The Otter

Back from the brink of extinction, the otter is making a come-back in Britain today. Author James Williams, a life-long enthusiast of this fascinating, enigmatic creature, dispells some of the mysteries in this beautifully-illustrated book: Reasons for the near-disappearance of the otter in the 1980s and the reasons for its recovery today Why otters patrol their territories and fight for them Breeding, natural history and behaviour Unusual otter information: blind otters, the work of otter groups, the difficulties of introducing otters in the wild, their surprising ability to live close to man Otters as predators – their impact on fish stocks, the difficulty of fish-hunting in cold water, their favourite foods Tracking otters through their prints, and through their spraints Helping the otter to survive in the 21st century