New papers from the Himalayas, 2021-2025
Ranjana Pal, Aashna Sharma, Vineet Kumar Dubey, Tapajit Bhattacharya, Jeyaraj Antony Johnson, Kuppusamy Sivakumar, Sambandam Sathyakumar. 2021. A rare photographic record of Eurasian Otter Lutra lutra with a note on its habitat from the Bhagirathi Basin, western Himalayas, India. Journal of Threatened Taxa 13(13): 20072-20077.
Acharya, P.M., Saeung, S., Techato, K., Rimal, N., Gyawali, S., and Neupane, D. 2022. Review of Environmental Policies and Otter Conservation in Nepal. IUCN Otter Specialist Group Bull. 39(1): 44 – 55.
Kathariya, R, D.R. Pant, K.R. Gosal, R.P. Sapkta, and M.B. Shrestha. 2023. Effects of habitat variables on the distribution of Smooth-coated otters (Lutrogale perspicillata) along the Kaurialabranch of the Karnali River, Nepal. IUCN Otter Spec. Group Bull. 40(3): 165-174.
Menzies, R.K. 2023. An update on Asian Small-clawed otters (Aonyx cinereus) from Namdapha Tiger Reserve, Arunachal Pradesh, India. IUCN Otter Spec.Group Bull. 40(4): 225-229.
Jamwal, P.S., Bruno, A., Galimberti, A., Magnani, D., Casiraghi, M. & Loy, A. 2023. Environmental DNA revealed high accuracy in detection of the Eurasian otter in Himalaya. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems 112. https://doi.org/10.1002/aqc.4010
Mohan B. Shrestha, G. Shresthra, M. Maharjan, K.N. Shah. 2023. An unusual sighting record of Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra) in Kathmandu Valley, Nepal. OTTER: J. Int’l Otter Survival Fund 64-71.
Jyoti Bhandari, B.Rijal, R. Shau, D. Bijaya. 2023. Conservation status survey of Smooth-coated Otters (Lutrogale perspillata) in Babai River of Bardia National Park, Nepal. OTTER: The Journal of the International Otter Survival Fund 144-152.
Purna Man Shrestha, S. Gwachha, S. Shrestha, A. Hamal, T.T. Tamang, B. Awasthi, S. Ghimire, R. Koju. 2023. People’s perceptions of the Eurasian Otter (Lutra lutra) conservation in Mugu District, Nepal. OTTER: The Journal of the International Otter Survival Fund. 128-143.
Paras Mani Acharya, Panu Thainiramit, Kuaanan Techato, Suraj Baral, Naresh Rimal, Melissa Savage, Ahimsa Campos-Arceiz, Dinesh Neupane. 2023. Predicting the Distribution and Habitat Suitability of the Smooth-coated Otter (Lutrogale perspicillata) in Lowland Nepal. Global Ecology and Conservation 46. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gecco.2023.e02578
Awasthi, B., B. Banjade, N. Pandey, S. Joshi, M. Savage, P.M. Shrestha, P.R. Bhatt. 2024. The effects of biological quality on the presence of the Smooth-coated otter in Far Western Nepal. IUCN Otter Spec. Group Bull. 41(2): 71-87.
Awasthi, B., K. Uprety, P. M. Shrestha, B. R. Banjade, G. M Yoxon, A. Kunwar. 2024. Behaviour and activity Patterns of Smooth-coated Otters (Lutrogale perspicillata) in Shuklaphanta National Park, Nepal. J. Institute of Science and Technology 29(2): 19-28.
Giri, P. and P.M. Shrestha. 2024. Local peoples’ knowledge, perceptions, and conservation threats to Eurasian otters in the Kali Gandaki Watershed in Myagdi District, Nepal. IUCN Otter Specialist Group Bull. 41(5): 216-231.
Javid, M., K. Ahmad, O. Ilyas. 2024. Once distributed throughout the Kashmir Valley, now on the verge of extinction: A sighting of the Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra) in the Gurez Valley, Jammu and Kashmir. IUCN Otter Spec. Group Bull. 41(4): 189-196.
Bida, Y.B. 2024. Notes on feeding behaviour of Asian Small-clawed otters in Namdapha Tiger Reserve, Arunachal Pradesh, India. IUCN Otter Spec. Group. Bull. 40(1): 39-41.
Bida, Y.B. and Rai, M. 2025. Photographic Record of Eurasian Otter (Lutra lutra) from Namdapha Tiger Reserve, Arunachal Pradesh, India. IUCN Otter Spec. Group Bull. 42(1): 9 – 13.
Dahal, S. and J.T. Heinen. 2025. A history of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora Implementation in Nepal. Diversity 17, 312. https://doi.org/10.3390/d17050312
Giri, P. and Shrestha, P. M. 2024. Local Peoples’ Knowledge and Perceptions of, and Conservation Threats to, Eurasian Otters in the Kali Gandaki Watershed in Myagdi District, Nepal. IUCN Otter Spec. Group Bull. 41(4): 249 – 261
Sharma, S., A. Subba, G. Pradhan, and A. Chhetri. 2024. Photographic evidence of incidental sightings of the vulnerable Small-clawed otter (Aonyx cinereus Illiger, 1815) in the mixed forest of Darjeeling and Kalimpong District as part of Central Himalayas. IUCN Otter Spec. Group Bull. 41(3): 140-153.
Norbu, L., T. Jamtsho, K. Jamtsho, P. Tenzin, U. Lhendup. 2024. A Survey of Otters in the Kholongchu and Upper Drangmechu Rivers, Eastern Bhutan. IUCN Otter Spec. Group Bull. 41(3): 125-139.
Giri, P., S. Pariyar, P.M. Shrestha. 2025. Habitat factors influencing the distribution of Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra) in major rivers of Myagdi District, Nepal. IUCN Otter Spec. Group Bull. 42(1): 27-36.
Shrestha, M.B., Shrestha, G., Dangaura, H.L., Chaudhary, R., Shrestha, P.M., Dewan, K., Sada, R., Savage, M., and Zuofu Xiang. 2025. Confirmation of the presence of Asian Small-Clawed otter Aonyx cinereus in Nepal after 185 years. IUCN Otter Spec. Group Bull. 42 (1): 3 – 8.
Thapa, V. and Lama, R.P. 2025. Artisanal Fishing Bycatch Confirms the Northernmost Distribution of Eurasian Otters (Lutra lutra) In Nepal. IUCN Otter Spec. Group Bull. 42(2): 91 – 97.
