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Seen any spraints?

Posted on September 18, 2003 by Tony Moreno

Another interesting bit about river otters, taken from Cascade-Olympic Natural History by Daniel Mathews: Fishermen here see otters regularly. Look on riverbanks and lakeshores for otters' easily recognized slides, tracks or "spraints." The latter are fecal scent-markers placed just out… Continue reading →

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River Otter in the Canyon!

Posted on September 17, 2003 by Tony Moreno

For all you readers bored with notes about chicory, here's canyon news of a livelier sort: We may have a river otter in the lake! Zac Perry tells me he saw a river otter near the fishladder entrance the other… Continue reading →

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