Wild Otters

Despite the popularity of otters, there has been no previous attempt at a scientific description of populations and behaviour of this species, Lutra lutra, in the wild. This book has been written from direct observation of otters populations in Scotland, where the animals are still abundant. There is a great need for this kind of natural history, firstly because it provides the basis for active conservation management, and secondly because of the interest to ecologists and naturalists of the unique and fascinating ecology of mammals living in a very hostile environment.