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Habitat - Asia
Asia
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Afghanistan
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| Otters |
Eurasian Otter |
| Status |
no recent information |
| Threats |
no recent information |
Bangladesh
|
| Otters |
Asian Small Clawed Otter, Smooth Otter,
Eurasian Otter |
| Status |
protected |
| Threats |
habitat destruction, Otters killed
for competition with the fisherman, hunted illegally for fur, pesticides. |
Bhutan
|
| Otters |
Asian Small Clawed Otter, Eurasian
Otter, Smooth Otter |
| Status |
no current information |
| Threats |
no current information |
Brunei
|
| Otters |
Asian Small Clawed Otter, Smooth Otter,
Hairy Nosed Otter |
| Status |
no current information |
| Threats |
no current information |
Burma
|
| Otters |
Asian Small Clawed Otter, Eurasian
Otter, Smooth Otter |
| Status |
no current information |
| Threats |
no current information |
Cambodia
|
| Otters |
Asian Small Clawed Otter, Hairy nosed
Otter, Eurasian Otter, Smooth Otter |
| Status |
no current information |
| Threats |
no current information |
Bhutan
|
| Otters |
Asian Small-Clawed Otter, Eurasian
Otter, Smooth Otter |
| Status |
protected |
| Threats |
Habitat alteration, hunted illegally
for fur, hunted for their livers. |
Hong Kong
|
| Otters |
NONE |
| Status |
protected |
| Reasons for death |
habitat disturbances, hunting for pelts
and livers |
India
|
| Otters |
Asian Small Clawed Otter, Smooth Otter,
Eurasian Otter |
| Status |
mostly protected |
| Threats |
Habitat destruction, Pollution, killed
for pelts |
Indonesia
|
| Otters |
Asian Small Clawed Otter, Smooth Otter,
Eurasian Otter, hairy-nosed Otter |
| Status |
no legal protection |
| Threats |
habitat destruction, pesticides |
Iran
|
| Otters |
Eurasian Otter(?) |
| Status |
no recent information |
| Threats |
no recent information |
Iraq
|
| Otters |
Eurasian Otter(?), Smooth Otter(?) |
| Status |
no recent information |
| Threats |
no recent information |
Israel
|
| Otters |
Eurasian Otter |
| Status |
Protected |
| Threats |
sewage, pesticides, mortality on roads |
Japan
|
| Otters |
NONE |
| Status |
protected |
| reason for death |
water pollution, loss of habitat, hunting
for fur |
Jordan
|
| Otters |
Eurasian Otter |
| Status |
protected |
| Threats |
water pollution, accidental killing |
Laos
|
| Otters |
Asian Small Clawed Otter, Smooth Otter(?),
Eurasian Otter |
| Status |
protected |
| Threats |
habitat destruction, lack of protected
areas |
Lebanon
|
| Otters |
Eurasian Otter(?) |
| Status |
no recent information |
| Threats |
no recent information |
Malaysia
|
| Otters |
Asian Small Clawed Otter, Smooth Otter,
Eurasian Otter(?), Hairy Nosed Otter |
| Status |
protected |
| Threats |
pesticides, killed/captured for pets |
Mongolia
|
| Otters |
Eurasian Otter |
| Status |
protected |
| Threats |
habitat loss |
Nepal
|
| Otters |
Asian Small Clawed Otter(?), Smooth
Otter, Eurasian(?) |
| Status |
protected |
| Threats |
habitat destruction, illegally hunted,
hydroelectric dams |
North Korea
|
| Otters |
Eurasian Otter(?) |
| Status |
no recent information |
| Threats |
no recent information |
Pakistan
|
| Otters |
Smooth Otter, Eurasian Otter |
| Status |
protected |
| Threats |
past overhunting, disturbances |
Philippines
|
| Otters |
Asian Small Clawed Otter, |
| Status |
protected |
| Threats |
loss of habitat, collected as pets |
Singapore
|
| Otters |
Asian Small Clawed Otter, Smooth Otter,
Hairy Nosed Otter |
| Status |
not there |
| Reason for death |
unknown |
South Korea
|
| Otters |
Eurasian Otter |
| Status |
protected |
| Threats |
no detailed information |
Sri Lanka
|
| Otters |
Eurasian Otter |
| Status |
no information available |
| Threats |
pesticides, hydroelectric dams, habitat
destruction |
Syria
|
| Otters |
Eurasian Otter |
| Status |
no recent information |
| Threats |
no recent information |
Taiwan
|
| Otters |
NONE |
| Status |
no information |
| Threats |
no information |
Thailand
|
| Otters |
Asian Small Clawed Otter, Smooth Otter,
Eurasian Otter(?), Hairy Nosed Otter |
| Status |
protected |
| Threats |
habitat destruction, insufficient enforcement
of habitat laws |
Turkey
|
| Otters |
Eurasian Otter |
| Status |
no information is available |
| Threats |
irrigation canals |
Vietnam
|
| Otters |
Asian Small clawed Otter(?), Smooth
Otter(?), Eurasian Otter(?), Hairy Nosed Otter(?) |
| Status |
no information available |
| Threats |
habitat destruction |
Source: Otters: An Action Plan for their Conservation; IUCN/SSC Otter Specialist Group; published 1990
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