N O T E F R O M T H E E D I T O R - Otter Specialist Group

IUCN Otter Spec. Group Bull. 25(1) 2008HUSSAIN, S.A. (Ed). (1999). Mustelids, Viverids and Herpestids of India. EnvisBulletin, 2(2): whole issue [hussain@wii.gov.in; Available fromhttp://www.wii.gov.in/envis/envisdec99/contents.htm] A full review of theotters of India with additional papers on specific areas of the sub-continentKANNAN K, PERROTTA E. (in press). Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) inlivers of California sea otters. Chemosphere. 2008 Jan 2; [Epub ahead of print]KOEPFLI, K-P, KANCHANASAKA, B., SASAKI, H., JACQUES, H., LOUIE,K.D.Y., TOANVONG HOAI, DANG, N.X., GEFFEN, E., GUTLEB, A., HAN,S-Y, HEGGBERGET, T.M., LAFONTAINE, L., LEE, H., MELISCH, R.,RUIZ-OLMO, J., SANTOS-REIS, M., SIDOROVICH, V.E., STUBBE, M.,WAYNE, R.K. (in press). Establishing the foundation for an applied moleculartaxonomy of otters in Southeast Asia. Conserv. Genet.[klausk@lifesci.ucla.edu; available from the Members E-Library]LANSZKI, J., SUGÁR, L., OROSZ, E. and NAGY, D. (2008). Biological Data fromPost Mortem Analysis of Otters in Hungary. Acta Zoologica AcademiaeScientiarum Hungaricae 54 (2): 201–212, [lanszki@ke.hu; available from theMembers E-Library]LEBLANC, F.A., GALLANT, D., VASSEUR, L. and LÉGER, L. (2007). UnequalSummer Use of Beaver ponds by River Otters: Influence of Beaver Activity,Pond Size, and Vegetation Cover. Can. J. Zool. 85: 774 - 782[beru9664@hotmail.com; Available from the Members E-Library]LYAPUSTIN, S.N., VAISMAN, A.L. and FOMENKO, P.V. (2007). Wildlife Tradein the Russian Far East. TRAFFIC, 107pp[In Russian with English summary starting page 85. Includes seizures of Lutralutra (815 skins) and Enhydra lutris (1 skin) between 1999 and 2006, intendedfor China, Italy and Turkey Available from http://www.traffic.org/generalreports/traffic_pub_gen20%20.pdfPDF 2.4 MB accessed 06/07/08]MOHR FC, LASLEY B, BURSIAN S. (2008). Chronic Oral Exposure to Bunker CFuel Oil Causes Adrenal Insufficiency in Ranch Mink (Mustela vison). ArchEnviron Contam Toxicol. 54 (2):337-47.MORELL, V. (2008). Into the Wild: Reintroduced Animals face Daunting Odds.Science 320: 742-743 [Available from the Members E-Library]PRIGIONI, C., BALESTRIERI, A. and REMONTI, L (2007). Decline and recoveryin otter Lutra lutra populations in Italy. Mammal Rev., 37 (1): 71–79.[prigioni@unipv.it; available from the Members E-Library]PRIGIONI, C., REMONTI, A. and BALESTRIERI, A. (2006). Otter Lutra lutraMovements assessed by Genotyped Spraints in Southern Italy. Hystrix It. J.Mamm. 17 (1): 91-96 [prigioni@unipv.it; Available from the Members E-Library]REMONTI, L., PRIGIONI, C., BALESTRIERI, A., SGROSSO, S. and PRIORE, G.(in press). Trophic flexibility of the otter (Lutra lutra) in southern Italy.Mammalian Biology [prigioni@unipv.it; Available from the Members E-Library]ROTHSCHILD, D.M., SERFASS, T.L., SEDDON, W.L., HEGDE, L. and FRITZ,R.S. (2008). Using Fecal Glucocorticoids to Assess Stress Levels in CaptiveRiver Otters. Journal of Wildlife Management 72 (1): 138–142[devon@esa.org; available from the Members E-Library]SPINOLA, R.M., SERFASS, T.L. and BROOKS, R.P. (2008). Survival and PostreleaseMovements of River Otters Translocated to Western New York.- 69 -