Eurasian Otter Bibliography

Bibliography

Hogan. “European otter. ” European otter.  n.p., 20 10 2015. Web. 22 October 2015. http://www.eoearth.org/view/article/169873/

Hogan. “European otter. ” European otter.  n.p., 22 10 2015. Web. 22 October 2015. http://www.eoearth.org/view/article/51cbf1f47896bb431f6a74fa/

Multimedia, Heehaw. “Otter (Eurasian, European or Common). ” Otter (Eurasian, European or Common) | OneKind.   OneKind, 01 11 2015. Web. 1 November 2015. http://www.onekind.org/be_inspired/animals_a_z/otter_eurasian_european_or_common/

“Support the. ” Lutra lutra (Common Otter, Eurasian Otter, European Otter, European River Otter, Old World Otter).  n.p., 22 10 2015. Web. 22 October 2015. http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/12419/0

“Support the. ” Lutra lutra (Common Otter, Eurasian Otter, European Otter, European River Otter, Old World Otter).  n.p., n.d. Web. 3 November 2015. http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/12419/0

Why the Eurasian otter is extinct

The Eurasian otter is listed at Near endangered mostly because of human hunting and water pollution. Why would people want to kill them? The answer is what drives everybody to do things. Money. Killing otters and selling the fur can lead to 120 to 140 dollars on average. Kill two of them and you could probably make near three hundred dollars. Another reason why the Eurasian otter is extinct is because of water pollution, also because of humans. Because Eurasian otters need to live in relatively clean areas, the Eurasian otter population is decreasing by a lot. The pollution pressures the otters to move out to find cleaner waters or try to adapt to the dirty water.  

  

Facts about the Eurasian otter

When you think of otters you may think of cute, loving and friendly. That is why it is hard to believe that the Eurasian otter, a subspecies of the otter family is listed as near endangered on the IUCN red list. To solve this we need your help. By reading this, you should have a good understanding of the Eurasian otter, why they are endangered and how we can increase their population.

   First of all, the Eurasian otter, (Lutra Lutra) is one of thirteen species of otters. Found in both seawater and freshwater, they are spotted along coastlines of Europe, Asia, and North Africa. The Eurasian otter has one of the biggest ranges of spread of mammals in the whole Palaearctic ecozone (in Eurasia and North Africa.) Most otter habitats are along lakes, rivers and coastlines. Usually, they are found in shallow rocky areas with a high buoyancy. Also lots of vegetation. The Eurasian otter lives in both land and water. A lot of times they will come right up to humans but they will never bite. They are very friendly creatures. Like their Mustelid family, which includes badgers, Pine Martens and Weasels, the Eurasian otters’ diet consists of mostly fish but they will also eat frog, water snakes, urchins and small mammals.

How we can save the Eurasian otter

Now you know about the Eurasian otter and why their population is decreasing but here is how we can save them. First of all, we should stop buying otter fur coats or any fur coat made of live animal. Then, people who kill the otters will stop making money and they will stop doing it. A second reason how we can save the Eurasian otter is by not letting pollution go by. Pollution is a big reason why most animals are becoming extinct. One way of helping to stop pollution is to conserve energy. Turn off your lights before you leave somewhere. This leads us to a third and final reason how we can save the Eurasian otter. Try to join an environmental club to stop extinction and pollution. Two good examples of conservation programs are the NRCS and the U.S fish and wildlife service. The NRCS, or the Natural Resources Conservation Service is a group of people in a program to help save plants and animals, the environment. The U.S fish and wildlife service, focuses mainly on fish with other causes of wildlife including otters!