Otters

Akpona, A. H., C. Djagoun, L. A. Harrington, A. T. Kabre, G. A. Mensah, and B. Sinsin. 2015. Conflict between spotted-necked otters and fishermen in Hlan River, Benin. Journal for Nature Conservation 27:63-71.  External resource

 

Boustany, A. M., D. A. Hernandez, E. A. Miller, J. A. Fujii, T. E. Nicholson, J. A. Tomoleoni, and K. S. Van Houtan. 2021. Examining the potential conflict between sea otter recovery and Dungeness crab fisheries in California. Biological Conservation 253:108830.  Download

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Cook, P., J. E. Hawes, J. V. Campos-Silva, and C. A. Peres. 2022. Human-wildlife conflicts with crocodilians, cetaceans and otters in the tropics and subtropics. Peerj 9:e12688.  Download

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Ergete, E. A., T. W. Hailemariam, M. Balakrishnan, and T. L. Serfass. 2018 .Fishermen knowledge and conflict with African clawless otters in and around Lake Tana, Ethiopia. African Journal of Ecology  External resource

 

Freitas, D., J. Gomes, T. S. Luis, L. Madruga, C. Marques, G. Baptista, L. M. Rosalino, P. Antunes, R. Santos, and M. Santos-Reis. 2007. Otters and fish farms in the Sado estuary: ecological and socio-economic basis of a conflict. Hydrobiologia 587:51-62.  External resource

 

Gómez, J., and J. Jorgenson. 1999. An overview of the giant otter-fisherman problem in the Orinoco Basin of Columbia. IUCN Otter Spec. Group Bull 16:90-96.  Download

 

Jain, V., and K. K. Karanth. 2023. Living alongside otters: examining human-otter interactions and attitudes towards otters in Central India for conservation in shared landscapes. Biodiversity and Conservation.   External resource

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Jordaan, R. K., M. J. Somers, G. Hall, and T. McIntyre. 2020. The diet of spotted-necked otters foraging in trout-stocked waters in Mpumalanga, South Africa. African Zoology:1-8.  External resource

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Kloskowski, J. 2005. Otter Lutra lutra damage at farmed fisheries in southeastern Poland, I: an interview survey. Wildlife Biology 11:201-206.  Download

 

Kloskowski, J. 2011. Human-wildlife conflicts at pond fisheries in eastern Poland: perceptions and management of wildlife damage. European Journal of Wildlife Research 57:295-304.  Download

 

Leuchtenberger, C., M. L. Rheingantz, C. A. Zucco, A. C. Catella, W. E. Magnusson, and G. Mourão. 2020. Giant otter diet differs between habitats and from fisheries offtake in a large Neotropical floodplain. Journal of Mammalogy 101:1650-1659.  External resource

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Liordos, V., V. J. Kontsiotis, C. Nevolianis, and C. E. Nikolopoulou. 2019. Stakeholder preferences and consensus associated with managing an endangered aquatic predator: the Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra). Human Dimensions of Wildlife:1-17.  External resource

 

Manikowska-Slepowronska, B., B. Szydzik, and D. Jakubas. 2016. Determinants of the presence of conflict bird and mammal species at pond fisheries in western Poland. Aquatic Ecology 50:87-95.  Download

 

Michalski, F., P. C. Conceição, J. A. Amador, J. Laufer, and D. Norris. 2012. Local perceptions and implications for giant otter (Pteronura brasiliensis) conservation around protected areas in the eastern Brazilian Amazon. IUCN Otter Specialist Group Bulletin 29:34-45.  Download

 

Pearce, K. J., T. L. Serfass, S. A. Ashcraft, and S. S. Stevens. 2017. Applying social and ecological approaches to evaluate factors influencing river otter (Lontra canadensis) visitation to fish-rearing facilities in Pennsylvania. European Journal of Wildlife Research 63:33.  External resource  

 

Recharte, M., M. Bowler, and R. Bodmer. 2008. Potential conflict between fishermen and giant otter (Pteronura brasiliensis) populations by fishermen in response to declining stocks of arowana fish (Osteoglossum bicirrhosum) in northeastern Peru. IUCN Otter Specialist Group Bulletin 25:89-93.  Download

 

Recharte, M., I. G. Bride, and M. Bowler. 2014. A recovering flagship: giant otters, communities and tourism in northern Peru. Wildlife Research 41:490-498.  External resource

 

Rosas-Ribeiro, P. F., F. C. W. Rosas, and J. Zuanon. 2012. Conflict between fishermen and giant otters Pteronura brasiliensis in Western Brazilian Amazon. Biotropica 44:437-444.  External resource

 

Sales-Luís, T., D. Freitas, and M. Santos-Reis. 2009. Key landscape factors for Eurasian otter Lutra lutra visiting rates and fish loss in estuarine fish farms. European Journal of Wildlife Research 55:345-355.  External resource

 

Schwerdtner, K., and B. Gruber. 2007. A conceptual framework for damage compensation schemes. Biological Conservation 134:354-360.  External resource

 

Serfass, T. L., J. A. Bohrman, S. S. Stevens, and J. T. Bruskotter. 2014. Otters and anglers can share the stream! The role of social science in dissuading negative messaging about reintroduced predators. Human Dimensions of Wildlife 19:532-544.  External resource

 

Vaclavikova, M., T. Vaclavik, and V. Kostkan. 2011. Otters vs. fishermen: stakeholders' perceptions of otter predation and damage compensation in the Czech Republic. Journal for Nature Conservation 19:95-102.  External resource