IUCN/SSC Otter Specialist Group Bulletin
©IUCN/SCC Otter Specialist Group
Volume 39 Issue 4 (November 2022)
Note from the Editor
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Dear Friends, Colleagues and Otter Enthusiasts!
Issue 39/4 is hereby opened. This in fact does not mean that we wait for manuscripts to come for this issue as it is filled, and we are already having manuscripts finished for the first issue 40/1 of 2023
I understood that many of us joined the 15th IUCN/SSC OSG International Otter Congress (https://www.otterspecialistgroup.org/osg-newsite/15th-ioc/) in person or online. There is no better thing than meeting in person as people told me that were there.
I will prepare in the next days a short guideline on how we want manuscripts for the new category “Sightings” should look like. Overall, we will accept any information on otters in areas where they have not been confirmed or not confirmed for a very long time. As indicated in my last editorial the length should not exceed 2 pages and contain mainly geographical information on the aquatic system and evidence for the presence of the otter species in question in the form of photos, DNA proof or similar. There is no need to explain in long the general biology of the respective otter species or aspects of threats etc. The manuscripts will be reviewed for consistency preferably by the species coordinator and one local senior authority.
We are happy that we received again enough manuscripts to fill four issues in one year. Looking back, I can also say that we observe an increasing quality. However, more high-quality manuscripts result in a significant and serious increase in the workload for Lesley. Therefore, my sincere thanks to Lesley for all your efforts on behalf of all of us! It is a real pleasure to work with you.
