 IUCN/SCC Otter Specialist Group Bulletin
©IUCN/SCC Otter Specialist Group
Volume 24 Pages 1 - 76 (December 2007)
Note from the Editor
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This is the second editorial note written for the online version
of the IUCN OSG Bulletin. During the last months Lesley and
I were quite busy. Lesley did a tremendous job to get the new
articles online once they final version came back from the
authors. I cannot say whether it is the new form but since
autumn there was a steady stream of manuscripts coming in and
while the 2006 issue consisted of 46 pages we will soon have
some articles in the 2007 issue online as there are several
interesting in the pipeline! Altogether I have the idea that
the new form is meanwhile well accepted. Lesley sends me once
a month an update on number and locations of hits to the website
and the Bulletin and from these data we can conclude that the
website is well visited.
Thanks to those who sent us manuscripts and those that took
the task to review the manuscripts and assist with the editing
of the English! We appreciate also the references that were
sent to us either physically or as a link to the webpage improving
the usefulness of the website.
It is only a bit more than 3 months left until we have the
next meeting in South Korea and I hope to see many of you again.
Oxford University Press provided me with two free copies of
Hans Kruuk’s new book on otters that I thought may be
given away as a price but details have to be discussed. Another
point I thought could be mentioned already at this stage is
the question whether we should have an art auction again, similar
to what Tom organised at the last meeting. Personally I am
in favour of such an idea! Anyhow please have a look on the
website of the conference (http://www.otter2007.org) for new
announcements.
I want to take the chance to congratulate two of our colleagues
who recently finished their PhD on otters – namely Johanna
Arendal, Sweden and Risto Sulkava, Finland. I hope that the
two of you keep related to otters and the “otter family” in
the future.
With regards,
Arno
There was an additional delay in the printing of the Proceedings
of the conference held on Skye in 2003 but they should be printed
soon and copies may be ordered from Grace. Please contact her
for details (Grace M. Yoxon, E-mail: Grace@otter.org, www.otter.org).
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