Reintroduction of the Otter ( Lutra lutra ) into Catalan Rivers, Spain: Assessing Organochlorine Residue Exposure Through Diet

1999 ◽  
Vol 63 (2) ◽  
pp. 248-255 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Mateo ◽  
D. Saavedra ◽  
R. Guitart
Keyword(s):  
Organochlorine Residue ◽  
Lutra Lutra

Morphologische Besonderheiten und Veränderungen in der Lunge beim Europäischen Fischotter (Lutra lutra)

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
M Rinke ◽  
A Beineke ◽  
P Wohlsein ◽  
W Baumgärtner
Keyword(s):  
Lutra Lutra

Pulmonary hair embolism in a rescued free-ranging Eurasian otter Lutra lutra in Kinmen, Taiwan

2020 ◽  
Vol 142 ◽  
pp. 55-61
Author(s):  
WT Li ◽  
YL Chiang ◽  
TY Chen ◽  
CL Lai
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Body ◽  
Traumatic Injury ◽  
Lung Parenchyma ◽  
Giant Cells ◽  
Hair Shaft ◽  
Lutra Lutra ◽  
Lung Lobe ◽  
Eurasian Otter ◽  
Foreign Body Giant Cells ◽  
Free Ranging

Eurasian otters Lutra lutra are listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List and are imperiled by habitat loss, water pollution, and poaching. Harassment and attacks by stray animals are also recognized threats to the health of wild Eurasian otters. Pulmonary hair embolism is a possible complication in animals with deep traumatic injury, but to date no cases have been reported in wildlife. A free-ranging, adult male Eurasian otter was rescued due to severe emaciation and multiple bite wounds. The otter died 3 d after rescue and was necropsied. Grossly, a 1.5 × 1.5 × 1.5 cm firm nodule was observed in the left cranial lung lobe. Histologically, a fragment of hair shaft surrounded by multinucleated foreign body giant cells was observed in a medium-sized vein, and extensive eosinophilic infiltration was noted in the adjacent vascular wall and lung parenchyma. Based on the gross and histological findings, the pulmonary lesion was consistent with eosinophilic pneumonia and vasculitis induced by hair embolism. The presence of well-formed multinucleated foreign body giant cells and eosinophils may imply a late stage of foreign body reaction, and thus the presumptive source of hair embolism is an animal bite. This is the first report of pulmonary hair embolism associated with animal bite in a rescued free-ranging Eurasian otter.

Distribution and diet of recovering Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra) along the natural-to-urban habitat gradient (river Segura, SE Spain)

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ettore Emanuele Dettori ◽  
Alessandro Balestrieri ◽  
Victor Manuel Zapata-Perez ◽  
Daniel Bruno ◽  
Nuria Rubio-Saura ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Urban Habitat ◽  
Lutra Lutra ◽  
Se Spain ◽  
Eurasian Otter ◽  
Habitat Gradient

scholarly journals Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra) diet as an early indicator of recovery in defaunated river communities

2020 ◽  
Vol 117 ◽  
pp. 106547
Author(s):  
Marta Narváez ◽  
Sonia Cabezas ◽  
Francisco Blanco-Garrido ◽  
Raquel Baos ◽  
Miguel Clavero ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Lutra Lutra ◽  
Early Indicator ◽  
Eurasian Otter ◽  
River Communities

Otter, Lutra lutra, occurrence in Europe and in France in relation to landscape characteristics

2002 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 337-344 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jean-François Robitaille ◽  
Sophie Laurence
Keyword(s):  
Lutra Lutra ◽  
Landscape Characteristics

Helminth fauna of otter ( Lutra lutra Linnaeus, 1758) in Belorussian Polesie

2000 ◽  
Vol 86 (6) ◽  
pp. 528-528 ◽  
Author(s):  
V. V. Shimalov ◽  
V. T. Shimalov ◽  
A. V. Shimalov
Keyword(s):  
Helminth Fauna ◽  
Lutra Lutra
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