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- Recently, scientists from Jammu obtained a photographic record of the semi-aquatic carnivorous mammal in Neeru stream, a tributary of the Chenab
- Neeru is a 30-km perennial stream that originates in the Kailash Lake at 3,900 metres above mean sea level and drains into the Chenab at Pul-Doda.
- Otters are mammals of the family Mustelidae consisting of 13 species.
- They are found in every continent except Australia and Antarctica.
- The Eurasian otter covers the largest range of any Palearctic mammal.
- The species is persecuted as a pest in countries such as India, China and Nepal, and its populations have declined due to hunting for food and pelt, habitat loss, pollution and climate change.
- IUCN Red List classification- ‘Near Threatened’.
- It is regarded as a flagship species and indicator of high-quality aquatic habitats.
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