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Java Otter

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Field Notes

Description:

Save Otter!

Habitat:

Wild

Notes:

the Otter sold illegally in animal markets at Purbalingga, Central Java, Indonesia. :'(

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Comments (4)
rachmaamalia
KarenL ,thank you so much for your info :) I hope someday the Indonesian government can give more attention of legal protection for otters. thank you,
rachmaamalia
@KarenL thank you so much for your info :) I hope someday the Indonesian government can give more attention of legal protection for otters. thank you,
KarenL
How sad. Unfortunately at the present time there is no legal protection for otters in Indonesia. http://data.iucn.org/dbtw-wpd/html/otter/11.html You can find some advice on how to help otters here http://www.otternet.com/saving/ You may also be interested to more about the illegal wildlife trade in our blog http://blog.projectnoah.org/post/44300522690/the-international-trade-in-animal-products
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PublishedApril 11, 2013

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