Volume 8 Pages 1 - 47 (February 1993)

Citation: Foster-Turley, P. (1993) Co-operative Captive Management Programs: Exchange of Information. IUCN Otter Spec. Group Bull. 8: 43 - 44

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Co-operative Captive Management Programs: Exchange of Information

Pat Foster-Turley

Marine World Foundation Marine World Parkway Vallejo. CA 94589 USA

Cooperative programs for management and breeding of captive otter populations are increasingly becoming an international effort. At present two species of otters, Lutra lutra and Aonyx cinerea, are being managed by studbooks which record the birth, breeding and mortality information on all individuals maintained in zoos and other cooperating captive animals facilities. If you are maintaining either of these species, and have not already done so, please provide information on all your otters to these studbook keepers:

In addition, otters are included in more generalized regional captive conservation programs for small carnivores, the Taxon Advisory Groups (TAGs). Two TAGs now exist for small carnivores, one in the United Kingdom, and one in the United States. These cooperative programs aim toward increased coordination of captive field conservation programs for targeted species found in a number of zoos. For more information about these TAGs, contact their chairmen:

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