{"id":5304,"date":"2026-02-08T13:15:41","date_gmt":"2026-02-08T07:45:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=5304"},"modified":"2026-02-08T14:46:16","modified_gmt":"2026-02-08T09:16:16","slug":"eurasian-otter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/eurasian-otter\/","title":{"rendered":"Eurasian Otter"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Eurasian otter Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Eurasian otter, once believed to have disappeared from Jammu and Kashmir, has been recorded recently in the Sindh River in Ganderbal district.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Eurasian otter<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is also known as the <\/span><b>European otter, common otter, and Old-World otter.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a <\/span><b>semiaquatic carnivorous<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> mammal native to Eurasia.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Distribution: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is mainly found in the <\/span><b>Middle-East, Europe, Northern Africa<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, across to Eastern Russia, China, and other Asian countries.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In India, it occurs in <\/span><b>northern, northeast and southern India.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Habitat: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It lives in highland and <\/span><b>lowland lakes, rivers, streams, marshe<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">s, swamp forests, and coastal areas, independent of their size, origin, or latitude.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>In the Indian<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> subcontinent, it is found in <\/span><b>cold hills and mountain streams.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Features of Eurasian Otter<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is an elusive, solitary otter.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Adaptation:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Adaptations for an aquatic <\/span><b>lifestyle include webbed feet,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the ability to close the small ears and the nose when under water, and very dense, short fur that traps a layer of air to insulate the animal.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It has an <\/span><b>acute sense of sight,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> smell, and hearing.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Threats:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Water pollution and hunting of the mammal for its fur.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Conservation Status of Eurasian Otter<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>IUCN:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Near threatened<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>CITES:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 Appendix I<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Wildlife Protection Act, 1972:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Schedule II<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hindustantimes.com\/cities\/others\/otters-without-borders-rare-species-caught-crossing-loc-into-kashmir-101770460306517-amp.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">HT<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Eurasian otter, also called European or common otter, is a semiaquatic mammal known for its playful nature and wide distribution across Europe and Asia. 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