Asia is home to five of the 13 species of otters found around the world. While studies on the
otter have been increased considerably over the years, the focus and pattern of research in …

Checklists represent a basic tool for conservation and management of regional faunas.
However, our knowledge on species composition in a territory changes over time due to …

Background The Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra) underwent a strong decline in large areas of the
Central-Western part of its distribution range, during the second half of the twentieth century …

Collisions with vehicles represent the main conflict between infrastructures and wildlife,
causing damages to both humans and animals. As to the latter, road mortality is a growing …

The Eurasian otter is endangered in Italy, only surviving in southern river basins. The spatial
and social structure of a population living at the border of the current range was explored …

The assessment of the occurrence of rare and endangered species in freshwater
environments is crucial for ecological studies and conservation issues, but it can be time …

Mediterranean freshwaters undergo extreme seasonal variation in water flow, which,
exacerbated by water withdrawal for agriculture or hydroelectric purposes, may affect fish …

Faecal DNA-based genetic analysis is a suitable tool for assessing both population size and
genetic diversity of threatened and elusive species. We applied microsatellite analysis and …

The Authors outline the present situation of the Eurasian otter Lutra lutra in Friuli Venezia
Giulia Region (north-eastern Italy). After about 50 years from its local extinction, the species …

Following a severe decline in Italy in the second half of the last century, the Eurasian otter
(Lutra lutra) has been confined in the southern part of the peninsula with two isolated nuclei …