Rare Otter Spotted for the First Time in 100 Years
Posted under Travel & Nature, conservation, endangered species, indonesia.
To say sightings of Lutra sumatrana, better known as the hairy-nosed otter, in Borneo are rare would be an understatement. The most recent spotting occurred after one of the otters was struck by a car and killed in Brunei. The last live sighting occurred more than 100 years ago.
The species was so rare that many thought it had vanished from its native home and perpetuated by only a few small satellite…Read the full story on TreeHugger
