Sea otters are good indicators of ocean health. In addition, they are a keystone species, offering a stabilizing effect on ecosystem, controlling sea urchin populations that would otherwise inflict damage to kelp forest ecosystems. The kelp forest ecosystem is crucial for marine…
Otters hold an almost unique place in the animal kingdom of the British Isles, being one of the very few creatures that give birth once every two years. Simon Cooper lives in a normal house in a normal village, but with one extraordinary feature - wild otters live in his house. …
A celebration of the return of the Otter to Britain's rivers and freshwater wetlands after a drastic decline in the twentieth century. Ripples of excitement are spreading through Europe's rivers. A generation ago, otter watching was a wildlife highlight restricted to remote coas…
A celebration of the return of the otter to the UK's rivers and freshwater wetlands after a drastic decline in the twentieth century.
Fifty years ago Gavin Maxwell went to live in an abandoned house on a shingle beach on the west coast of Scotland. A haven for wildlife - he named his home Camusfearna and settled there with the otters Mij, Edal and Teko. Ring of Bright Water chronicles Gavin Maxwell's first ten…
An introduction to sea otters, aquatic mammals that live in the north Pacific and rarely come to land.
"An introduction to sea otters, aquatic mammals that live in the north Pacific and rarely come to land." -- T.p. verso.
