatter otter sparks Dublin zoo chaos
• 16/01/09: Somerset: Young otter is in the safe hands of Burnham-On-Sea wildlife charity
• 15/01/09: Derbyshire: Ellie wishes it would get a bit 'otter
• 15/01/09: Indiana: Otters sighted in local rivers
• 12/01/09: Devon: Dead otter mystery solved
• 09/01/09: Scotland: Raemoir anglers take pity on otter
• 08/01/09: Scotland: Fingal the otter captured after going a bridge too far
• 08/01/09: Devon: Escot otters take to the ice for park visitors
• 07/01/09: California: Report - Disease, oil spills threaten California sea otters
• 07/01/09: Worcestershire: Caught on camera: hungry otter on his lunch break
• 06/01/09: Alaska: Craig Resident pleads Guilty to Wildlife Violations
• 01/01/09: California: Leroy the river otter: Wet and wild
• 31/12/08: California: Once-scarce otter is now swimming toward comeback
• 31/12/08: Somerset: Somerset Otter Group Autumn Newsletter
  Otter Joy: Apologies to SOG for not having put this up earlier
• 30/12/08: South Dakota: Otters enthusiastically embrace fun
• 30/12/08: Switzerland: Otters set to return to Switzerland
• 29/12/08: North Carolina: Nature Center otter dies unexpectedly
• 28/12/08: Alaska: Craig man pleads guilty to poaching sea otters
• 24/12/08: Illinois: Kewanee bank's river otter dies
• 17/12/08: Dorset: An otter they couldn't refuse... and she's rescued from the riverbank
• 15/12/08: Alaska: Alaska Sea Otters Gain Habitat Protection
• 13/12/08: United Kingdom: Urban otters join foxes and squirrels in Britain's towns and cities
  Otter Joy: Illustrated once again with Beenie the short-clawed otter
• 12/12/08: Scotland: 20 Years of Caring for Otters
• 12/12/08: Vermont: Otter tests positive for rabies
• 12/12/08: Leicestershire: Elusive otter is a picture in river home
• 10/12/08: Florida: Rescued Otter Makes A Splash With Return To Wild
• 10/12/08: Norfolk: Bid to protect otters from angry angling community
• 06/12/08: Northumberland: Otter rescued from roadside by villagers
• 04/12/08: Scotland: Oban otter makes dash for freedom
• 27/11/08: California: Dr. James Mattison dies at age 83
• 25/11/08: Yorkshire: Otter pays a visit to Whitby Harbour
• 25/11/08: Chester: Luxury apartment brings otter delight
• 25/11/08: California: Special Mom gives Birth in Wild
• 21/11/08: California: Special Mom gives Birth in Wild
• 21/11/08: Cambodia: Rare Otter Cub Found in Cambodia
• 21/11/08: Northumberland: First otter reaches Farne Islands
• 18/11/08: Cheshire: University of Chester volunteers build new home for Caldy Valley otters
• 16/11/08: Yorkshire: £120,000 plan to help otters breed
  Otter Joy: Illustrated with Beenie the short-clawed otter
• 16/11/08: Nebraska: Otters may return to Nebraska river after 100-year absence
• 14/11/08: New York: River Otters Reappearing on Nassau Countys North Shore
• 11/11/08: Arkansas: Wildlife Department extols Aquarium's Ozark Stream
• 11/11/08: Arkansas: Students examine dead otter
• 04/11/08: Surrey: Baby otters make a splash
• 03/11/08: Phillippines: Oscar the otter debuts at WNC Nature Center
• 03/11/08: Philipines: DENR to animal shops: Display permits
• 01/11/08: Yorkshire: Safety fence for otters
• 31/10/08: Malaysia: Stop hunting threatened species
• 28/10/08: Oklahoma: Oh baby! Otter born at Aquarium
• 27/10/08: Ohio: Oscar, Who's Not A Grouch Is Coming To Western North Carolina Nature Center
• 24/10/08: Oxfordshire: Revival of otter spreading
• 23/10/08: Shetlands: Otter snatches a kittiwake from the sea shore
• 23/10/08: Yorkshire: Bugs served for lunch to save otters under threat
• 22/10/08: Alaska: Welcome rafts of otters
• 20/10/08: New Mexico: Washington river otters transplanted to New Mexico
• 20/10/08: Washington DC: Debt-for-Nature Agreement to Conserve Perus Tropical Forests
• 16/10/08: Devon: Death of otter to be investigated
• 15/10/08: Cambodia: Fishermen inspired by hairy otter
• 15/10/08: Suffolk: Otter fencing plans 'ridiculous' - claim
• 13/10/08: New Mexico: River otter training offered to volunteers
• 13/10/08: Scotland: Otter cubs charm visitors
• 13/10/08: India: Illegal Trade Decimating Wildlife
• 13/10/08: India: Large number of Kerala animals, plants in Red List
• 11/10/08: Nebraska: Otters Could Call Neb.'s Republican River Home
• 11/10/08: Scotland: Bypass ‘could drive wildlife away’
• 10/10/08: Canada: Remembering Nyac
• 09/10/08: Ireland: We risk EU fine for not taking care of wildlife
• 08/10/08: Cambodia: Survey targets animal trafficking
• 07/10/08: Yorkshire: River clean-up is big success
• 03/10/08: Alaska: Decline In Alaskan Sea Otters Affects Bald Eagles' Diet
• 30/09/08: Kenya: Kenyan Environmentalists Fight to Save the Otter
• 29/09/08: Leicestershire: Twycross Zoo Works To Save Endangered Hairy Nose Otter
• 29/09/08: Lancashire: Lotta otters
• 25/09/08: Canada: Sleep sweetly, Nyac
• 24/09/08: Scotland: Otter paralysed by car released
• 24/09/08: Canada: Sea otter succumbs to leukemia
• 23/09/08: Canada: YouTube-starring Vancouver Aquarium sea otter dies
• 22/09/08: Vietnam: Rare otter species found in Vietnam
• 21/09/08: California: Our Ocean Backyard: Sea otters' fate mirrors our own
• 21/09/08: Oregon: Oregon Coast Aquarium Will Host Events During Sea Otter Awareness Week
• 18/09/08: Vietnam: Face-to-face with world's rarest otter
• 18/09/08: Canada: Otters being spotted by the lake
• 14/09/08: Canada: Sea otters returning to Island coast
• 14/09/08: Myanmar: Photos Reveal Myanmar's Large And Small Predators
• 09/09/08: California: Rescued river otters frolic in Lake Sonoma
• 05/09/08: Cambodia: 'The bachelor' in Cambodia
• 02/09/08: California: Monterey Bay Aquarium shares new baby otter with visitors
• 28/08/08: Leicestershire: Why fishkeeping is so otterly annoying for Stuart
• 23/08/08: Cumbria: Garden guest? Pull the otter one
• 21/08/08: Alaska: Kachemak Bay otter population on the rise
• 19/08/08: Somerset: Large amount of otter cub deaths
  
• 19/08/08: Bedfordshire: Otters spotted on the canal
  [Otter Joy: Illustrated with the right species!]
  
• 18/08/08: Devon: Otter dies in illegal fish trap
  [Otter Joy: Illustrated with an Asian Small-Clawed Otter called Elvis]
  
• 18/08/08: Tennessee: Otter Found Dead in Eads
• 17/08/08: West Virginia: Otters find W.Va. rivers habitable
• 15/08/08: California: How are the otters?
• 15/08/08: Wisconsis: Names chosen for otter pups at sanctuary
• 13/08/08: Leicestershire: VIDEO...and here's an otter tale!
• 09/08/08: California: Sea otter week set for late September
• 06/08/08: Lancashire: River Ribble study to monitor otters
  [Otter Joy: Illustrated with a Sea Otter this time... ]
• 03/08/08: North Carolina: Otter antics captivate kids
• 31/07/08: India: Tooth and nail in Delhi's tiger trade
• 30/07/08: North Carolina: North Carolina Aquarium's Population Has Increased By One
• 29/07/08: Essex: The return of the Essex otter
  [Otter Joy: illustrated with Asian Small-Clawed Otters ... ]
• 26/07/08: Yorkshire: War being won on predatory minks
• 25/07/08: California: Sea otter fund makes it by a whisker
• 25/07/08: Minnesota: 2 Twin Cities Metro Women Plead Guilty to Smuggling Rare Wildlife into U.S.
• 24/07/08: Northumberland: Otter spotting in Northumberland
• 23/07/08: Sussex: Otter-ly lovely: cute critters come to Crawley
• 21/07/08: Herefordshire: Trouble at mill for otters...
• 18/07/08: Wisconsin: Otters will appear 4 days a week at Bay Beach Wildlife Sanctuary
• 17/07/08: Wisconsin: Can't Get Enough Of The Otters At GB Sanctuary?
• 17/07/08: New York: Otter Is Season’s Singular Visitor
• 17/07/08: Netherlands: Dutch otter doing well now
• 16/07/08: Wisconsin: Public gets sneak peek of new Bay Beach otters
• 06/07/08: South Carolina: Otter bliss
• 03/07/08: Staffordshire: Otters given a helping hand
• 02/07/08: California: Sea otters still not out of the woods yet
• 01/07/08: California: Otter pups' adventure
• 30/06/08: New York: Focus on Feces
• 29/06/08: Somerset: Alarm at otter deaths
• 29/06/08: Buckinghamshire: Giving otters the ideal home
• 28/06/08: Cambodia: Dara, The Hairy Nosed Otter, Gets a New Home
• 25/06/08: Cambodia: Captive hairy-nosed otter finds a new home in Cambodian zoo
• 24/06/08: California: California Sea Otters: Population Recovery Continues at Slower Rate
• 23/06/08: Staffordshire: Tunnel vision puts otters in safety
• 20/06/08: California: It's a whole otter world at Lake Berryessa
• 20/06/08: Australia: Bye, have fun!
• 19/06/08: South Carolina: Lost baby otter gains home at Brookgreen
• 19/06/08: California: A Raft of Survivors Is Living in Kelp Beds Deep in the No-Otter Zone
• 18/06/08: Cambodia: Hairy-nosed otter gets new home, but a wife?
• 18/06/08: Cambodia: World's Only Captive Hairy-nosed Otter Gets New Home
• 16/06/08: Sussex: Otters are back in Sussex
• 12/06/08: Cheshire: Otters use boathouses as cold storage
• 12/06/08: Cheshire: Otters return to the rivers of Cheshire.
• 11/06/08: Scotland: Nith Otters to be given protection
• 11/06/08: California: California sea otter population is slowly growing after facing
• 10/06/08: Australia: Otters get their own eatable take-away menus Down Under
• 06/06/08: Scotland: Otter spotter halts work on water
• 05/06/08: Minnesota: Orphans come home to Minnesota Zoo
• 05/06/08: California: Otters Reveal Their Identity
• 05/06/08: California: Unravelling The Mystery Of The Kitty Litter Parasite In Marine Mammals
• 04/06/08: Alaska: Marine mammal officials consider Kodiak waters as part of sea otter recovery
• 31/05/08: India: Corbett Park officials begin week-long census of endangered leopards
• 31/05/08: Scotland: Scottish charity steps in to help rare otter
• 29/05/08: Scotland: Help for rare hairy-nosed otter
• 26/05/08: Ireland: Act now to save precious wildlife
• 23/05/08: Missouri: Otters offer lively welcome at KC zoo
• 19/05/08: North Dakota: Jungle Joe and the River Otters
• 16/05/08: Durham: Otters Feast on Fish Stocks at Water Park
• 16/05/08: Vietnam: Students to be learnéd about biodiversity
• 13/05/08: Minnesota: 2 Women Indicted For Selling Animal Parts
• 08/05/08: Tennessee: Lake Dartmoor is home to river otters
• 08/05/08: Canada: Otter attacks dog
• 02/05/08: Shetland: Bonxies are back patrolling territories
• 01/05/08: Wiltshire: Help a hairy-nosed otter
• 01/05/08: Wales: Restored railway gauges best way to protect wildlife
• 25/04/08: Norfolk: Anglers foolish to support otter cull call
• 23/04/08: California: Dead otter found near bridge
• 23/04/08: Gloucestershire: Climate change escape route for animals
• 21/04/08: New York: Buffalo Zoo featured on Aquakids
• 20/04/08: Cheshire: Starving otter cub was revived by Stapeley's fish soup
• 13/04/08: California: Monterey great ground for otter knowledge
• 12/04/08: Florida: Aquarium announces new name of rescued otter
• 10/04/08: UK: RSPCA: Otter cub's mum is killed on the road
• 09/04/08: Illinois: Miller Park Zoo otter Chloe dies of cancer
• 08/04/08: Ohio: A popular party animal back in Ohio
• 04/04/08: Washington State: Point Defiance Zoo unveils baby otters Mac, Hank, Charlie
• 02/04/08: Illinois: Otter Watch: Zoo officials think babies could arrive soon
• 31/03/08: Somerset: Baby otters and fox cubs
• 28/03/08: Florida: It's a girl!
• 28/03/08: Somerset: Otters make return to city centre
• 28/03/08: Ohio: Three baby otters in rare company
• 28/03/08: Dorset: An otter they can't refuse?
• 25/03/08: Florida: Free again: Destin otter, bobcat turned loose
• 24/03/08: Wales: Otter ‘subway’ plan for recycling centre
• 23/03/08: Thailand: Thai police seize endangered species in market raid
  including young Small-Clawed Otters
• 21/03/08: California: Sea otters? Maybe not
• 20/03/08: Surrey: First Evidence of Otters in Central Surrey for 40 Years
• 20/03/08: Florida: Otter leads rescuers on chase
• 19/03/08: Hampshire: Otter surprise down the street
• 18/03/08: Pennsylvania: River Otters Return: Shy Creatures Are "Poster Pups" for Conservation
• 18/03/08: Scotland: Pipeline to cleaner otter habitat
• 18/03/08: Scotland: Pipeline to cleaner otter habitat
• 18/03/08: Northern Ireland: Spillage will have long-lasting repercussions - Kinahan
• 17/03/08: Taiwan: Rare small-clawed otter heads to Hualien park
• 14/03/08: California: Otter Dilemma
• 11/03/08: New York: Aquarium hospital gets seal of approval
• 10/03/08: Michigan: Tracks, marks spotted near Dexter
• 08/03/08: Florida: Clearwater Marine Aquarium Needs Otter Name
• 08/03/08: Lincolnshire: Angler Fined After Killing Otter In Illegal Net
• 07/03/08: Scotland: A Skye full of otters
  [Otter Joy: Once again, beautiful Beenie the Asian Small-Clawed Otter stands in for a Eurasian Otter...]
• 05/03/08: Kansas: Otter spotted in wetlands waters
• 03/03/08: New York: Long Island's Unique Wildlife
• 02/03/08: Somerset: Otter saved by animal rescue centre
• 29/02/08: California: Sea otter studies endangered - taxpayers can help
• 29/02/08: Essex: Otter population is increasing along River Roding
• 28/02/08: China: Grass-roots bank in Sichuan fills rural lending vacuum including Otter-Farming
• 28/02/08: Alaska: Sea otter rehab training offered
• 28/02/08: Colorado: Rocky Mountain National Park 'pristine' no more
• 28/02/08: California: Paradise Irrigation District won't kill otters, can't promote them
• 27/02/08: Wales: Otter spotted at Rhyl nature reserve
• 27/02/08: South Korea: Worries about the Environmental Impact of the proposed Seoul-Busan canal
• 25/02/08: Essex: Otters make a remarkable comeback
• 22/02/08: Tibet: Tibetans, Chinese Police Clash at Festival
• 22/02/08: Wales: Otter sighting in nature reserve
• 21/02/08: Canada: Is That Sea Otter Stealing Your Lunch -- Or Making It?
• 20/02/08: India: Two wildlife traders land in police net
• 20/02/08: Wales: 'Tarka' artist plates at auction
• 20/02/08: Florida: Orlando tourist rescues 2 otter orphans
• 19/02/08: Buckinghamshire: Otter spotters answer call
• 17/02/08: Kansas: Wild Wonders of Winter
• 14/02/08: Scotland: Brutality of Snares
• 13/02/08: California: Report: Sea Otter Population Doing Fine
• 08/02/08: Canada: Council expected to restrict use of wild animals
• 07/02/08: Texas: Removing abandoned crab traps make difference
• 27/01/08: Somerset: A solo safari in the west
• 25/01/08: Oregon: Digging otters are playful but may damage foundations
• 25/01/08: Scotland: Tyne is right for otter revival
• 24/01/08: Wales: Otter spotted at Newport city centre redevelopment site
• 24/01/08: Derbyshire: Floods separate baby otter from his mother
• 22/01/08: Rhode Island: Wayward otter draws crowd in downtown Barrington
• 21/01/08: Ireland: Lotta Otter bother
• 21/01/08: Scotland: Bid to end rare otter fur trade
• 20/01/08: Buckingham: Can you join the otter spotters?
• 20/01/08: California: Sea otter backers hit funding mark
• 20/01/08: UK: Carnivores released into wild 'fail and die'
• 20/01/08: Scotland: Let Scotland lead way on cruel traps
• 18/01/08: Shetland: Once in a lifetime otter experience for lucky isles environmental visitor
• 18/01/08: New Zealand: Famous otter finds new home
• 17/01/08: India: Wild Life Crime Control Bureau Swings into Action
• 17/01/08: Scotland: Primative, cruel and unnecessary
• 16/01/08: Hampshire: Orphaned otters face brighter future
  
• 16/01/08: New Zealand: Jin the otter moves into new home
• 15/01/08: Toronto: Otters offer insights into pollution
• 15/01/08: California: California Taxpayers' Generosity Helping to Save Sea Otters
• 14/01/08: California: Sea otter study reveals striking variability in diets and feeding strategies
• 12/01/08: Washington DC: Get Animal Ringtones, Support the Zoo
• 11/01/08: Israel: Birdsong at the Hula
• 09/01/08: New Hampshire: York Land Trust to hold otter trek
• 07/01/08: California: Monterey Bay Aquarium Otter Pup Gets Name
• 04/01/08: Arizona: Baby otter greets public at Phoenix Zoo
• 28/12/07: Ireland: Water-loving otter in decline
• 24/12/07: Scotland: How wildlife shapes roads plans
• 18/12/07: California: Freshwater otter pup joins Monterey Bay Aquarium exhibit today
• 14/12/07: India: Tiger, leopard skins seized in raids
• 13/12/07: India: Police seize rare animal skins
• 13/12/07: Scotland: You otter take a walk on the wild side
• 12/12/07: Somerset: Otter trio get a starring role
• 12/12/07: Illinois: Otter-ly amazing: 'They're everywhere'
• 12/12/07: Cambodia: 'Furget-me-not' say anti-fur otter campaigners
• 12/12/07: Illinois: River otters return to Chicago after lengthy disappearance
• 07/12/07: Cambodia: International campaign against fur trade launched to protect otters.
• 07/12/07: Huntingdonshire: Otter gets a new home
  [Otter Joy: illustrated by a North American River Otter this time - still NOT the UK species!]
• 06/12/07: Oregon: Otter expert to present slide show
• 30/11/07: Lancashire: Otter cubs return to reserve
  [Otter Joy: illustrated by beautiful Beenie, the Asian Small-Claw - NOT the UK species!]
• 27/11/07: Gloucestershire: Spot the otter
• 27/11/07: Washington: Risk to river's fish, wildlife underestimated, critics say
• 23/11/07: Florida: Giants among us
• 21/11/07: New Zealand: Otter couple sent north
• 19/11/07: Somerset: Otter tucks into hotel fish
• 18/11/07: Missouri: Tibetans get five years for wildlife crime
• 15/11/07: Missouri: Not so cuddly creatures
• 12/11/07: India: Tibetans convicted for wildlife trafficking
• 12/11/07: Florida: Possibly Rabid Otters On The Attack In Merritt Island
• 12/11/07: Florida: Otter goes on backyard rampage
• 09/11/07: California: Otters At Risk After Oil Spill, Experts Say
• 08/11/07: Kansas: Zoo otters return home after repairs
• 08/11/07: Minnesota: Small-Clawed Otter Pups on Exhibit at Minnesota Zoo
• 07/11/07: Korea: Where peace is a matter of imagination
• 06/11/07: Scotland: Otter creating a splash in city
• 04/11/07: Tyneside: Otters in Newcastle
• 30/10/07: Washington State: Scientists devise a way to get more from their field sign samples
• 26/10/07: England: More otters killed by crayfish traps
• 24/10/07: Huntingdonshire: Illegal traps kill protected species
• 19/10/07: Scotland: Otter evidence caught on camera
• 19/10/07: Cambridgeshire: Trap risk to otters
• 18/10/07: South Korea: Otters hailed as unofficial peace ambassadors of Korea
• 18/10/07: Missouri: WOW's otter pup ready for public debut
• 16/10/07: Cambridgeshire: Three otters die in illegal trap
• 13/10/07: California: Injured otter found at Oceano Dunes
• 10/10/07: Scotland: Decline of species in experts' study exposes threat of climate change
• 09/10/07: California: Marine Mammals Fewer Than Outdated Statistics Show
• 08/10/07: Lancashire: Shopkeeper's 'genuine mistake' over stuffed animals
• 08/10/07: Essex: Revealed: The island bigger than Gibraltar set to be turned into a
  Tesco for wildlife
• 06/10/07: Montana: Benefactors step forward for zoo otters
• 04/10/07: Florida: Where the wild things seek refuge
  [Otter Joy: HAWKE are Friends of Otter Joy and rehabilitate many otters]
• 02/10/07: Maryland: Undersized crabs seized in federal probe to fed to zoo animals
• 01/10/07: California: Dead sea otter washes ashore, looks like Great White Shark bite
• 30/09/07: Guyana: Time to focus on otter recovery
• 30/09/07: California: Time to focus on otter recovery
• 29/09/07: Ohio: Healthy river conditions bring river-dweller back to area, naturalist says
• 28/09/07: Canada: Sea otters no longer facing extinction
• 26/09/07: Norfolk: Want to be an otter spotter?
• 25/09/07: Canada: Happy birthday, Nyac
• 24/09/07: California: Farr reintroduces sea otter act
• 24/09/07: Guyana: CI to seek bigger Essequibo conservation area
• 21/09/07: Scotland: Ring of truth in otter man's tale
• 20/09/07: Huntingdonshire: Dispute over fishing on nature reserve
• 20/09/07: California: New marine areas to protect coastal life begin Friday
• 16/09/07: Wales: 'Roadkill' otters help research
• 14/09/07: Lancashire: Stuffed animals case is delayed
• 14/09/07: Scotland: Leading Animal Welfare Groups Unite for Ban on Snares in Scotland
  [Otter Joy: If you are a UK citizen, please consider signing this petition. Otters have recently died horribly from wounds inflicted by snares]
• 14/09/07: United Kingdom: More legal safeguards for protected species
• 13/09/07: Thailand: New gecko, skink but otter threat
• 10/09/07: Scotland: Guard knocked out in zoo break-in
• 05/09/07: Tyneside: Project looks into deaths of otters
• 04/09/07: New Mexico: Reintroduction of otters in Gila delayed
• 03/09/07: New Mexico: River otter reintroduction delayed
• 28/08/07: Durham: Shooting tragedy: Victim named
• 24/08/07: Cumberland: Appeal to report dead otter finds
• 20/08/07: Somerset: Torrent likes the water 'otter
• 18/08/07: Illinois: Phillips Park Zoo otter dies at vet clinic
• 17/08/07: New York State: Zoo otter dies from heart condition
• 17/08/07: Australia: They otter have a baby soon
• 11/08/07: Scotland: Anglers' anger as trout escape from fish farm
• 10/08/07: Scotland: Wild fish groups angry over otter-induced trout escape
• 10/08/07: Lebanon: Ammiq marshes: an 'animal motel' in the Bekaa
• 08/08/07: Scotland: Boys charged over attacks at Campersdown Zoo
• 03/08/07: Yorkshire: Life and death on the river: otters are back
• 02/08/07: California: Abandoned sea otter regains health
• 02/08/07: Yorkshire: Skipton Otter goes for Post Mortem
• 02/08/07: Yorkshire: Return visitors welcomed with a special residence
• 01/08/07: Yorkshire: Dead otter found in Skipton
• 27/07/07: Tibet: Festival-goers ordered to wear fur or face fines as China flouts Dalai Lama's ruling
• 25/07/07: Alaska: Sea otter study aims to monitor animals' health, foraging patterns
• 22/07/07: Canada: Zoo forced to split up otters in new exhibit
• 20/07/07: Cambridgeshire: Otter home on way
• 19/07/07: Texas: Otters make big splash
• 18/07/07: New Hampshire: Sue's Nature News: Otters
• 16/07/07: Florida: Giant Otter Dies At Miami Metrozoo
• 13/07/07: Philadelphia: Help Name Otter Pups
• 12/07/07: Germany: New Generation of Eekholt Otters
• 11/07/07: Lancashire: Otter droppings show a healthy river
• 10/07/07: Newfoundland: Otter plays fowl
• 05/07/07: Scotland: £2000 reward to help catch park thugs
• 05/07/07: Massachusetts: Otters expand family at Buttonwood Park Zoo
• 04/07/07: Scotland: Security to be increased after animals attacked
• 04/07/07: Scotland: Animals battered as thugs with knives strike wildlife centre
  
• 03/07/07: Durham: Back from the brink - the remarkable otter recovery
• 02/07/07: Northamptonshire: Otters return
  [Otter Joy: illustrated with a photo of Asian Small-Claws rather than native UK otters]
• 26/06/07: UK: New laws may force kilt wearers to carry license for sporran
• 21/06/07: Yorkshire: Otters road safety initiative
• 21/06/07: Yorkshire: Study shows increasing Otter numbers in Yorkshire Dales
• 19/06/07: Ohio: Otters thrive in local waterways, but feed on mussels
• 15/06/07: Yorkshire: Otters' success story
• 13/06/07: Lancashire: First otter spotted on Yarrow
• 11/06/07: UK: Otter numbers 'continue to grow'
• 11/06/07: California: Male-female imbalance threatens sea otter revival
• 09/06/07: California: Sewage plant fix victory for otters
• 08/06/07: Yorkshire: Otter lair is created at new office complex
• 07/06/07: California: FOAM awards project grants (coastal River Otters)
• 07/06/07: Alabama: Cleburne river otters get second chance on life
• 07/06/07: Alaska: More Sick Sea Otters
• 06/06/07: Scotland: Otters making a splash in Capital
• 01/06/07: Cheshire: Otter makes 'debut' on film
• 01/06/07: California: Otter population tops 3,000
• 31/05/07: California: California Sea Otters - 2007 Survey Count Reaches New High
• 30/05/07: Kentucky: Otters doing well - almost too good in some areas
• 29/05/07: Canada: Vancouver Aquarium Introduces 24-Hour Sea Otter Web Cam
• 29/05/07: Cambridgeshire: Chemical ban brings new start for otters
• 29/05/07: Tibet: Consolidating a 'mini-revolution'
• 28/05/07: India: Traders compensated for their seized inventory of animal skins in Kashmir
• 26/05/07: Florida: Three bitten by rabid otter spotted on golf course in Indian River County
• 25/05/07: Cambridgeshire: Otter and otter!
• 21/05/07: Scotland: Camperdown Zoo Incidents
• 18/05/07: Alaska: Second Sealife Center sea otter dies from parasite
• 18/05/07: Scotland: Controversial Family Move In
• 16/05/07: Cambridgeshire: Roads too dangerous for otters
• 15/05/07: London: UK 'not protecting key species'
• 15/05/07: London: Helping Otters Return To London's Waterways
• 11/05/07: California: Keep pets, wildlife separate, scientists urge
• 11/05/07: Pennsylvania: You otter hear this good news
• 09/05/07: Scotland: Keeping an eye out for otters
• 08/05/07: Florida: Orphan Otters at HAWKE
• 08/05/07: Pennsylvania: Zoo to display 2 new sea otters tomorrow
• 06/05/07: Florida: A mystical, magic evening - for those who know
• 04/05/07: North Dakota: River otters make comeback
• 03/05/07: Cambodia: 250 animals rescued from overcrowded zoo
• 30/04/07: Canada: Peregrine Falcon and Sea Otter No Longer Threatened with Extinction
• 25/04/07: Durham: Tales of the riverbank as voles and otters make their return
• 24/04/07: Scotland: Tarka very much
• 19/04/07: Shetland: Shetland otter numbers almost halved
• 19/04/07: Scotland: Otters make a comeback
• 18/04/07: Texas: New Aquarium otter learning the ropes
• 17/04/07: Scotland: Otter numbers 'on the increase'
• 15/04/07: Pennsylvania: Otters running wild in clear Pocono waters
• 14/04/07: California: Otter on the Move
• 13/04/07: California: Jackson Zoo Welcomes New Arrivals
• 13/04/07: Alaska: Federal government agrees to deadline for sea otter habitat
• 13/04/07: Canada: Marina works otter-proof
• 12/04/07: California: Sea Otters gain $78,000 from tax check-offs to date
• 11/04/07: Cambridgeshire: It's otter work!
• 11/04/07: California: Marine reserve network will benefit otters - and fishermen, too
• 10/04/07: Cambridgeshire: Volunteers spring clean otter site
• 08/04/07: Alaska: Frozen bay turns otters into easy prey
• 05/04/07: Northumberland: Thieving otter keeps a low profile
• 04/04/07: Thailand: New Otter attraction at the Pattaya Underwater World Park
• 04/04/07: Canada: Ozzy still looking for mate, despite Ottermania
• 03/04/07: California: Cleaning up the otter habitat
• 03/04/07: California: Otter alert: Salmon anglers urged to be careful
• 02/04/07: Canada: Vancouver Aquarium Sea Otters Receive International Attention
• 01/04/07: Indiana: M.C. zoo ready with new exhibits
• 31/03/07: Oxfordshire: Rivals dispute otter presence
• 30/03/07: California: They're otter(ly) irresistible
• 29/03/07: Suffolk: Philip reflects on a life with animals
• 29/03/07: Northumberland: Otter raider's expensive tastes
• 29/03/07: California: The Monterey Bay Aquarium's 'Wild about Otters' exhibit aims for the heart in its conservationist goals
• 27/03/07: California: Be quick when feeding otters
• 26/03/07: California: Long, slow comeback for the California sea otter
• 26/03/07: New Jersey: Brick man catches otter chowing down on pond fish
• 25/03/07: California: Protection for Coast's Jewels
• 24/03/07: California: Important Role of Sea Otter Brought to Light by New Exhibit
• 23/03/07: Shetlands: Otters up close and personal
• 22/03/07: California: Sea Otter Exhibit At Monterey Bay Aquarium
• 22/03/07: Dorset: Farmer’s prized koi carp killed by otters
• 22/03/07: Northumberland: Something fishy about pond thief
• 21/03/07: Tibet: Tibetans replace Tiger (and Otter) skins with silk brocades from India
• 21/03/07: Banffshire: Otter feels much better
• 20/03/07: Canada: Rescued sea otter one of seven still alive in captivity
• 20/03/07: Canada: Nyac has a long tale
• 18/03/07: Michigan: Detroit Zoo social directors
• 18/03/07: California: Monterey Bay Aquarium takes its new otter exhibit for a test-run
• 17/03/07: Indiana: Zoo gets face lift
• 15/03/07: California: Otters Out Of Exile
• 07/03/07: Japan: Steep decline
• 01/03/07: California: Marine Menace - Human Activities Threaten Shore-Loving Sea Mammals.
• 01/03/07: Texas: Odd week gets otter at refuge
• 21/02/07: California: River otters part of county's ecosystem
• 21/02/07: Dorset: Alien invader killing otters
• 18/02/07: Kentucky: Animals get bad rap for acting like humans
• 17/02/07: Washington State: Terr Aquarium envisioned on waterfront
• 16/02/07: Kentucky: Some river otters have gone wild, state agency warns
• 15/02/07: Southern England: Mystery parasite threatens otters
• 14/02/07: Norfolk Zoo's joy at patter of tiny claws
• 13/02/07: Florida: (Animal) love in the air
• 07/02/07: Bedfordshire: Otter population is on the rise
• 06/02/07: California: KQED goes on a 'Quest'
• 01/02/07: Wisconsin: Spry slider
• 27/01/07: Guyana: Campaign to preserve Rupununi wetlands sharpening focus
• 26/01/07: California: State adds sea otter program to tax form
• 25/01/07: Gloucestershire: First public appearance by Daphne Neville's new otter
• 24/01/07: California: Monterey Bay Aquarium welcomes two spotted-necked otter pups (includes video of pups)
• 16/01/07: Oregon: 16-year-old Mokey the Otter has died
• 10/01/07: Alaska: Sea otters still struggling to survive
• 10/01/07: California: Animal Planet Premieres Its First-Ever On-Air/Online Series Saving Grace
• 07/01/07: California: Changes in state tax laws Benefit Sea Otters
• 28/12/06: North Dakota: American River Otter at Dakota Zoo
• 27/12/06: London: Otters get help to return to East End
• 23/12/06: Alaska: Otter emergency - Lawsuit seeks protection for Alaskan creatures
• 19/12/06: Washington DC: Lawsuit Filed to Protect Sea Otter Habitat
• 19/12/06: Wales: Otters dine on eels but my precious catch goes free
• 18/12/06: Washington DC: The warm December sun
• 14/12/06: Scotland: Burn clean-up pays dividends as otters return to 'dog toilet'
• 12/12/06: California: Zoo river otter dies unexpectedly
• 11/12/06: Canada: Ottawa mulls sea otter hunts
• 11/12/06: Cumbria: Baby otter found in village!
• 07/12/06: California: The Otters are Coming!
• 07/12/06: South America: Large stretch of Amazon comes under protection
• 05/12/06: Hampshire: CCTV spies otter activity
• 01/12/06: Cumbria: Soroptomists learn all about the Otter
• 29/11/06: Hampshire: Caught on film: otterly delightful antics
• 27/11/06: Suffolk: Search for otter pups goes on
• 27/11/06: Uganda: Africa's animal refuge: The Ugandan Wildlife Education Centre
• 27/11/06: Suffolk: Fears for pups after otter dies on road
• 26/11/06: New Zealand: I'm so Jin love with you ... it's a furry tale romance for runaway otter
• 26/11/06: Canada: Alaskan Otter sickness has Vancouver Aquarium worried
• 26/11/06: Ireland: Why did the otter cross the road?
• 23/11/06: Suffolk: Cash may save fish from otters
• 17/11/06: Sussex: Newly arrived otters on the banks of the River Ouse at Lewes could be under threat from a proposed nearby development of six floating commercial moorings.
• 16/11/06: Arizona: Phoenix Zoo Introduces Spotted-Necked Otter Baby
• 11/11/06: Scotland: Return of the otter
• 09/11/06: Manchester: Rainy Manchester is getting otter
  [Otter Joy: Bizarrely illustrated by a Sea Otter - I really would be surprised if these turned up in Manchester!]
• 07/11/06: Hertfordshire: Otter way to go!
• 03/11/06: England: An otter's lot is better thanks to careful management of habitats
• 03/11/06: Cumbria: Grisly murder on an upland river - the otters are back
• 02/11/06: Florida: Good Medicine - River Otter
• 02/11/06: Scotland: Otter 'escorts' mate to hospital
• 01/11/06: Illinois: River otter dies; had been at zoo since '87
• 01/11/06: Norfolk: Fisheries counting the cost of otter growth
• 27/10/06: California: Making friends with an otter is a fulfilling day
• 24/10/06: Devon: Tarka the Otter - the Opera
• 19/10/06: Norfolk: Otter Trust to stay
• 18/10/06: Norfolk: Otter Trust closes to paying visitors
• 17/10/06: London: Otter returns to the Thames
• 16/10/06: London: Otter makes return in London
• 13/10/06: New York: New baby otter at Bronx Zoo
• 12/10/06: Surrey: Otters enticed by flat-pack home
• 04/10/06: Alaska: Scientists stumped by sea otter deaths
• 03/10/06: Norfolk: New series of Eel island - Belinda Otter stars as Mora
• 29/09/06: London: London's first wild otter found
• 27/09/06: Alaska: An unusually high number of sea otter deaths in Kachemak Bay has biologists asking Why are they dying?
• 25/09/06: Dorset: Riverside scheme an otter disaster?
• 24/09/06: California: What's Killing the Sea Otters?
• 24/09/06: Indiana: Mercury polluting food chain
• 22/09/06: Oregon: Otter Education
• 22/09/06: Illinois: Ottertoberfest
• 21/09/06: Canada: Sea otters come back from brink
• 21/09/06: Washington State: Sea otters will take center stage this weekend at Point Defiance
• 21/09/06: Everywhere: Otters are Back in Business
• 20/09/06: Oregon: Oregon Zoo Keepers Highlight Sea Otter Conservation
• 19/09/06: Cornwall: Wildlife Veterinary Investigation Centre Newsletter: results of
  Otter autopsies
• 19/09/06: California: Otters get state protection
• 17/09/06: Oregon: Adore the sea otters at Newport
• 13/09/06: Illinois: River Otter feeding brings spectators to Miller Park
• 11/09/06: Somerset: Otter deaths stump wildlife trust
• 10/09/06: Oxford: Otters 'prompt vole resurgence' and
  10/09/06: Oxford: Our brave otters fight back against US mink
• 09/09/06: Texas: Bill, the energetic otter, dies
• 05/09/06: Durham, UK: Otter with a taste for ice cream
• 05/09/06: UK: Otter research gives insight into lead pollution
• 31/08/06: Vietnam: UNESCO to add Vietnam biosphere reserve to global list
• 30/08/06: California: Sea Otter Bill passes State Assembly, Senate
• 30/08/06: North Wales: Rescued otter cub sets off on long road back to the wild
• 30/08/06: Oxfordshire: Otters killed on roads shed new light on lead pollution
• 30/08/06: California: Farr urges Patience on Sea Otter Funding
• 29/08/06: Virginia: Possible rabid otter attack creates creature discomfort
• 28/08/06: California: Increase of shark-bitten otters 'not alarming'
• 27 & 28/08/06: Gloucestershire and Oxfordshire: Bertie and Belinda Otter at Slimbridge on Sunday and the Uffington White Horse Show on Monday
• 25/08/06: Minnesota: Zoo pins hopes on sea otter's star power
• 25/08/06: New Mexico: Otters on their way after game decision
• 20/08/06: North Dakota: Grad students seek to learn more about fisher and otter numbers in eastern N.D.
• 18/08/06: Michigan: Otters, arctic foxes get new digs at zoo; animal enclosures cost about $750,000
• 16/08/06: Northumberland: Otter Spotting at Etal 27th August
• 14/08/06: New Zealand: Jin the otter on the move again
• 12/08/06: California: Making a Safer Sea for Otters
• 06/08/06: Bahrain: Dolphin Park fire kills Marine Otter (Sea Cat)
  Otter Joy: Marine Otters are really rare- what a tragedy that this one was living alone with no chance of reproduction, and then died in such a careless way.
• 04/08/06: Florida: When otters attack! West Boca mom jumps in canal to save dogs
• 01/08/06: Tennessee: New otter features the signatures of 2,000 kids
• 01/08/06: Tennessee: Zoo acknowledges fourth otter wasn't sent elsewhere; it died
• 30/07/06 : Tennessee: Otter sight, but not otter mind: Zoo officials not sure where slippery critter is
• 30/07/06 : Somerset: On the otter trail
• 27/07/06 : Yorkshire: It's getting otter but we're staying cool
• 25/07/06 : Scotland: Work begins on £175 million M-way project
• 15/07/06 : New Zealand: Dad's Jin trap gives Joachim a treat at the zoo
• 14/07/06 : New Zealand: Zoo's runaway starlet back on show - first picture of Jin
• 13/07/06 : Illinois: Baby otter makes splash at Shedd
• 13/07/06 : New Zealand: Holiday crowds wait for Jin - includes video
• 12/07/06 : California: Sierra Swimmers On Alert After Otter Attacks
• 12/07/06 : Scotland: Controversial Otter Family Moves In
• 11/07/06 : New Zealand: Cage doors close on famous fugitive Jin
• 10/07/06 : California: Recreationalists treated for multiple otter bites
  Otter Joy: Mother otter murdered for defending her pup; pup probably also killed, all so people can entertain themselves without any need to consider the animals that live there.
• 10/07/06 : California: Otters in new Coyote Point animal house
• 10/07/06 : New Zealand: Zoo relieved as Jin the otter returns
• 10/07/06 : New Zealand: Adventurer Jin returns Press Release from Auckland Zoo
• 10/07/06 : New Zealand: Otter healthy but skinny
• 10/07/06 : New Zealand: Jin the otter back behind bars
• 09/07/06 : New Zealand: Fugitive otter recaptured
• 06/07/06 : California: Monterey Girl Speaks Out About Otter Attack
• 06/07/06 : Washington: Sea otter on a stroll
  OtterJoy: looks like a river otter to me
• 05/07/06 : Cumbria: Something Fishy going on at the Lake
• 05/07/06 : Germany: They are bringing the Otter Back (English Translation)
• 05/07/06 : New Zealand: Jin may be dwelling in mangroves
• 04/07/06 : New York State: Otters play in wild Adirondack rivers - and at the Wild Center
• 29/06/06 : California: Otter count off North Coast is 'one of the highest in years'
• 29/06/06 : New Zealand: Elusive Jin still on otter side of town
• 28/06/06 : New Zealand: Union Offers Free Membership to Otter Finder
• 28/06/06 : New Zealand: Jin the otter may prove uncatchable
• 27/06/06 : California: California Sea Otters - 2006 Survey Numbers Dip But Overall Population Trend Remains Up
• 27/06/06 : New Zealand: Department Of Conservation scour beaches for Jin
• 27/06/06 : New Zealand: Jin the otter back on mainland
• 26/06/06 : New Zealand: Traps to be laid on Rangitoto as trail gets otter
• 26/06/06 : Cheshire: Otters return to rivers
• 25/06/06 : New Zealand: Fugitive otter makes her way to Rangitoto
• 25/06/06 : New Zealand: Otter search called off
• 23/06/06 : Minnesota: Zoo to get Sea Otters for "Russia's Grizzly Coast"
• 23/06/06 : New Zealand: Otter continues to elude zoo staff
• 22/06/06 : New Zealand: Come home Jin, you really otter
• 22/06/06 : Dorset: Otters return to rivers
• 21/06/06 : New Zealand: Zoo asks for help to locate otter
• 20/06/06 : New Zealand: Auckland Zoo staff worried about escapee otter
• 17/06/06 : Yorkshire: Wildlife could find home under relief road
• 09/06/06 : Shetland: Simon's love affair with isles; Duo's otter spin-off
• 08/06/06 : South Carolina: Cause of Otter, Murray, Death given
• 06/06/06 : Maryland: Otters orphaned after Katrina find new home
• 06/06/06 : Nepal: Nepal cracks down on Indian wildlife criminal
• 06/06/06 : India: Sansar's kills: 654 leopards...32 otters
• 30/05/06 : USA: SeaWorld & Busch Gardens Conservation Fund Announces Latest Grant Recipients - including a freshwater otter survey and awareness program in Sri Lanka.
• 27/05/06 : California: Finis ("Scoots" 1995-2006) - the end of an otter dynasty
• 24/05/06 : Scotland: Snakes get a lift to make way for road
• 23/05/06 : Louisiana: Evacuees back in aquarium
• 23/05/06 : North Carolina: Otter display at Nature Center closed for maintenance
  Olive and Ozark return this weekend
• 18/05/06 : South Carolina: Aquarium River Otter, Murray, dies after exam
• 16/05/06 : Alaska: Exxon Valdez oil found in tidal feeding grounds of ducks, sea otters
• 13/05/06 : California: Morro Bay-Cayucos discharges unchanged
• 12/05/06: Taiwan: Otter sent to Taipei Zoo as a gift from Poland
• 11/05/06 : California: Towns to chip in for research on otters
• 09/05/06 : Skye: IOSF: Snared otter in Broadford Bay - horrendous injury to a rare and protected species: info on how to protest against snares
• 06/05/06 : Germany: The Otter is back again (English translation)
• 28/04/06 : Germany: Fish Breakfast at Hagenbeck (English translation)
• 25/04/06 : California: Otter recovers from extensive surgery after attack
• 12/04/06 : California: Estero Bay leads State in Sea Otter Mortality Count
• 12/04/06 : California: Bill tries to educate public on dangers of kitty litter
• 12/04/06 : Ireland: Otter took a day trip away from the river Moy
• 12/04/06 : California: Otters barely survived humans once
• 11/04/06 : California: Otter Video doesn't show any Injuries - Critical moment missed when woman taping dropped camera to yell at fishers
• 08/04/06 : California: Investigators search for dead or wounded sea otters
• 07/04/06 : California: Boater Intentionally Hit Otters, Witnesses Claim
• 05/04/06 : USA: Sea Otter Recovery Threatened by Pollution, Researchers Say
• 03/04/06 : Yorkshire: Conflict fear over plan for houseboats near flats
• 03/04/06 : California: Assembly bill aims to protect sea otters
• 31/03/06 : Somerset: Rita the abandoned otter finds a new home
• 30/03/06 : Oxfordshire: Go slow for otter!
• 30/03/06 : Somerset: Road kill appeal to stop otter bug
• 24/03/06 : California: Opening day poses risk for otters
• 23/03/06 : Staffordshire: Otters to get their own tunnel for safe passage under the A5
• 23/03/06 : England: Appeal to log otter road deaths
• 21/03/06 : South Dakota: Otters back home
• 18/03/06 : Staffordshire: Otter subway avoids road danger
• 17/03/06 : Birmingham: Marauding otters run riot in Sea Life Centre break-out
• 17/03/06 : Yorkshire: Help protect county's otter population
• 17/03/06 : North Carolina: Aquarium chooses river names for river otters
• 16/03/06 : Northumberland: You g-otter see this
  
Otter Joy: Illustrated by a nice photo of an Asian Small-Clawed Otter, but actually referring to Eurasian Otters, Lutra lutra

• 16/03/06 : Staffordshire: Under-road pass to encourage otters
• 13/03/06 : Japan: Otter draws fans with 'Ina Bauer' stretch
  Otter Joy: This otter is displaying a stereotypic response which should be a cause for concern to the zoo.
• 11/03/06 : California: Nearly 80 otters take refuge from the storm at Elkhorn Slough
• 11/03/06 : Michigan: New Otter Exhibit Planned at Michigan's Washington Park Zoo
• 10/03/06 : Staffordshire: Welcome back otters
• 08/03/06 : Scotland: Otters face being driven out by new runway over river
• 06/03/06 : Bristol: Joy as otters swim back to city suburbs
• 03/03/06 : Texas: Dead otter found in derelict crab trap
• 03/03/06 : Lancashire: 25,000 opener for return of the otter
• 02/03/06 : Scotland: Sightings show otters are returning to Avon
• 27/02/06 : Wiltshire: Otters make a welcome return to the waterways
• 26/02/06 : Canada: PAWS!: Friendly sea otter frolicked with surfers at Tofino, but took some painful bites as well
• 26/02/06 : Florida: Miami Metrozoo plans include Giant Otter
• 23/02/06 : Washington: Otters and octopus at Seattle Aquarium
• 22/02/06 : Florida: Wildlife confront blood alleys
• 21/02/06 : Tibet: Tibetan Youths Detained Over Anti-Fur Campaign
• 20/02/06 : California: Cat parasite is threat to sea otters
• 16/02/06 : California: Herpes, Genes and PCBs are Factors in Cancer in California Sea Lions
• 09/02/06 : Tibet: Tibetans burn wild animal skins in Tibet to encourage wildlife preservation
• 06/02/06 : Tibet: Poacher reveals Tibet, Nepal links: CBI
• 05/02/06 : Florida: Otters cruise watery wild
• 03/02/06 : Somerset: Rare sighting of slimbridge otter
• 02/02/06 : Oregon: 2 small friends help artist find her way with words
• 30/01/06 : Texas: Three otters born at Dallas Zoo
• 29/01/06 : Alaska: Volunteers aid sea otter studies
• 26/01/06 : North Carolina: Aquarium readies for new residents; Naming Competition
• 22/01/06 : Indiana: Otter project called successful, but they are still under watch
• 21/01/06 : Texas: Otters fun to watch but tough to find
• 21/01/06 : Ohio: Indefatigable animals provide 'otter'-this-world fun for visitors
• 21/01/06 : Rhode Island: It seems as if they're having fun
• 20/01/06 : Georgia: A wizard of Oz ... and Gracie
• 16/01/06 : North Dakota: Students to study otters, fishers
• 11/01/06 : Somerset: Orphaned trio of otter cubs saved
• 09/01/06 : Bangladesh: Tiger Census bring Good News for Otters Refers to "Sea Otters" - actually they are Smooth-Coated and Asian Small-Clawed Otters
• 05/01/06 : Iowa: How cute, let’s kill it
• 03/01/06 : Vancouver: Close encounters with a surf-loving otter
• 28/12/05 : Norwich: Reports of a quality fish being killed by an otter on the River Wensum has not been substantiated by eyewitnesses.
• 27/12/05 : Missouri: Columbian prepared for pandas - MU graduate to draw from his otter experiences during internship in China.
• 24/12/05 : Washington: Otter set to meet the public
• 24/12/05 : Ohio: Klaus the otter is one of the cutest animals at the zoo
• 23/12/05 : Cornwall: Otters Return to Cornwall's Largest Lake
• 22/12/05 : California: River Otter Found Stranded on Windsor Roadside
• 22/12/05 : Washington: New Baby Sea Otter on Display at Seattle Aquarium
• 20/12/05 : Illinois: River otters stage a comeback
• 18/12/05 : Texas: Otter damage is minor but preventable
• 15/12/05 : Paraguay: First Pantanal Reserve to be set up
• 12/12/05 : Tennessee: Winner of the Tennessee Aquarium Otter Naming Contest Inspired By Coen Brothers' Film
• 11/12/05 : North Dakota: Otters Abound, it turns out
• 09/12/05 : Washington: Lootas has done it again
• 03/12/05 : Devon: On the Otter Trail
• 02/12/05 : California: Rescue of stranded sea otter fails
• 30/11/05 : Illinois: Zoo uses public vote to name river otters
• 17/11/05 : Switzerland: Zrich Zoo to Build Mixed Indian Lion and Asian Small-Clawed Otter Exhibit (English Translation)
• 15/11/05 : California: Otters Pop Questions to Council
• 14/11/05 : USA: Species' survival depends on the public's voice
• 14/11/05 : California: California Otters Sink Relocation Plans
• 14/11/05 : Tennessee: Aquarium Invites Public To Name New Otters
• 11/11/05 : California: Shrinking the no-otter zone
• 09/11/05 : California: Abalones may owe their huge size to otters
• 04/11/05 : Chile: Baby Pequeo, the orphaned Marine Otter cub, has been killed by a stray dog.
• 03/11/05 : Derbyshire: Otters opting for urban lifestyle
• 02/11/05 : London: Otter good idea - The 2012 Olympics could see the sustained return of otters
• 01/11/05 : Wales: Return of the otter is the main talking point
• 29/10/05 : Oregon: Otters Emerge Along Amazon Creek
• 28/10/05 : Portugal: New home for Zoomarine's rescued otter
• 28/10/05 : Shetlands: Wildernews: Can anyone find the missing otter?
• 27/10/05 : California: Unintended consequences
• 26/10/05 : Bangladesh: (IOSF) New Otter Facility in Bangladesh
• 25/10/05 : Georgia: Aquarium otter have Oz, Oregon Zoo says
• 19/10/05 : California: Sea otter released in slough back in aquarium's care
• 18/10/05 : California: Otter 327 gets a taste of freedom, Elkhorn Slough
• 16/10/05 : Texas: River otters common in eastern third of Texas
• 15/10/05 : California: Sea Otters Foe for Commercial Fisherman
• 14/10/05 : New York: Welcome back, otter: Signs suggest critters thrive here
• 05/10/05 : New Zealand: Wellington Zoo Otter Offer
• 05/10/05 : California: Feds propose allowing threatened sea otters in Southern Calif. waters
• 04/10/05 : Norfolk: Call for halt to threat to otters' home
• 29/09/05 : Tibet: Otters: Dressed to kill (includes film clip)
• 29/09/05 : Pennsylvania: Reward Offered For Missing Otter
• 29/09/05 : California: Pup 327 weaned from surrogate mother Toola
• 28/09/05 : California: Otters seen as boon to economy
• 27/09/05 : Texas: Two Texas Zoo animals die
• 25/09/05 : India: Massive poaching of tigers, leopards, otters continues
• 25/09/05 : California: Farms would restore clam population for otters
• 23/09/05 : Scotland: Loch otter pen set to go ahead despite protests
• 21/09/05 : California: 37th Sea Otter Awareness Week 26 September - 1st October 2005
• 21/09/05 : Norfolk: Meet Sea Life's newest and most popular stars
• 20/09/05 : Scotland: Cleaned-up Clyde attracts otters
• 16/09/05 : Chile: Little Pequeo the Sea Cat cub is doing well
• 16/09/05 : Seattle: Calypso, Sea Otter, dies
• 14/09/05 : California: Penguins, otters stranded by Katrina bring appetites to Monterey
• 13/09/05 : Scotland: National park: Otter aquarium has no purpose
• 10/09/05 : Nepal: Huge haul of tiger, Otter, leopard skin seized
• 09/09/05 : California: Monterey to take in otters, penguins from New Orleans
• 04/09/05 : Texas: Dallas otters at play
• 04/09/05 : New Orleans: Zoo survived Katrina - two young river otters lost
• 29/08/05 : Pennsylvania: Proof positive of cleaner waterways
• 23/08/05 : Scotland: 25,000 highway for otters
• 18/08/05 : Pennsylvania: Otter Adaptations: How Do Otters Remain Sleek and Warm
• 14/08/05 : Scotland: Merlin aims to provide magic touch at Lomond Shores despite protests
• 08/08/05 : Alaska: Alaska Sea Otters to Get U.S. Protection
• 06/08/05 : Norfolk: Playtime with Tarka
• 06/08/05 : Yorkshire: Experts delighted as otters return to river
• 31/07/05 : Colorado: Student's wiry device tallying wily weasel
• 28/07/05 : Hampshire: Baby Otters at the Blue Reef Aquarium
• 27/07/05 : Brazil: Otter Papers presented at Annual Meeting of the Society for Conservation Biology, 15-19 July 2005 (Abstracts)
• 26/07/05 : Devon: Dartmoor dog ban plan under fire
• 26/07/05 : California: Southward expansion
• 25/07/05 : California: Just like a real Mom
• 20/07/05 : Taiwan: Taipei Zoo Forges Cooperative Ties with Polish Counterpart
• 16/07/05 : Florida: Hurricanes spook otters and others
• 15/07/05 : Illinois: State lifts three animals (including Otters) from endangered species list
• 13/07/05 : Guyana: When it's time for bed, even otters misbehave
• 11/07/05 : California: Officials rethinking otter plan
• 09/07/05 : Colorado: Researchers pursue slippery census
• 09/07/05 : Arizona: Spot-Necked Otters at Phoenix Zoo
• 07/07/05 : England: New parasite is serious threat to British wildlife
• 28/06/05 : California: Reward Offered for Information Leading to the Arrest and Prosecution in Sea Otter Killings in the Monterey Bay Area
• 26/06/05 : Cornwall: A bench mark for county's otters
• 18/06/05 : Texas: State Aquarium loses River Otter
• 16/06/05 : Wales: New-look road on award shortlist
• 16/06/05 : Philadelphia: Meet the new baby Giant Otters
• 16/06/05 : Chicago: Hungry baby an otter joy
• 12/06/05 : Sarawak: Otter skins seized in raids
• 07/06/05 : Tennessee: No otter place they'd rather be
• 03/06/05 : Oklahoma: Tulsa Zoo Takes Care Of Some Rescued Otters
• 02/06/05 : Washington State: Rescued Sea Otter Pup doing well at Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium
• 01/06/05 : Alaska: Extinction of Alaskan Sea Otter Imminent, warns Center for Biological Diversity
• 28/05/05 : Scotland: Warning over 'a disaster' for otters
• 28/05/05 : Northamptonshire: VIP Otters to appear at Crick Boat Show
• 26/05/05 : Philadelphia: Philadelphia Zoo Announces Historic Birth of Three More Rare Giant River Otters
• 24/05/05 : Alaska: Killer Whales Thinning Otter Population
• 23/05/05 : Devon: Dog ban plan at Dartmoor valley
• 22/05/05 : Alaska: Sea otter with parasite released back into the wild
• 20/05/05 : South Africa: Gotta Otter Squatter - wild otter hitches a ride
• 15/05/05 : South Carolina: Edisto High School students meet Oscar the Otter
• 15/05/05 : India: New Delhi Smooth Otter faces summer with no water
• 13/05/05 : California: Farr's save-the-otter bill gets new life
• 13/05/05 : New Mexico: River otter making come back in Four Corners
• 07/05/05 : India: New Otter Enclosure opens at Mysore Zoo
• 06/05/05 : Washington: When wild animals give birth in attics
• 03/05/05 : Cornwall: Otter in 'terrible' snare death
• 03/05/05 : Wales: Otters making a return to the Tywi
• 02/05/05 : South Africa: Subways may be built under major road in bid to save otters
• 29/04/05 : Ireland: The otters of Cork City - European Capital of Culture
• 24/04/05 : Florida: Online Charity Auction Yields Otter Naming Rights
• 21/04/05 : Wales: Mapping out the otters comeback
• 21/04/05 : Pennsylvania: Otter visits Fairmount Dam
• 20/04/05 : Pennsylvania: Officials: Otter a sign pollution efforts are working
• 18/04/05 : Scotland: Loch Lomond Otters could help solve fishy problem
• 14/04/05 : Pittsburgh: Newborn river otters make debut at Pittsburgh Zoo
• 12/04/05 : New Zealand: Otters multiply at Wellington Zoo
• 12/04/05 : Netherlands: Saving an endangered habitat
• 07/04/05 : India: Delhi police recover leopard, otter skins
• 04/04/05 : Missouri: Final Appearance of Glenn Chambers and Otters
• 03/04/05 : Louisiana: Otters you oughta see on display at BR Zoo
• 03/04/05 : Durham: Haven for wildlife to be created
• 03/04/05 : Florida: Otters: Playful, but biters
• 01/04/05 : Peru: Peru announces Amazon protection zone
• 01/04/05 : Northumberland: Kelly could get Otter Welcome
• 31/03/05 : Alabama: Montgomery Zoo plans river otter exhibit
• 31/03/05 : Lancashire: Tarka the rotter
  A Preston grandfather has blamed a hungry otter for fishy goings-on in his garden.
• 30/03/05 : Germany: Little Otters are Great
  Family day at Hankensbttel Otter-Zentrum 5-8 May 2005
• 29/03/05 : California: Elkhorn boaters urged to go slow
  Deaths of otters create concern
• 25/03/05 : Florida: Fast Eddie's Four Babies Make Debut
• 25/03/05: Cape Cod: Otters among us - Talk at Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary
• 24/03/05 : Cornwall: Second mutilated otter discovered
• 23/03/05 : New Zealand: Otters multiply at Wellington Zoo
• 23/03/05 : Alaska: Sea otter's parasites puzzle researchers
• 22/03/05 : Chile: Valdivian Coastal Reserve Opens
• 19/03/05: Cambridgeshire: Cleaner waterways attract otters
• 19/03/05 : UK: The Use of Fencing to Prevent Access by Otters to Fisheries - New Report Issued
• 16/03/05 : Gloucestershire: Encouraging water voles and otters back
• 16/03/05 : Florida: CMA nursery cares for pair of rescued otter pups
• 11/03/05 : Cornwall: Otter's tail cut off for trophy
• 10/03/05 : Wales: Don't harry otter
• 09/03/05 : Iraq: Iraqi Marshes can be Restored
  The otter species referred to is Lutra lutra NOT Lutra perspicillata maxwellii, the unique, and now extinct Smooth-Coated Otter subspecies (Gavin Maxwell's Mijbil) formerly found in Iraq's wetlands.
• 09/03/05 : Norfolk: EA claim Otters to blame for Broads Fish Kills; Anglers disagree
• 05/03/05 : Florida: Sunrise The Otter Pup Sees New Beginning At Aquarium
• 03/03/05 : London: Enter animal competition to win season ticket to zoo
• 01/03/05 : Norfolk: The Great Otter Detectives
• 26/02/05 : Washington DC: National Zoo hopes to build better otter habitat
• 24/02/05 : Alaska: Otter feared infected with parasite
• 19/02/05 : Texas: Otter Pups on the Mend after Rare Survival
• 19/02/05 : New Zealand: Zoo for Sale (including resident Otter)
• 17/02/05 : Galloway: Otter incident turned visitors' stomachs
• 14/02/05 : Utah: River Otters Reintroduced Into Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument
• 11/02/05 : California: Rescued otter pup to be put to death
• 09/02/05 : Pennsylvania: Sea Otters coming to Pittsburgh Zoo and PPG Aquarium in 2006
• 04/02/05 : Utah: Otters take plunge in project to populate river
• 04/02/05 : Texas: Six River Otters Sentenced to Death for Eating One Fish
• 02/02/05 : Frankfurt: Monks Defined Otters as Fish - Food for Fasting Days (>English Translation)
• 02/02/05 : Alaska: SeaLife Center takes care of injured sea otter
• 31/01/05 : California: Long-Lived Otter Matriarch has Died
• 31/01/05 : Cornwall: Tunnel plan to curb otter deaths
• 26/01/05 : Utah: Tight Lines: Anglers cast wary eye on DWR's otter plan
• 21/01/05 : Ohio: Otters, other wildlife become victims of their own recovery
• 17/01/05 : Scotland: Theme park fear over Loch Lomond otter pen
• 16/01/05 : Scotland: Otter-Melon Feast at Safari Park
• 14/01/05 : California: California's female otter population dwindles
• 12/01/05 : Florida: Flamingo Gardens otter is a lovin' machine
• 11/01/05 : New Mexico: Group explores river otter reintroduction
• 05/01/05 : Germany: OBITUARY: Claus Reuther, Founder of the Hankensbttel Otter-Zentrum and Chairman of the IUCN Otter Specialist Group (English Translation)
• 03/01/05 : Utah: Evidence suggests otters have been in the area for a long time
• 30/12/04 : Scotland: 'Sex-change' chemical cocktail threatens otters with extinction
• 16/12/04 : Norfolk: An Otter Spotted on the Broads
• 16/12/04 : Washington DC: FONZ Open Appeal for New Otter Exhibit
• 15/12/04 : Alaska: Oil Spill - Sea Otter Found Dead
• 14/12/04 : North Germany: Otters return (English Translation)
• 10/12/04 : Alaska: Sea Otters threatened by New Oil Spill
  Because tanker had not planned to stop in Alaska, it did not have to comply with a state law requiring an oil-spill plan
• 07/12/04 : New Mexico: State seeks input on otter reintroduction
• 01/12/04 : Missouri: Glenn Chambers to speak at Pets and People reception on Saturday, January 15, 2005, 6:30 p.m.
• 01/12/04 : Canada: Something Wild
• 25/11/04 : California: River Otter Returns to Muir Woods
• 23/11/04 : California: No Easy Answer for Otters
• 18/11/04 : New Mexico: BLM to Host Meeting on River Otter Restoration in New Mexico
• 17/11/04 : Scotland: Otter bucks trend as 3,000 species join danger list on dying planet
• 12/11/04 : Ireland: Otter Numbers Healthy in Northern Ireland
• 09/11/04 : Maryland: Teen Bitten By Otter During Zoo Visit
• 08/11/04 : New York State: River otters make a comeback in upstate New York
• 02/11/04 : Scotland: Otters on the Clyde
• 01/11/04 : Worcestershire: W-otter lotta fuss!
• 27/10/04 : Colorado: New DoW Web Page Lets Public Report River Otter Sightings
• 20/10/04 : Switzerland: Three Young Otters Learn to Hunt at Zrich Zoo
• 19/10/04 : Missouri: Glenn Chambers and Otters at Runge Conservation Nature Centre
• 18/10/04 : Oregon: Lone Sea Otter spotted on the Oregon Coast
• 17/10/04 : California: Regency gets into CG swim with 'Otter'
• 15/10/04 : Cumbria: Otters inspire Book
• 10/10/04 : Pennsylvania: Philadelphia Zoo's Baby Giant Otter, Primero, is Thriving
• 07/10/04 : New York State: Buffalo Zoo - New home an otter delight
• 07/10/04 : Scotland: Anger over plan to cage otters at top lochside attraction -
  Otter joy points out that the otters in question are Asian Small-Claws (like at the other Sea Life Centres), not British Otters as the animal rights activists seem to think.
• 05/10/04 : Perthshire: Plea to reduce otter death toll on A9
• 29/09/04 : Hertfordshire: Smelly clue to Otter's return
• 29/09/04 : California: Humans are loving otters to death, says researcher
• 28/09/04 : Wales: Otters move into Des Res
• 21/09/04 : New Zealand: Mystery Fatal Illness Strikes Hamilton Zoo Otters
• 15/09/04 : California: Abalones avoid Sea Otters
• 14/09/04 : Wyoming: Merev Ben David wins Wildlife Award
• 12/09/04 : UK: Deer and otters move in on the foxes' lairs in the urban jungle
• 10/09/04 : Surrey: Otters return to Blackwater Valley
• 09/09/04 : Kentucky: Three Otter Pups at Newport Aquarium
• 03/09/04 : Germany: Dewfresh Baby Otters
• 02/09/04 : UK: RSPCA Guidelines on Rehabilitation of Otters
• 02/09/04 : Dorset: Mark Wintle reports on Angling and Otters
• 02/09/04 : Illinois: Otters removed from the endangered list in Illinois
• 01/09/04 : Washington: Woodland Park Zoo puts otter to rest
• 28/08/04 : Washington: Hurt otter is saved by animal protectors
• 26/08/04 : Canada: Vancouver Aquarium caring for Orphaned Sea Otter Pup
• 25/08/04 : Florida: Bon Voyage, Charlie!
• 23/08/04 : Germany: Where Otters still cross the Roads (English translation)
• 21/08/04 : New Zealand: Baby Otters at Hamilton Zoo
• 20/08/04 : New York State: Rabid otter attacks boy in Putnam
• 18/08/04 : Yorkshire: Loving otter shown the wildside
• 17/08/04 : Cumbria: Otters killed by Illegal Fyke Nets
• 12/08/04 : Cornwall: Exciting otter sightings
• 04/08/04 : Canada: Otter pups rescued from fish netting
• 03/08/04 : Washington: Sea otters' revival in state waters brings new concerns
• 30/07/04 : California: Monterey Aquarium Special Sea Otter Opportunity for Teens
• 29/07/04 : California: Lake Tahoe wildlife center opens doors on Sunday
• 28/07/04 : Somerset: Otters Given Life-Saving Tunnel under Road
• 22/07/04 : Cornwall: Unusual Sighting for Policeman
• 19/07/04 : UK: Eye defects track otter decline
• 09/07/04 : Canada: Jabber Jabber the river otter stole the hearts of staff and volunteers at Critter Care Wildlife Society
• 04/07/04 : Pennsylvania: Philly zoo visitors marvel at otter pup.
  Philadelphia Zoo Home to First-Ever Giant River Otter Born In North American Zoo
• 29/06/04 : China: Foreign doctor's love enriches Beijing Zoo
• 21/06/04 : Cornwall: Tamar Otter Sanctuary up for Sale
• 19/06/04 : Channel Islands: When a zoo is not a zoo yead
• 18/06/04 : West Midlands: Otters Return to West Midlands Canals
• 16/06/04 : California: Sea Otter Numbers Climb for Second Consecutive Year
• 10/06/04 : Maryland: IXth International Otter Colloquium is over
• 10/06/04 : Germany: Otters returning to Schleswig-Holstein
• 05/06/04 : Maryland: Frostburg - Biologists promote otter as nature's ambassador
• 25/05/04 : Cincinnati: Newport Aquarium adds pair of otters
• 25/05/04 : New Jersey: Baby Otter Rescued
• 21/05/04 : Missouri: Middle school students learn about otters from Glenn Chambers and Splash
• 21/05/04 : Wales: 4th Otter Survey of Wales published:
  Wales ahead of target for recovering otter numbers
• 20/05/04 : Wales: Cleaner rivers see big leap in otter numbers
• 20/05/04 : California: Brain Parasite Caused Sea Otter Deaths
• 18/05/04 : Florida: Otter pup's odyssey ends
• 11/05/04 : Alaska: Sea otters clean up after the Exxon Valdez spill--and get sick doing so
• 10/05/04 : Lebanon: Otters Return to Aammiq Wetland
• 30/04/04 : London: Otter, Owl and Wildlife Parks may run Battersea Zoo
• 10/05/04 : Illinois: Asian Small-Clawed Otter Cubs Swim Into Tropic World at Brookfield Zoo:
• 28/04/04 : California: Researchers seek answers for otter deaths
• 27/04/04 : California: Rash of sea otter deaths reaches Central Coast
• 26/04/04 : UK: DEFRA Darwin Initiative Grant - Endangered Otter and Invasive Mink in Patagonia
• 21/04/04 : Florida: Rabid otter bites swimmers; spring closed
• 20/04/04 : Cleveland Metroparks Zoo: Baby Asian Short-Claws
• 19/04/04 : Oregon: Aquarium sea otter trades places
• 16/04/04 : California: More Than 20 Dead, Sick Otters in Calif.
• 09/04/04 : Aberdeenshire: Otter theory over mutilated frogs
• 09/04/04 : New Hampshire: Otter gets angry at boating crew
• 05/04/04 : British Columbia: DND helps orphaned river otters find a home
• 01/04/04 : Annapolis: River Otters Frolic Through the Day
• 31/03/04 : Florida: Orphan otter wanders across road to rescue
• 27/03/04 : California: Boaters Cautioned to Watch for Otters in Elkhorn Slough
• 19/03/04 : Ohio: Boonshoft Museum Receives New River Otter
• 13/03/04 : Illinois Otters Wearing Out their Welcome
• 12/03/04 : NY: All Play, No Work for Graceful Otters
• 08/03/04 : Cincinnati: Asian Small-Clawed Otters arriving 29th May 2004
• 07/03/04 : Eire: A moonlit splash of bright water
• 06/03/04 : Pittsburgh: Reintroduction of river otter bodes well for the environment
• 03/03/04 : Worcestershire: Anger, anguish over poisoned brook
• 04/03/04 : Dorset: Otters Endangered by Illegal Eel Nets; Fisherman Fined
• 22/02/04 : New York State: River Otter Project Korea-Bound
• 10/02/04 : Florida: Homeless baby otter finds refuge at HAWKE
• 09/02/04 : Washington D.C.: Petition to delist threatened southern sea otter denied by Fish and Wildlife Service
• 04/02/04 : Alaska: Sea Otter Proposed For Listing Under ESA
• 04/02/04 : Wales: Rescued flood otter dies
• 04/02/04 : Wales: Flood otter's fight for survival
• 04/02/04 : Alaska: Sea Otters' Disappearance a Mystery
• 03/02/04 : Cornwall: Animal magic for Valentine's Day
• 02/02/04 : Scotland: Otters blamed for wiping out loch bird
• 31/01/04 : Oregon: State's Newest 'Judge' to Preside over Sea Otter Court
• 26/01/04 : Illinois: River Otters Make a Comeback
• 21/01/04 : Ireland: Otters in Waterford, Eire
• 20/01/04 : Vietnam: Elusive Hairy-Nosed Otter a Bio-Indicator
• 11/01/04 : Vietnam: Shrinking Peat Forest Threat to Hairy-Nosed Otter
• 10/01/04 : New Mexico: Game and Fish Looking at Bringing Back Otters
• 08/01/04 : Texas: New guy otter be at home in fish pond
• 06/01/04 : Canada: Otter Caught in Beaver Trap in BC -
  "still thrashing in the water ten hours later, before the trapper who set the device finally arrived to shoot the animal"
• 06/01/04 : Wales: 'Mink' warning after fish deaths
• 02/01/04 : Florida: Flamingo Gardens keeps watch over river otter, 3 babies
• 31/12/03 : Wales: Otters in Cardiff
• 31/12/03 : Oregon: Zoo's sea otter pup, Ozzie, celebrates birthday
• 25/12/03 : Massachusetts: You otter go: Ecotarium throws party to welcome new river otter
• 25/12/03 : Tibet: Tibetan Customs crack largest smuggling case of rare animal hides
• 18/12/03 : Scotland: Otter seen in Paisley, Glasgow
• 12/12/03 : India: Otter Destruction Ordered
• 11/12/03 : India: ...And then There Were None" available on CD from WPSI
• 10/12/03 : California: Bill aims to fund otter rescue
• 08/12/03 : India: Ambassadors of wetlands facing extinction in India
• 08/12/03 : Missouri: Glenn Chambers - Otter-ly fascinating for all
• 05/12/03 : South Korea: Saving a Family of Otters
• 05/12/03 : Maryland: Booking for the XIth International Otter Colloquium (4-10 June 2004) and Otter Keeper Workshop opens.
• 05/12/03 : Indiana: Otters expanding into Blackford County
• 04/12/03 : Oregon: Charting Elakha's Return
• 04/12/03 : Alaska: Animal welfare groups seek federal protection for Alaska sea otters
• 03/12/03 : Scotland: Doomwatch: Killers on the loose?
• 30/11/03 : New York State: River Otters Doing Well
• 24/11/03 : California: Did the hunting of the California sea otter by prehistoric Chumash Indians more than 10,000 years ago put a dent in today's otter population?
• 18/11/03 : Japan: Otter Smuggling Soars in Japan
• 13/11/03 : Illinois: Young otter takes to Shedd like fish to water
• 11/11/03 : Surrey: They're Back! Otters Return to Surrey
• 31/10/03 : Florida: Otter is Palm Beach County, Florida's 34th Rabies Case
• 26/10/03 : Germany: Cheeky Young Otters (translated from German)
• 26/10/03 : Oxford: Mink numbers drop as the otter bites back
• 23/10/03 : Cumbria: South Lakes otters killed in poaching incident
• 18/10/03 : Orkney: Bringing up baby
• 13/10/03 : Indiana: River otters regaining foothold in Indiana rivers
• 12/10/03 : Tibet: Huge animal fur haul
• 09/10/03 : Hampshire: Otter's Sewage Works Haven
• 04/10/03 : Oregon: Biologists put otters through sniff tests
• 03/10/03 : Wiltshire: Mink Pose a Real Menace
• 03/10/03 : California: Man receives $2,500 for leading authorities to man who shot sea otter
• 03/10/03 : Wiltshire: Welcome the otters return
• 03/10/03 : Wiltshire: Claws is Villain of the Piece
• 01/10/03 : California: Sea Otter Rescue Program Focuses on Species' Health
• 30/09/03 : Texas: Dallas Zoo Society Receives Donation For New Otter Exhibit
• 19/09/03 : Surrey: One Way or the Otter
• 18/09/03 : Ohio: East Lansing Dentist Makes House Call for Oscar the Otter
• 13/09/03 : Hampshire: Otter Awareness Weekend at the Blue Reef Aquarium, Portsmouth
• 13/09/03 : Illinois: La Salle Endangered Species Face Mixed Fates
• 12/09/03 : Colorado: State Votes for Less Protection for Otters
• 08/09/03 : Oregon: Museum's male otter scheduled for surgery
• 04/09/03 : Washington: Otter Thrives at Seattle Aquarium
• 04/09/03 : Wisconsin: Otters Over-Harvested
• 08/08/03 : Wales: Otter Sets Up Home in Cardiff Bay
• 06/08/03 : West Midlands: Birmingham Otters Keep Cool in Imported Snow
• 03/08/03 : New York State: Zoo hopes to begin Building Exhibit for River Otter this Fall
• 01/08/03 : West Midlands: Walsall Mystery Visitor Confirmed as Otter
• 25/07/03 : Cumbria: Otter Makes a Splash
• 23/07/03 : Scotland: Otter Count Begins
• 23/07/03 : India: New Otter Enclosure at Mysore Zoo
• 20/07/03 : Cumbria: Dry Stone Home for Otters
• 17/07/03 : West Midlands: Walsall Fish-snatch killer mystery deepens
• 15/07/03 : Hampshire: Hot otters enjoy fish lollies
• 14/07/03 : South Carolina: Orphaned Baby Otter Finds New Home at Aquarium
• 12/07/03 : Tyne & Wear: Sing Anglo Saxon Chants about Otters!
• 12/07/03 : Scotland: Report from the IOSF European Otter Conference on Skye
• 12/07/03 : West Midlands: Walsall Otter may be mystery killer of prized fish
• 08/07/03 : Colorado: Pueblo Zoo's new Otter Exhibit Opens
• 04/07/03 : Colorado: Endangered River Otter to be Delisted in Estes
• 27/06/03 : Norfolk: Otter Trust needs Funds
• 17/06/03 : Wisconsin: New Otter at NorthEastern Wisconsin Zoo
• 09/06/03 : Cumbria: Aquarium of the Lakes to build New Habitats for Wild Otters
• 07/06/03 : California: State sea otter count climbs
• 05/06/03 : Rhode Island: River otters on Aquidneck Island
• 15/06/03 : California: Southern Sea Otters face Uphill Struggle
• 28/05/03 : Ireland: Otter Hunting Continues in Ireland despite being illegal there
• 28/05/03 : Hampshire: Baby Otters at the Blue Reef Aquarium
• 23/05/03 : London: Otters out and about at London Zoo
• 23/05/03 : Scotland: IOSF:
  Skye otter fund marks 10th anniversary with conference
• 19/05/03 : California: Sea Otters in Peril
• 19/05/03 : California: Poisoned Sea Otter Finds New Home
• 17/05/03 : California: Aquarium Otter heads to SeaWorld
• 15/05/03 : Scotland: Landmark Prosecution Sees Taxidermist Fined 300
• 14/05/03 : Illinois: Otters Repopulating State Rivers
• 12/05/03 : The Fourth Otter Survey of England (2000-2002)
  Confirms that the increase in otter distribution observed since the first survey in 1977-79 is continuing.
• 09/05/03 : California: Heart disease, pollution deadly for otters, study finds
• 08/05/03 : Kansas: Lee Richardson Zoo gets Grant for Otter Exhibit
• 30/04/03 : Cornwall: Paradise Park: Injured Otter rescued
• 24/04/03 : Massachusetts: Injured Otter returns to Cape Cod
• 24/04/03 : Vietnam: Hairy-nosed otter takes pride of place in park
• 16/04/03 : Wales: Giant Wicker Otter near Cardigan
• 12/04/03 : California: Otter deaths prompt boaters warnings
• 11/04/03 : California: New Sea Otter Deaths Prompt Calls for Boaters to 'Go Slow'
• 10/04/03 : Wisconsin: Museum's clay otter guards its ancient secrets
• 07/04/03 : Alaska: Sea otters flirt with endangered list
• 05/04/03 : California: Sea Otter Recovery Plan Announced
• 01/04/03 : Yorkshire: Otter killed in trap horror
• 26/03/03 : Dorset: Poole Harbour - Second Otter Death Sparks Fears
• 25/03/03 : California: Southern Sea Otter Victim of Gunshot Wound
• 19/03/03 : West Midlands: UK lake plan offers welcome to otters
• 18/03/03 : Colorado: Healthy river otter populations reported
• 17/03/03 : Massachusetts: Students get hands dirty: Hudson teens study otters in Brazil wetlands
• 17/03/03 : Colorado: Colorado bothers to count its otters
• 16/03/03 : Cornwall: Vic Simpson has been made an FRCVS.
• 11/03/03 : Florida: Lucky the river otter lucky to be alive
• 07/03/03 : Washington: Sea Otter Conservation Workshop III to be held at Seattle Aquarium
• 07/03/03 : Pennsylvania: River Otters Caught on Film as Part of FSU Research Efforts
• 04/03/03 : Devon: Highway Slaughter Poses New Threat to Otter's Resurgence
• 15/02/03 : Merseyside: New haven is heaven for otters
• 07/02/03 : London: Zoo - Great new area for otters and meerkats will be open for Easter
• 07/02/03 : Dorset: Eel fisherman fined for endangering otters in Poole Harbour
• 01/02/03 : Wiltshire: Otterly amazing sight for new wetlands office
• 26/01/03 : India: Otters Doomed?
• 23/01/03 : Hampshire: Otters return to healthy River Loddon
• 23/01/03 : Alaska: Experts amazed at oil left in Sound
• 22/01/03 : Virginia: Man guilty of illegally trapping otter on Beach land
• 21/01/03 : California: Hungry visitor rescued after swimming up tunnel into power plant
• 21/01/03 : Nottinghamshire: Otters return to Nottinghamshire.
• 20/01/03 : Wales: Otters get a new home
• 17/01/03 : Dorset: The otters are back
• 17/01/06 : Derbyshire: Taste of high life for new lords of the rungs
• 09/01/03 : Colorado: Baby Sea Otter Born at Ocean Journey Aquarium, Denver
• 06/01/03 : California Experts Cite Multiple Threats as Sea Otters' Recovery Unravels
• 02/01/03 : Otters get road bypass in Worcestershire
• 28/12/02 : Runge Conservation Nature Centre, Ozarks - Glenn chambers and his otters visiting 1pm
• 28/11/02 : Campaign to establish otters at secret site
• 21/11/02 : TV Captures Otters' City Comeback
• 21/11/02 : Cornwall Wildlife Trust - Woodland Work for Otters
• 19/11/02 : Witney Otter numbers increase during seven-year plan
• 18/11/02 : Otters Returning to UK Cities
• 14/11/02 : South Devon Railway Otter Problem
• 07/11/02 : Playing with Belinda Otter at Frampton Mansell
• 06/11/02 : Ohio Trappers Required to Exercise Special Care to Avoid Capturing River Otters
• 09/10/02 : Cornwall Wildlife Trust - Operation Otter Cub: Complete
• 01/10/02 : Seven-year study of Essex otters
• 12/08/02 : Brutal Otter Death in Cornwall (Cornish Wildlife Trust).
• 09/08/02 : Expert called in to train frisky otters
• 23/07/02 : Otters no longer threatened in Wales
• 18/07/02 : Otters Limited to 20mph
  Quite old news, but I only just found it and it's funny!
• 18/07/02 : Cornwall - Expert is Amazed at Sighting of River Otter
• 18/07/02 : Absence makes the otter grow fonder
• 15/07/02 : Otter makes a comeback in Poole Harbour
• 13/07/02 : Bertie and Belinda at the Bishop's Stortford River Festival and Carnival.
• 13/07/02 : Cornwall - Ravenous Otter Ignored the Audience
• 11/07/02 : Coventry - Otters check out reservoir living
• 10/07/02 : Colorado: Ocean Journey's sea otter pup dies
• 03/07/02 : Scotland: Dinna meddle wi' us, Scots otters warn Canadians.
• 03/07/02 : Worcestershire: Otters hope for wetland
• 02/07/02 : California: Study Links Parasites In Freshwater Runoff To Sea Otter Deaths
• 28/06/02 : Yorkshire: Paul whistles up some Otter Magic: using Positive Operant Conditioning with Asian Small-Clawed Otters.
• 17/06/02 : East Anglia: Man-Made Flood to create Wildlife Sanctuary
• 06/06/02 : Seattle Aquarium: Pregnant Sea Otter Loses Cub
• 04/06/02 : Lake District otters get help crossing road
• 27/05/02 : First sighting of otters in London for decade
• 27/05/02 : Otters and Roads Report Published - Highways Agency
• 04/05/02 : Otters Return to Norfolk
• 25/04/02 : Mother and cubs drowned in illegal Dorset eel net.
• 15/04/02 : Monterey Bay Aquarium: Mae Otter is one year old
• 17/03/02 :Suffolk Otters on the increase
• 30/03/02 :Hand-Reared Becky goes back to Nature
• 23/03/02 :Anglers' Otter Predation Update
• 16/03/02 : Henry the Baby Otter: at Berkshire Agricultural College.
• 13/03/02 : Daphne and the Otters (March 16/17): at Berkshire Agricultural College.
• 10/03/02 : Dallas the Otter Comes to Clearwater....
• 01/03/02 : For Rose the Otter, a second chance at love.
• 26/02/02 : Indian Wildbulletin: Indiana otter restoration ahead of schedule
• 14/02/02 : Tycoon wins 'otter madness' libel case.
• 11/02/02 : World's First Contraceptive-Implant Surgery performed on Sea Otter.
• 05/02/02 : Secret World: Orphaned Otter Becky Finds a Refuge from the Storms
• 05/02/02 : Otter Survey Wiltshire, England: Join scientists on Otter Survey in May and September
• 05/02/02 : Salt Lake City Paralympic Games: Otto the River Otter chosen as Mascot for Games in March 2002.
• 04/02/02 : Guardian Country Diary: Otter space.
• 01/02/02 : Orphan Cubs on Way Home
• 01/02/02 : Otters Return to Santon Downham
• 23/01/02 :Monterey Bay Aquarium: Cameras Allow Surfers to Observe Aquatic Life on the Net
• 10/01/02 : US Geological Survey Dakota: Feasibility Study for Otter Reintroduction to State.
• 04/01/02 : News from Monterey Bay Aquarium: Another sad otter loss - Hailey Otter, 17, has gone.
• 03/01/02 : Oregon Zoo Otter Celebrates B-Day
• 01/01/02 : Sea World Orlando: An Otter Year Begins At SeaWorld Orlando.
• 16/12/01 : Otter spotter on track of declining wildlife
• 01/12/01 : Beef eaters of the pampas switching to fish and otter
• 13/11/01 : Otter Baby Meets Surrogate Mom
• 09/11/01 : Home-made zoo seized by police
• 08/11/01 : Otters returning to the Mersey
• 06/11/01 : Otters returning to the Stour at Kidderminster
• 31/10/01 : Going on an otter odyssey
• 24/10/01 : Conservation blueprint for future
• 24/10/01 : Vancouver Aquarium welcomes New Baby Otter
• 16/10/01 : Orphan Otter Cubs Rescued in Cornwall
• 13/10/01 : Some Complain about Trapping Laws (US)
• 04/10/01 : Sea-otter numbers dive, raising alarming mystery
• 28/09/01 : Wayward otter's life spared for research
• 19/09/01 : Bolivia's gift to the Earth largest in South America
• 15/09/01 : Daphne Neville and her Otters at the Newbury Show. Belinda and Beenie brave the Monster..
• 27/08/01 : Cannibal Wild Giant Otters caught on film in Brazil
• 27/08/01 : Daphne Neville and her Otters at the Wetland Centre, Barnes, London. Belinda and Bertie as fashion critics...
• 22/08/01 : How actress Daphne has devoted her life to helping the shy otter return to the riverside.
• 19/08/01 : Daphne Neville and her Otters at Slimbridge. Belinda interviewed for Central News
• 14/08/01 : Otter Tamed by Love
• 11/08/01 : Daphne Neville and her Otters at the Devon County Show . Belinda, Bertie and the Great Otter Hunt.
• 04/08/01 : New Forest Otter Park: New Forest Otter Park: New Boobook Owl, otter tug-of-war...and more
• 25/07/01 : Wildpark Schorfheide New Baby Otters born.
• 19/07/01 : Chestnut Centre: William and Anya, and Sparky - and CHIP!! ...and more
• 17/07/01 : Hankensbuttel: Otters live like Kings!
• 30/06/01 : Zoo keeper locked in cage by key-stealing otters.
• 26/06/01 : BBC : New threats to UK otters' survival
• 29/04/01 : BBOWT: News from the May edition of "Wildlife News", the magazine of the Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trusts: Otters making a comeback; dead otters.
• 28/04/01 : "ottersurve" national otter database being trialed in Cheshire; National Otter Survey underway.
• 22/03/01 : Artificial Holts planned in Oxfordshire water meadow to encourage otters and water voles to the River Thame.
• 22nd February 2001 : WWF and other organizations challenge UK Government to implement 10-point plan to reverse decline of all UK's threatened species and habitats.
• 13th February 2001 : News from the New York River Otter Project: "The Fox and the Otter"
• 17th January, 2001 TRIALS OF LIFE FOR OTTERS. Cornwall WT Press Release.
• 17th January, 2001 21st Century Otters
• 17th January, 2001 8th International Otter Colloquium held in Chile
• 10th January, 2001 Police Officer Attacked by Rabid Otter
• 30th December, 2000 Rise of otter population halted by winter floods
• 21st November, 2000 Cannibalism among otters shows they are back with a vengeance
• 10th July, 2000 Otters Being Killed by Cyanide Spill
• 2nd July, 2000 Boost for wildlife as resurgent otters kill marauding mink
• 1st March 2000 Otter Hunting Continues in Ireland
• February, 2000 Otters in Lincolnshire
• January, 2000 Otters Go To Town
• 22nd March, 1999 Keeper is a Parent by Any Otter Name
• 26th December, 1998 UK Otter Comeback
• November 1997 Northampton's First Artificial Otter Holt Built
• 24th October 1997 Oliver the Otter Artist