HYDERABAD: A smooth-coated
otter
, a mammal listed as vulnerable in the IUCN Red List, was spotted in Himay
atsagar by two bird watchers.
Srikanth Bhamidipati and Gokul Krishna Addanki, who stopped to observe a flock of birds behind the boulders of the lake, spotted the otter (and clicked the featured picture). Three years ago, an otter was spotted in Kapra lake. Srikanth and Gokul said, “Since this is a species that move in packs, we walked towards the lake and observed multiple tracks. However, we weren’t able to conclude anything.” Smooth-coated otters were commonly found in rivers Godavari and Krishna two decades ago but thanks to fishing activity, their numbers dwindled.
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