- Otters in Europe — International Otter Survival Fund
Otters have possibly moved in from The Netherlands and Germany but they are still believed to be extinct along the Luxembourg border Threats: Rivers are heavily polluted and unsuitable for otters
- Decline and recovery of the otter in Europe. Lessons learned and future . . .
n the range are extinct or reduced to small, sometimes isolated enclaves, like southern Italy and south- east India (Loy, 2018) The European populations of the Eurasian otter belong to the widest d
- Eurasian otter - Wikipedia
In Germany, the Eurasian otter is nearly extinct in the wild, being listed as critically endangered As part of a protection and conservation effort the "Aktion Fischotterschutz" was founded in 1979, which aims to fund habitat protection and expansion [37]
- Residents in disbelief after spotting rare animal that nearly went . . .
Per the Worcester News, in the 1950s, the European otter "was on the brink of extinction, but conservation efforts around the U K have brought their numbers up to around 11,000 in the
- Saving the Eurasian otter from extinction - CORDIS
The Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra) is an endangered species that is threatened by loss of habitat as well as water pollution In many regions across Europe the otter also comes into conflict with fish farming, which shares the same ponds and streams
- Distribution - OTTER SPOTTER
By the 1970’s, otters were close to extinction in many parts of Europe Protection was improved by CITES (the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora), the EU Habitats Directive, and the Berne Convention, allowing a slow recovery of otter populations
- 7. Lutra lutra Red List 2020 - otterspecialistgroup. org
However, the otters are still extinct in Luxembourg, endangered in Italy, very rare in Switzerland and Belgium, and rare in west Germany and east France Its status is unknown in Bosnia Hercegovina, Croatia, and Kosovo
- European otter reintroduction and conservation | Rewilding Britain
This mammal was almost driven to extinction in Britain by the 1970s, but efforts to restore rivers and protect the species ensured its survival
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