IUCN/SSC Otter Specialist Group Bulletin
©IUCN/SCC Otter Specialist Group
Volume 38 Issue 4 (August 2021)
Virtual Otters
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RIVER OTTER JOURNAL - A HISTORICAL ARCHIVE
The River Otter Journal was the news publication of the River Otter Alliance (ROA) from 1991 to 2013. It is a charming and eclectic mixture of science, poetry, anecdote, games and puzzles, which both entertained and informed.
A historical archive of the River Otter Journal has been set up by agreement with the board of the ROA by Victor Camp and Tom Serfass, under the aegis of the IUCN/SSC Otter Specialist Group, and is hosted by the Bulletin of the IUCN/SSC Otter Specialist Group.
The publications are available at https://riverotterjournal.org/index.html
ROA was founded as a non-profit tax-exempt organization in June 1991 by Carol S Peterson, John Mulvihill Esq., and biologists Leslie Malville and Joe Powell “to promote the survival of the North American River Otter (Lontra canadensis) through education, research, reintroduction and habitat protection”. The goals were to support current research and reintroduction programs, monitor abundance and distribution in the United States and educate the general public through our newsletter, The River Otter Journal which focused on topics primarily related to the North American River Otter, however, included information on all thirteen species of otters. The goal was to be a center of communications among wildlife biologists, environmental organizations, fishermen, and all interested parties on a national and international basis in order to ensure the healthy future of the river otter. The membership included persons throughout the world from a broad range of vocations, research scientists, biologists, wildlife officials, rehabilitators, and “otter enthusiasts” of all ages.
Lesley Wright