Making an executive decision, Otter Joy is no longer going to report news encouraging sport otter trapping. 22/02/05

• 09/03/10: California: Saving Otters By Doing Taxes
• 09/03/10: North Carolina: Nature Center gets new otter
• 05/03/10: Florida: Officials confirm otter that attacked elderly man was rabid
• 05/03/10: Arizona: Wildlife World Zoo and Aquarium adds trio of rare Asian otters
• 05/03/10: Berkshire: Rare otter makes appearance in River Lambourn
• 04/03/10: Gloucestershire: Gloucestershire Mammal Group seeks otter surveyers
• 02/03/10: Pennsylvania: Otters born at Erie Zoo
• 02/03/10: Ireland: Elusive, solitary and cloaked in lore – the Otter
• 02/03/10: Florida: Mill Mountain Zoo's newest arrivals: Lithe, lovely lady otters
• 02/03/10: Republic of Congo: Skye group aids rare Congo otter
  IOSF: Photos of the Baby Otter
  [Otter Joy: You can donate to help the baby otter at the IOSF website]
• 01/03/10: Florida: Clearwater Marine Aquarium's (CMA) Stranding Team Rescues an Otter Pup
• 01/03/10: Guyana: Guyana bans gold mining in the 'Land of the Giants'
• 26/02/10: Scotland: Otter rescued by Shiskine couple and Brodick Rangers
• 25/02/10: Oxfordshire: Get out and go wild: Chimney Meadows
• 25/02/10: New Hampshire: Plaistow officer talks about animals on the wild side
• 24/02/10: California: California Sea Otter Fund’s Survival in Jeopardy
• 23/02/10: Cheshire: Event promises a real home from home for otters
• 20/02/10: Texas: River otters a rare sight in Texas, but getting less so
• 19/02/10: Scotland: Otter killed on Kildonan road
• 18/02/10: New York: The Wild Center mourns loss of otter
  [Otter Joy: Anaesthesia is notoriously tricky in diving mamnals, but to suture the
  wounds on an adult otter, there is little choice because they can be so dangerous.
  They did the right thing but luck ran out....]
• 18/02/10: California: Rescued Sea Otter Pup Goes on Exhibit
• 17/02/10: California: Otter Makes Home In Fair Oaks Pond
• 16/02/10: New York: Atlantis Marine World Introduces Rescued Otter to Marine Exhibit
• 13/02/10: Maine: Feeding otter mistaken for drowning snowmobiler
• 12/02/10: Texas: Rarely seen otter may be making comeback in Texas
• 12/02/10: Cornwall: Just wild about Harry otter
• 10/02/10: North Carolina: Keep your eyes open for the elusive otter
• 09/02/10: Leicestershire: A mere £1,000 can protect a fishery from otter attacks
  [Otter Joy: Finally, some common sense!]
• 08/02/10: Bangladesh: Bangladesh reveals river delta's wildlife
• 06/02/10: Northumberland: Keep an eye out for the elusive otter
• 04/02/10: Somerset: Snowflake the otter on the road to recovery
• 03/02/10: Suffolk: Dead otters were struck by cars
• 01/02/10: Leicestershire: Otters make a return to Leicestershire's cleaner waterways
• 31/01/10: Hampshire: Otters under attack?
• 30/01/10: California: Hungry Otters Stray Into Fishermen's Territory
  [Otter Joy: Or "Profit-Driven Fishermen take over Hungry Otters' Territory, Angered by Original Occupants' Return"]
• 29/01/10: Hampshire: Hampshire business owner calls for otter cull
  [Otter Joy: In the rest of Europe, fish farms HAVE to invest in fencing - not to protect against otters who might eat the fish but bears who might eat the fishermen... Fencing stops the otter 'problem' - so INVEST !!!!!! Oh but it's so much cheaper to kill the otter... ]
• 28/01/10: Scotland: Rescued otter continues recovery
• 27/01/10: Norfolk: Otters are more common than many of us realise
• 27/01/10: New Hampshire: Firefighters respond to call by putting one foot in front of otter
• 24/01/10: California: Where Male Otters Bond: Elkhorn Slough 'rafts' found to offer social structure
• 20/01/10: Connecticut: River Otter Raised By Human Hands Visits The Master's School
• 20/01/10: Cheshire: Training course for Cheshire land managers and farmers focuses on building homes for otters
• 20/01/10: Gibralter: MV Eddystone visits Naval Base
• 19/01/10: Wales: Sweet smell of success for otters
• 19/01/10: Gloucestershire: 'Rebellious' otter goes high and dry to escape mum and sisters
• 18/01/10: Minnesota: Signs of life in Minnesota River
• 18/01/10: Devon: Otter population is on the up
• 13/01/10: Somerset: Orphan otter caught in the snow
• 13/01/10: Suffolk : Otters force Waveney angling club to give up lease
  Otter Joy: Illustrated with an African Spotted-Necked Otter!
  Apparently they have lost £40K of fish but “can't afford” 18K of fencing
• 13/01/10: Oregon : Resilient sea otter battles deadly infection
• 11/01/10: Pakistan : Smooth-coated Otter
• 09/01/10: Cumbria: Cumbrian wildlife suffering in the big freeze
• 08/01/10: Devon: When's it going to get 'otter?
• 04/01/10: Scotland: Otter cub found on roadside now 'thriving'
• 03/01/10: Pennsylvania: Wildlife: Otters rebounding due to protection, stocking
• 03/01/10: India: Sarovaram Biopark works
• 01/01/10: Yorkshire: Young otters safe and sound in caring hands
• 01/01/10: Alaska: Local otters make recent tracking trip a family affair
• 31/12/09: Japan: Sea otter Ku-chan and friends take up station in Hokkaido cove
• 28/12/09: California: What's better than one keyboard-playing otter? Two keyboard-playing otters, of course!
• 26/12/09: Scotland: Tiny steps lend otters a helping paw
• 23/12/09: California: Wild Neighbors: A Romp of Otters at Jewel Lake
• 23/12/09: Ohio: Columbus-Bound Flight Delayed By Otters
• 22/12/09: Cheshire: BASC - Otters to get new homes on Cheshire riverbanks
• 22/12/09: California: Otters found dead in crayfish trap
• 21/12/09: California: Otter observations: Decade-long study includes citizens in science
• 21/12/09: Lancashire: It gets otter and otter at reserve!
• 20/12/09: New York: Seen a river otter lately in CNY? Call the DEC
• 18/12/09: Texas: Presence of river otters signals an ecological recovery
• 18/12/09: Derbyshire: Otters back in the Wye after two centuries
• 18/12/09: Lancashire: As the city shivers, reserve gets otter!
• 16/12/09: Somerset: Your morning adorable: Otters throw their paws in the air, wave 'em like they just don't care
• 16/12/09: Somerset: Otter-ly cute at Secret World
• 13/12/09: Shetland: Motorists warned as conservation group reports high number of otter deaths
• 11/12/09: Tennessee: A Snowman Like No Otter At The Tennessee Aquarium
• 03/12/09: Suffolk: Marsh otters get artificial home
• 01/12/09: Somerset: Puddle the otter recovering well at animal charity near Burnham-on-Sea
• 30/11/09: Scotland: Otterly fabulous: The artist who has been painting his furry friends for 20 years
• 25/11/09: Utah: Otter is released on Provo River
• 21/11/09: India: Wildlife sleuths find China link thriving
• 20/11/09: Alaska: Craig man pleads guilty to sea otter hide sales
• 19/11/09: Romania: Otter Stuck Behind Fridge Rescued
• 18/11/09: India: Big catch: Sansar aide in cops’ net
• 17/11/09: Dorset: Otters spotted at Weymouth's Radipole Lake
• 17/11/09: Israel: 'Wet Side Story' Opens at Jerusalem Biblical Zoo
• 17/11/09: Pakistan: Keenjhar, largest freshwater lake, faces degradation
• 13/11/09: Northumberland: Young otter dies in dumped duvet
• 12/11/09: Switzerland: First Swiss wild otter sighting in 20 years
• 12/11/09: Pakistan: Chotiari reservoir - an ecological disaster
• 11/11/09: Tyneside: Otter takes up residence in Cross Creek
• 10/11/09: Lincolnshire: Otter takes up residence in Cross Creek
• 09/11/09: Lincolnshire: Otters return to Lincolnshire's waterways
• 08/11/09: India: Seizure shows poachers’ Delhi, Maharashtra link
• 07/11/09: Nepal: Seizure shows poachers’ Delhi, Maharashtra link
• 06/11/09: Florida: Otter Worldly: They’re social animals that love the water, perfecting hunting skills and survival moves
• 04/11/09: Worcestershire: Bellamy’s VIP site visit
• 03/11/09: Scotland: Elvis the otter shows off tricks
• 01/11/09: Devon: Otters enjoy ghoulish gourmet treat in Combe Martin