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The Otter Specialist Group (OSG) was founded in 1974 and is part of World Conservation (IUCN) Species Survival Commission (SSC). The aims of the Group, as set out by IUCN, are to:

  • Provide leadership for the conservation of all otter species (Lutrinae).
  • Determine and review on a continuing basis the status and needs of otters, and promote the implementation of necessary research, conservation and management programmes by appropriate organisations and governments.
  • Make known the status and conservation needs of otters, and promote the wise management of otter species.

This website contains many resources which may be used freely as long as the source is aknowledged, as well as some restricted to members of the Otter Specialist Group.  See the Bulletin, our Library or contact us if you can't find what you want.

:: Latest Update: 17th April 2013

Bulletin: New Papers Added: Shepherd, C.R.. and Tansom, P. (2013). Seizure Of Live Otters In Bangkok Airport, Thailand ; Al-Sheikhly, O.F. and Nader, I.A. (2013). The Status of Iraq Smooth-Coated Otter Lutrogale perspicillata maxwelli Hayman 1956 and Eurasian Otter Lutra lutra Linnaeus 1758 in Iraq
XIth Otter Colloquium (Pavia) Proceedings: New paper added - Davenport, L.C., Jacques, H. and Yedi, M.-L. (2011) Preliminary Findings from a New Study of the Congo Clawless Otter (Aonyx congicus) on the Dji Dji River, Ivindo National Park, Gabon (or “Where Have all the Otters Gone?”)
Xth Otter Colloquium (Korea) Proceedings: New paper added - Kanchanasaka, B. and Duplaix, N. (2011). Food Habits of the Hairy-nosed otter (Lutra sumatrana) and the Small-clawed otter (Aonyx cinereus) in Pru Toa Daeng Peat Swamp Forest, Southern Thailand
OZ: New document added - Lutra lutra husbandry in Portuguese

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Bulletin of the IUCN/SSC Otter Specialist Group

 
Current Issue: Volume 30 Issue 1 - new paper added 17 April 2013
XIth Otter Colloquium, Pavia, Italy, 2011
Abstracts, group photo, program, closing speech, more photos... Updated 7 October 2011
Proceedings: New paper online 4 April 2013
Xth International Otter Colloquium, Hwacheon, South Korea
Proceedings: new paper online
updated 28 January 2013
IXth Otter Colloquium, Frostburg, USA
papers going online updated 6 December 2012
VIIIth Otter Colloquium, Valdivia, Chile
abstracts going online now Send us anything you have! 10th Jan 2009
Bulletin Digitization Project: Volume 13 (1996) now online 4 issues remain to be done 14th August 2012

OSG Member News


OSG Research Guidelines 18th September 2012
Chair's Newsletter for December 2012 12th February 2013

Members-Only E-Library

Reference Library (needs user name and password
latest added 20/12/12
Otter Mortality Web
Sharing information to reduce human-induced otter mortality
OZ: Otters in Zoos etc
OZ Home
Lutra lutra Husbandry Manual in Portuguese added 28 September 2012
North American River Otter Husbandry Manual 4th Edition added 7 August 2012