Eurasian otter

Write by: GSIEDA Data: Jan/06/2022

The Eurasian otter is the most widely distributed otter species, its range including parts of Asia and Africa, as well as being spread across Europe, south to Palestine. Though currently thought to be extinct in Liechtenstein and Switzerland, it is now common in Latvia, along the coast of Norway, in the western regions of Spain and Portugal, and across Great Britain, especially Shetland. The Eurasian otter declined across its range in the second half of the 20th century primarily due to pollution from pesticides such as organochlorine and polychlorinated biphenyls. Other threats included habitat loss and hunting, both legal and illegal. (cite from Wikipedia)

Chemicals are currently the most widely used necessities of human life, such as cleaning liquid or laundry detergent. The extinction of Eurasian otters is mainly caused by organochlorine pesticides, polychlorinated biphenyls, which cause water pollution and hunting. As a result, the Eurasian otter has entered the endangered number of endangered animals. GSIEDA spreads the influence of chemicals and hunting by creating the POP art of the Eurasian otter and hopes that the environment can restore the original habitat conditions through education and communication, and then the environmental conditions that can assist in the restoration have inspired the restoration project to help the Eurasian otter can remove the endangered species of animals.