IUCN/SSC Otter Specialist Group Bulletin
©IUCN/SCC Otter Specialist Group
Volume 30 Issue 2 Current Issue (August 2013)
Note from the Editor
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Dear Friends, Colleagues and Otter Enthusiasts!
This time the good news is that I received the official information that the IUCN OSG Bulletin will be referenced in Scopus. As a result of this I have added a short text on ethics in science that I consider to be self evident to comply with. In addition and in line with many other journals all incoming manuscripts will undergo a plagiarism check using dedicated software (urkund.com). This service is sponsored by the Centre de Recherche Public – Gabriel Lippmann for which I would like to express my sincere thanks to my employer.
Not so long ago the “otter world” got a new PhD. Congratulations to Anna who successfully defended her thesis entitled “Contaminants and health in the Swedish otter (Lutra lutra)”.
We are still looking for pictures of otters for which you need to be the copyright holder. If this is the case feel free to send them either to me or to Lesley.
Meanwhile all members have been re-invited to join the OSG. Except a few mistakes that can always happen the process was smooth. We are now on the start of a new period and I hope that you all look forward with great enthusiasm to the next years and especially the next International Otter Colloquium that will take place in Rio de Janeiro in August 2014.
My last lines are as usually used to thank Lesley for all your support, hours and work spend for the IUCN OSG Bulletin in several different functions. Thanks Lesley!
