IUCN/SCC Otter Specialist Group Bulletin
©IUCN/SCC Otter Specialist Group
Volume 25 pages 75 - 123 (October 2008)
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New Members of OSG
Thus far this year, we have welcomed 20 new members to the
OSG: you can read more about them in the Members-Only
pages.
New members during the duration of this issue:
Aad Aadrean: I am an
undergraduate student of Biology Department in Andalas University, West
Sumatra, Indonesia. I do my research about otter for my thesis. My research
topic is "tracks and signs of otter in rice field, Padang Pariaman district,
West Sumatra". It is a preliminary study on otter, thus it opens great
opportunity for me to continue it in the future after finishing my bachelor
degree. Furthermore, I have just received small grant from abroad
organization to conduct this study.
Martín Buschiazzo: I have been researching the husbandry of Lontra longicaudis in zoos in Uruguay, and making recommendations for improvements where needed. I intend to evaluate the population status of this species in the east of Uruguay, and discover whether Pteronura brasiliensis is present. I also want ro work with rural communities and politicians to raise awareness of the otter.
Juan Carlos Botello Castillo: I have worked on the
biology, ecology and behaviour of the Giant Otter, Pteronura
brasiliansis, for many years
John Crooks: Captive Animal (non-avian) Manager for the Slimbridge site of the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust, United Kingdom. At present the new exhibit is being developed and plans to hold a pair of otters either Eurasian or North American river, in addition to beavers, assorted aquatic mammals.
I have previously also worked with Aonyx cinereus (including hand-rearing, and keeping large family groups), Lutra lutra (incliding rehabilitation for release), Lontra canadensis, and caring for Pteronura brasiliensis during quarantine.
Jiska van Dijk: To date, I have mainly worked with wolverines in Norway, but am now taking over Thrine Heggberget's otter work following her retirement. I intend to extend the project on dead otter registration/collection toward a nationwide monitoring system, and investigate otter population trends in specific situations e.g. around fish farms, hydroelectric schemes and presence of American Mink.
David Hamilton: I have many years of zoo experience in the USA with Lontra canadensis, and kept the studbook for them for several years; I am now Population Manager for L. canadensis for the AZA Otter SSP. I am involved with the Rochester Institute of Technology River Otter Project, trying to assess the status of the reintroduced population in local watersheds. I am interested in improving captive husbandry techniques, captive population management, field techniques and reintroduction assessment.
Zuzana Kadlecikova: I am a Slovak Ph.D. student of the South-Bohemian
University in Ceske Budejovice in the Czech Republic. I am
in the third year of my study and otters were subject also
of my diploma thesis in the Comenius University in Bratislava,
Slovakia. The subject of my dissertation thesis is a quantification
of damages caused by Eurasian otters in fishponds.Recently
I prepared (in consultation with other Slovak specialists)
a national report for the European Otter Workshop in Slovenia.
Brock McMillan: I have been working in ecology for
many years, concentrating on population and community ecology
of mammals and birds, wildlife habitat associations, behavioral
ecology of mammals, and wildlife conservation. I have
taught at several US universities, and am currently Associate
Professor, Department of Plant and Wildlife Sciences, Brigham
Young University (BYU)
Laurent Mercier: I am currently engaged in monitoring the otter population in Brittany following hte IUCN protocol, building artificialholts and training people in surveying for otters using otter sign, and diet analysis.
Daphne Neville: I have worked for many years as an otter presenter, with hand-reared otters, spreading the conservation message to agricultural shows, schools etc. I also work with the BBC Natural History Unit on otter-related programs.
Vic Simpson: I am a veterinary pathologist and a naturalist. My principal interest is in performing post mortem examinations on free-living wildlife in order to establish the causes of disease or mortality. I started studying otters in
1988 and have written a number of scientific papers and reports about them.
Antje Weber: I have worked on otters for many years,
on otter population dynamics and ecology, and the impact of
road traffic on otter mortality and mitigation of accidents.
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