Otter Guidelines
Standardized Animal Care Guidelines for Otters Introduction The AZA Small Carnivore Taxon Advisory Group (TAG) has designated five semi-aquatic otter species for management under the Otter Species Survival Plan (SSP). EAZA Best Practice Guidelines are produced by the various Taxon Advisory Groups (TAGs) to merge expert husbandry knowledge and make it widely available within and outside the borders of the EAZA community. The guidelines displayed below show best practice standards, which EAZA zoos aim at achieving.
They have been compiled using a template and made user. 1. Introduction The purpose of this document is to set out the knowledge, skills and experience required to survey, disturb or to carry out research works (hereinafter referred to generically as 'survey') for the Eurasian otter Lutra lutra in a professional capacity.
Summary of Husbandry Guidelines for - Otter Specialist Group
To be undertaking such work, CIEEM would consider attainment of the criteria outlined in this guidance to be a minimum for. Sea Otter Savvy program offers simple guidelines marine recreationists can follow to avoid disturbing sea otters. Developing appropriate dietary guidelines requires consideration of: (1) feeding ecology, (2) target dietary nutrient values, (3) food items available to zoos, and (4) information collected from diets offered by institutions successfully maintaining/breeding Asian small.
The recommendations have a sound scientific basis or are the result of experience gained over many years of working with this species. This document was prepared by members of the Otters in Captivity Task Force (Carol Heap - Chestnut Center Otter and Owl Park, Lesley Wright - OSG Secretary, Lindell Andrews - Adelaide Zoo; edited by Jan Reed-Smith - OCT Chair, and reviewed by Sarah. Be sea otter savvy Why do we need guidelines to coexist with sea otters? Guidelines help people make recommended choices.
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At the foundation of Sea Otter Savvy's guidelines are two basic objectives: Increase compliance with the laws protecting sea otters from harassment. Reduce chronic and potentially harmful disturbance. Our program is founded on the basic assumption that most people do not.
How to become an Ecologist or Environmental Manager Monitoring the Otter This publication, produced by English Nature (now Natural England), outlines the protocol for otter monitoring in Special Areas of Conservation including monitoring of otters and their habitat, and summarises methods of assessing otter numbers. These Best Practice Guidelines for the European Otter (Lutra lutra) are a recording of their needs and demands. Experts on otters have contributed to these guidelines through writing about their experiences with the animals, so occasionally, several solutions are offered or examples are given.
Guidelines For Responsible Sea Otter Viewing
The preliminary agenda for the latter covers aspects such as the evaluation of the outcome of the 2001 recommendations, the revision of the OSG Manifesto, the Otter Action Plan, the OSG Bulletin, standards for survey methods, research priorities, guidelines for otter reintroductions, studbooks, and breeding programmes and husbandry guidelines.
