| 28th
September 2008 |
Twin Sea Otters in Medny Islands |
Dear colleagues,
This summer in the Medny Isl. (the
Commander Islands) we observed a
sea otter female with TWO newborn pups! of 9th of July.
We observed there white-haired
sea otter female too.
Warmest wishes, Nadezhda
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Nadezhda
Zimenko
Research worker ~
All Russian Research Institute of Fisheries
and Oceanography (VNIRO)
107140 Moscow,
Russia
Verkhnyaya Krasnoselskaya
17
tel: +7(499) 264-4583 |
| 18th September 2008 |
Asia's Rarest Otter Species found in Vietnam! |
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Dear Otter Specialist Group
We have just produced a press release from the Carnivore and Pangolin Conservation Program, Cuc Phuong National Park, Vietnam about rediscovering Hairy-nosed Otter in U Minh Ha National Park, Mekong Delta, Southern Vietnam.
Here are two photos of Hairy-nosed Otter which were taken directly in U Minh Ha national Park.
Photo 1 | Photo 2
Best warm regards,
Nhuan
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Nguyen Van Nhuan
Research Officer
Carnivore and Pangolin Conservation Program (CPCP)
Cuc Phuong National Park,
Ninh Binh,
Vietnam
Tel: +84(0)30 848 053
Mobile: +84 (0) 915 526 980
Email: asianotter@gmail.com
Postal: PO BOX 179, Hanoi GPO, Vietnam |
| 21st August 2008 |
Assistance Needed with Otter DNA Analysis in Vietnam |
Dear Otter Specialist Group,
I am Nhuan, Field Researcher and OSG member. Now I am working in Carnivore and Pangolin Conservation Program, Cuc Phuong National Park, Vietnam.
At present, we have just finished field surveys in U Minh Ha National Park, Mekong Delta. The key species of our field survey is that hairy-nosed otter, smooth-coated otter, Eurasian otter, Small Clawed otter. We found out the Small-clawed otter and Hairy-nosed otter distributing together in the study site already.
During the field surveys and social surveys in the past few months, we collected some pieces of different fur of otters, but we don't know what is the exactly species of otter. Maybe hairy-nosed otter or small-clawed otter or another species. If this species belong to another species of otter, so it is a interesting result!
Now we are very interested in finding out what are the specimens belong what species of otter? Due to we are not able to get funding for DNA analyze. Can you anybody be able to help us to analyze DNA or let us know who can be willing to help and support us to analyze Otter DNA freely. If we find out what exactly number of species of otters are distributed together, it is very useful for next surveys on ecology and behaviour of otters and conducting conservation actions in the area.
Thank you so much in advance,
Best warm regards,
Nhuan
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Nguyen Van Nhuan
Research Officer
Carnivore and Pangolin Conservation Program (CPCP)
Cuc Phuong National Park,
Ninh Binh,
Vietnam
Tel: +84(0)30 848 053
Mobile: +84 (0) 915 526 980
Email: asianotter@gmail.com
Postal: PO BOX 179, Hanoi GPO, Vietnam |
| 12th August 2008 |
Life Sciences Publishing Tips |
A big hello to all my old "otter" friends!
Just to let you know, I am presently working for an editorial company (www.EnglishEditorialServices.com) in the Czech Republic where I am busy setting up a new Life Sciences Division (we handle lots of veterinary, forestry and genetics work already...but no otter papers yet!).
As part of our work, we have recently published a bulletin (Life Science Research No. 1) that addresses many of the mistakes made by those wishing to publish. If you don’t know why your papers keep getting sent back – this might help! It was aimed originally at non-native speakers of English, but we believe it will also be of interest to all scientists, researchers, teachers and students, as well as journal editors. Please feel free to send it on to anyone else you think might find it of interest.
If anyone needs to contact me in the future I can be contacted at kevin.roche@hotmail.com or at the address below.
All the best and hope to see you all again one day soon!
Dr. Kevin F. Roche CSc
Life Sciences Editor (and not so busy otter researcher)
English Editorial Services, s.r.o.
Černopolní 57
613 00 Brno
Czech Republic
E-mail: kevin@EnglishEditorialServices.com
Web: www.EnglishEditorialServices.com |
| 1st August 2008 |
Martes Working Group 2008 Newsletter |
The Martes Working Group is currently accepting material for its 2008 Newsletter. Any research updates, photos, etc. related to Martes spp would be welcome. Please submit material to Amie Mazzoni, Newsletter Editor, by September 15th.
amie.mazzoni@sbcglobal.net |
| 30th July 2008 |
EOW-08: Registration closes 31st July! |
Registration for the European Otter Workshop closes on 31st July. Regstration after this date will be subject to there being room, and will cost more!
Last Invitation |
| 30th July 2008 |
European Consultation on Conservation Status Assessments |
EU member states with otters (22) have reported on the conservation status in the biogeographically regions of their country according to the EEC Habitats Directive. The EU commission has followed this up with announcing a public consultation period for these assessments from 28. July to 15 September 2008
Read more ... |
| 20th July 2008 |
California Sea Otters: Population Recovery Continues at Slower Rate |
California's southern sea otter, a threatened population on the Endangered
Species list, continues to recover, but at a rate that appears to have
slowed.
Read more ... |
| 19th April 2008 |
IOC 10 Presentations going online |
Many of the presentations from the Xth International Otter Colloquium (South Korea) are now being put online. Some are publicly available, some need your OSG user name and password to access. This is intended as a stop-gap until the proceedings are published.
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