Japanese Otter

カワウソ · Kawauso

Designated by: National / Special Natural Monument
Designation type: Species
Designated on: June 27, 1964
Scientific name: Lutra nippon

Designation facts (name, date, location) are compiled from public records by Japanese authorities.

About the Japanese Otter

The Japanese Otter was a weasel-family animal that once lived in rivers and along coasts across Japan, eating fish and crabs. Hunting for its fur and degradation of rivers reduced it, and sightings became rare after the 1970s. In 2012 the Ministry of the Environment declared it extinct. It had been designated a Special Natural Monument.

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Japanese Otter is a Special Natural Monument of Japan. The Japanese Otter was a weasel-family animal that once lived in rivers and along coasts…

The Japanese Otter is designated as a species without a fixed area and lives in places such as —.

When observing, follow local rules, keep your distance and never feed the animals. Capturing or harming Natural Monuments is prohibited under Japan's Act on Protection of Cultural Properties.

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Japanese Otter

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