IUCN/SSC Otter Specialist Group Bulletin
©IUCN/SCC Otter Specialist Group
Volume 39 Issue 1 (February 2022)
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New Members of OSG
Since the last issue, we have welcomed 4 new members to the OSG: you can read more about them on the Members-Only pages.
Valentina Artemeva, Germany: I have been a veterinarian for more than five years, specialising in ceteceans, pinnipeds and mustelids. I worked in the Commander Islands on sea otters, doing necroscopies, diet analysis and mortality monitoring. I am now part of the ITAW otter project in Germany, doing similar work.
Balram Awasthi, Nepal: I am a Lecturer in Zoology at Tribhuvan University, Nepal and completing my PhD work at the Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, at the Chinese Academy of Sciences. My research interests are focused on otter ecology and conservation, conservation biology and ethnobiology of Indigenous people and their role in biodiversity conservation.
Sayanti Basak, India: I am a Research Scholar in the National Mission for Clean Ganga, Widlife Institute of India. My interests are in the ecology of otters, and otter conservation through community participation and education
Stephen Dias, India: I am a Research Associate at Planet Life Foundation, Goa, India, working on the temporal variations in smooth coated otter diet, vocalizations within family groups, and importance of mangroves for the reproductive success of the species. In the past, I have conducted habitat selection studies on L.perspicillata in estuarine, urbanized areas of Goa, as well as qualitative studies to assess fisher’s perception towards the species in the rural fishing areas of Goa.