Otters too facing threat due to habitat degradation
Category : Wildlife |
Location : Maharashtra | Posted on 2023-06-08 08:45:28
Nagpur: Across India, people’s lives are intertwined with those of wildlife, especially tigers and leopards, but this is also true with little-known and an elusive aquatic group of carnivores called otters. They are also facing threats due to habitat degradation, disappearing of wetlands, illegal trade, hunting, and conflict with local communities.
A recent study by scientists with Centre for Wildlife Studies (CWS) in the biologically important forest corridor connecting Kanha-Pench tiger reserves until the Wainganga river reveals that India’s otters, called ‘oodbilav’ in local parlance, impact lives of people in areas where otters share space.
