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Tracking otter (Lutra lutra) performed by Anse in collaboration with the Department of Environment of the City of Murcia indicates that the species occupies and all the river Segura and even move in the province of Alicante.

The species is listed as "Endangered" in the Murcia Region under Law 7/95 and was considered extinct in the province of Alicante from the second half of S.

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The otter recolonization should provide a boost in the face of environmental recovery of stream channels.

Monitoring by biologists Southeastern Association of Naturalists in collaboration with the Department of Environment of the City of Murcia has enabled the location of a total of 61 points territorial marking (droppings) and footprints and remains of prey (crabs and fish) along the entire river Segura, in the section between Contraparada and Orihuela (106 control points).

Even a specimen has been photographed weir upstream of New Javalí.

Anse already warned of the presence of this species in Contraparada in 2010 and more recently detected in Barriomar droppings at the gates of the city of Murcia, which was photographed later allowed a copy by the CHS.

There remained the question of whether the otters would be able to jump the urban section of Murcia and into the Vega Baja, a fact that has been confirmed by a large number of indicators of the presence of the species, even within the city itself.

Anse and the Department of Environment are confident they can get more information from the otter population through analysis of their droppings, both about their eating habits as the number of copies.

The otter is a species listed as "Endangered" in the Region of Murcia, while it was extinct in the province of Alicante.

For this reason, the otter is an excellent example of the biological potential of the Iberian Southeast channels therefore urges the authorities to work in concert to restore and properly manage biodiversity associated river systems.

Photos: otter (upstream of the Contraparada) and footprints (Alicante) Mario León / Anse.

Droppings and remains of prey (Rincón de Seca, Murcia): Jorge Sanchez / Anse

Source: ANSE