Otters in Captivity Task Force

• Mission Statement
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• Composition of the group
   
• List of Zoo Organisations - if yours is not on the list, please contact us
   
• Publications of the Otters in Captivity Task Force
  • Summary of Husbandry Guidelines for Asian Small-clawed Otters in Captivity
    (PDF 249 KB)
• Useful documents made available by their authors:
  • North American River Otter Husbandry Manual 3rd Edition
    (PDF 5MB)
  • Asian Small-Clawed Otter Husbandry Manual (1998)
    Dusty Lombardi and Jenny O'Connor (PDF 1.2 MB)
  • Standardized Animal Care Guidelines: Otters (2007)
    AZA Small Carnivore TAG and AZA Animal Welfare Committee (PDF 456 KB)
  • International Giant Otter Studbook Husbandry and Management Information and Guidelines 2nd Edition (2005)
    Sheila Sykes-Gatz (PDF 4MB)
    
  • Hand Rearing 1.1 Asian Small Clawed Otter (Amblonyx cinereus) 21 February 2007 through 2 July 2007
    Terry Webb (PDF 31 KB)
  • Optimizing the Nutrition of Captive Eurasian Otters (Lutra lutra)
    Katrin Ruff (PDF 550 KB)
    
  • Enrichment 2004
    (PDF 141 KB)
  • Hubandry Guidelines: Eurasian Otter (Lutra lutra)
    Alfred Melissen, Otterpark Aqualutra, August 2000 (PDF 1.4 MB)
  • Minimum Hubandry Guidelines for Asian Small-Clawed Otters in Captivity
    March 2008 (PDF 194 KB)
  • Minimum Husbandry Guidelines for Smooth-Coated Otters in Captivity
    August 2008 (PDF  328 KB)
  • Nutritional and energetic studies on captive Eurasian otters (Lutra lutra)
    Dr. Katrin Ruff, 2008 (PDF 147 KB)
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