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Status and distribution of river otters in Kinmen, Taiwan

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 April 2009

Ling-Ling Lee
Ling-Ling Lee
Affiliation:
Department of Zoology, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan 106.
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Abstract

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Surveys of river otters Lutra lutra on Kinmen and Little Kinmen islands were carried out in 1992 and 1993. In order to record sightings of otters in the past, 12 Kinmen residents who had seen or caught otters before were interviewed. Interview results indicated that the otter is a resident, breeding species on Kinmen. Survey results indicated presence of otters throughout Kinmen and in many sites on Little Kinmen. However, habitat degradation, including pollution and drought, may pose serious threats to the continued existence of the species on both islands.

Type
Research Article
Information
Oryx , Volume 30 , Issue 3 , July 1996 , pp. 202 - 206
Copyright
Copyright © Fauna and Flora International 1996

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