International Training Workshop on Asian Otter Research and Conservation
2009
Carol Bennetto
The Cambodian Otter Conservation Project was initiated in 2006 as a partnership between Conservation International and the Forestry Administration. The project initially focussed on conducting surveys in Cambodia to learn more about the range and status of otter species. The project found a population of hairy-nosed otters on Tonle Sap Lake, and probably the world’s largest population, so a lot of effort has gone on to protect the species here. Cambodia is a crucially important country for global conservation of otters. Three of Asia’s species live in Cambodia: The Asian small-clawed otter, Aonyx cinerea, the smooth-coated otter, Lutra perspicillata, and the Hairy-nosed otter, Lutra sumatrana. All of these species are threatened throughout Asia by degradation of wetlands, depletion of food sources and hunting for the wildlife trade. Otters are harvested in their thousands throughout the region because their fur gets a high price in the illegal wildlife trade.Results of a workshop are presented.
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