Eurasian OttersIn NewsThree Eurasian Otters were recently spotted in the
Neeru stream of the Chenab catchment in Jammu and Kashmir.
About Eurasian Otter is a
semi-aquatic carnivorous mammal. Scientific Name: Lutra lutra
It has one of the widest distributions of all Palaearctic mammals.
Its range covers parts of three continents:
Europe, Asia, and Africa.
In India, it occurs in northern, northeast, and southern India.
It lives in a wide variety of aquatic habitats, including highland and lowland lakes, rivers, streams, marshes,
swamp forests, and coastal areas.
In the Indian sub-continent, Eurasian otters occur in
cold hill and mountain streams.Conservation StatusIUCN:
Near threatened
Wildlife Protection Act, 1972: Schedule II
