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Otter distribution in Lithuania

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 April 2009

K. Baranauskas ,
E. Mickevičius ,
S. M. Macdonald  and
C. F. Mason
K. Baranauskas
Affiliation:
Institute of Ecology, Akademijos 2, Vilnius 2600, Lithuania
E. Mickevičius
Affiliation:
Institute of Ecology, Akademijos 2, Vilnius 2600, Lithuania
S. M. Macdonald
Affiliation:
Department of Biology, University of Essex, Colchester, UK.
C. F. Mason
Affiliation:
Department of Biology, University of Essex, Colchester, UK.
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The authors carried out the first field survey for otters in Lithuania, which demonstrated that the species is still widespread. With otters now rare or absent in much of western Europe, conservation strategies for the animal and its habitats in remaining eastern European strongholds must be developed.

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Research Article
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Oryx , Volume 28 , Issue 2 , April 1994 , pp. 128 - 130
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Copyright © Fauna and Flora International 1994

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