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14 Ιουλ 2021 · The historic range of the North American river otter, Lontra canadensis, included much of the North American continent, from arctic Alaska and northern Canada to the southern United States...
Use Conibear ® traps (Nos. 220 and 330), foothold traps (No. 2), and snares to control river otters in damage situations. For restocking purposes, river otters can be caught in live traps, modified No. 1 1/2 soft-catch traps, and No. 11 long spring traps.
as habitat loss and pollution, it can be said that the population of North American River Otters is still under threat. Keywords: North American river otter; Lontra canadensis; trapping; Canada;
Historically found throughout most of the U.S. and Canada (except for very arid regions), they were extirpated from large portions of their range, especially in the mid‐west U.S. This was due primarily to habitat loss, fur trapping, and pollution.
Two basic types of traps were tested for river otters: foothold traps, and bodygrip traps. Examples, brief descriptions, and mechanical details of the various devices are given in the next section. Table OT1. Overview of traps meeting BMP criteria** for river otters in the United States. Trap Category . Jaw/Frame
As of 2020, the North American River Otter is trapped for their fur across 52 states/provinces in the US and Canada. Many thousands of otters are killed each year for fur and, after their severe decline, otter populations were restored into 21 American states and one Canadian province.
water quality issues, and unregulated trapping during the late 1800s, the North American river otter (Lontra canadensis) was reduced to less than 75 percent of its range by the early 1900s. But as a result of societal efforts to improve water quality in the 1970s — along with actions by natural resource
