Volume 10 Pages 1 - 56 (October 1994)

Citation: Medina, G. (1994) Marine Otters (Lutra felina) Need Help. IUCN Otter Spec. Group Bull. 10: 6

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Marine Otters (Lutra felina) Need Help

Gonzalo Medina

IUCN/SSC Otter Specialist Group Coordinator for Latin America, Representitive for Chile

Dear Friends,

The National Committee for Protection of the Fauna and Flora (CODEFF)-CHILE, through its branch in Valdivia, a city located 800 km South of Santiago, has started a public work in order to get funds to buy a Farm land of approximately 45 hectares.

The land is a marine shoreline in which still survive approximately 10 families of Marine otters (Lutra felina).

Until 1983 the area was naturally protected but now the council of Valdivia is working on a road to the area, this makes these otter families be in an extremely dangerous situation.

It is extremely important to protect this group of Marine otters, one of the last in the South of Chile and the easiest for study and show in school education programs.

There is great possibility that forestry companies can buy this shoreline due its geographical situation and forests, if this happened would be the end of the otter families.

CODEFF, Valdivia branch has to collect approximately USS 27000 to buy the land.

For more information please contact:

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