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- Title
The otter (Lutra lutra L.) in western France.
- Authors
GREEN, J.; GREEN, R.
- Abstract
In a survey of western France during October-November 1980, signs of otters were found at 46 (15%) of the 315 sites investigated. Otters were largely restricted to four areas, three of these being in the uplands (of Brittany, the Massif Central and the Pyrenees) and one in the coastal lowlands (of the Landes-Gironde). The average number of signs found per successful site was 1 6, significantly lower than for Scodand and Ireland but similar to the figure for England. The percentage of positive sites and the scattered nature of the signs in western France was also broadly comparable witJi the English situation. This is surprising since most of the factors which adversely affect otters appear to be less oppressive there dian in England. Only water pollution is noticeably more extreme and this seems to offer the best, overall explanation for the nature of the decline in the area studied.
- Publication
Mammal Review, 1981, Vol 11, Issue 4, p181
- ISSN
0305-1838
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1365-2907.1981.tb00005.x