River Otter Reintroduction in Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Griess JM. 1987. River Otter Reintroduction in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. University of Tennessee
Early in 1986 11 river otter were released into Abrams Creek, GRSM. All had been implanted with radio transmitters. A total of 635 radio location were obtained from 8 otter. Scats showed that crayfish were found in 95 percent of the samples, fish in 90. Den sites were located, as were activity centers. No reproduction was noted, but frequent interaction between males and females occurred.
- Type
- Academic
- Authors
- Griess, Jane
- Date of Issue
- 1987
- Publisher
- University of Tennessee
- Units
- GRSM
- Keywords
- Animal Studies, APHN, Appalachian Highlands Network, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, GRSM, Mammals (Mammalia), Northern River Otter (Lutra canadensis), Reintroduction (Species), SER, Southeast Region, Thesis