Hairy-nosed Otter
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| Lutra sumatrana Gray, 1865 |
The Hairy-nosed Otter (Lutra sumatrana) is one of the rarest otter species on earth, and was thought to be extinct in 1998 as there had been no sightings for many years, but a tiny number of populations have been rediscovered since then.
At present, it is believed to live mainly in two nature reserves in Vietnam,[3] Toa Daeng peat swamp forest in southern Thailand,[4] and in Sumatra, the place for which it was named. It was rediscovered in 2005.[5] It was also rediscovered in Tonle Sap Lake, Cambodia.[6] Even from these places, they are known from a tiny number of sightings and some roadkill, and from skins.
In June 2008, the Wildlife Alliance-led Wildlife Rapid Rescue Team received a donated Hairy-nosed Otter originating near the Tonle Sap in Cambodia. Working with Conservation International, they established a safe home for the rescued otter at the Phnom Tamao Wildlife Rescue Center, where they hope it will become part of a future captive breeding program. [7]
The most recent record of the species was on September 2008 in U Minh Ha National Park in southern Vietnam when researchers said they have found two hairy-nosed otters.[8]
References
- ^ Wozencraft, W. C. (16 November 2005). Wilson, D. E., and Reeder, D. M. (eds). ed.. Mammal Species of the World (3rd edition ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 0-801-88221-4. http://www.bucknell.edu/msw3/browse.asp?id=14001125.
- ^ Hussain SA, Kanchanasakha B, de Silva PK & Olson A (2008). Lutra sumatrana. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2008. Retrieved on 2008-10-13. Database entry includes justification for why this species is listed as endangered
- ^ U Minh Hai and Vo Doi: Nguyen, X.D., Pham, T.A. & Le, H.T. (2001) New Information about the Hairy-Nosed Otter (Lutra sumatrana) in Vietnam. IUCN Otter Spec. Group Bull. 18(2): 64 - 75
- ^ Kanchanasaka, B. K.(2001) Tracks and Other Signs of the Hairy-Nosed Otter (Lutra sumatrana). IUCN Otter Spec. Group Bull. 18(2): 57 - 63, and Lekakul, B., McNeely, J. 1977. Mammals of Thailand. Kurusaphra Press, Laprao, Thailand
- ^ Lubis, R. (2005) First Recent Record of Hairy-Nosed Otter in Sumatra, Indonesia. IUCN Otter Spec. Group Bull. 18(1): 14 - 20
- ^ Poole, C. M., 2003. The first records of Hairy-nosed Otter Lutra sumatrana from Cambodia with notes on the national status of three other otter species. Nat. Hist. Bull. Siam Soc. 51(2): 273–280
- ^ Hairy-nosed otter gets new home, but a wife? June 18, 2008
- ^ Rare otter species 'found in Vietnam' Thu Sep 18 2008
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