At 06:38 PM 2/3/97 -0800, you wrote:
>There is a fascinating account of River Otter behavior in Dalquest's
>Mammals of Washington (I'm pretty sure that's where I read it).
>
>Dalquest and his mammal researching buddies were shooting bats with shotguns
>along the shore of one of the San Juan islands.

I'm assuming they were doing this for study purposes?

There is a family of River Otters living in the Alsea a mile or so inland
from Waldport. We had great fun watching them one afternoon. They're often
visible from the little rest stop/fishing hole there.

Peggi
Ben & Peggi Rodgers
Aptos, CA (near Santa Cruz)
USA
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