http://www.sitkanature.org/wordpress/2008/02/25/swan-lake-river-otter/ An Aspiring Naturalist Learns His Place Thu, 08 Jan 2009 18:13:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 http://www.sitkanature.org/wordpress/2008/02/25/swan-lake-river-otter/comment-page-1/#comment-30466 matt goff Wed, 27 Feb 2008 19:21:26 +0000 http://www.sitkanature.org/wordpress/2008/02/25/swan-lake-river-otter/#comment-30466 River Otter and Land Otter are both used to refer to the same thing. It may be that in different parts of the world there's more distinction to be made, but I'm pretty sure that in North America, there's only one species. Certainly in Sitka, there is just the one species. River Otter and Land Otter are both used to refer to the same thing. It may be that in different parts of the world there’s more distinction to be made, but I’m pretty sure that in North America, there’s only one species. Certainly in Sitka, there is just the one species.

]]> http://www.sitkanature.org/wordpress/2008/02/25/swan-lake-river-otter/comment-page-1/#comment-30441 Jon Corcoran Tue, 26 Feb 2008 16:59:41 +0000 http://www.sitkanature.org/wordpress/2008/02/25/swan-lake-river-otter/#comment-30441 Matt, What is the difference between a land otter and a river otter? I spent an hour watching, what I thought was a land otter up on Sawmill Creek. It was sunning itself and didn't seem to care that I was so close. Jon Matt,
What is the difference between a land otter and a river otter? I spent an hour watching, what I thought was a land otter up on Sawmill Creek. It was sunning itself and didn’t seem to care that I was so close.
Jon

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