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#32 Simon and the otters (Germany)

March 24, 2024 • Season 2 • Episode 32

They are small, agile, and incredibly cute and their numbers are steadily increasing in Germany. However, the Eurasian otter still faces many challenges in German waterways. Our guest, Dr Simon Rohner, studied their causes of death, their pollutant burdens, and the human-otter-conflict. Him and his colleagues have been working on solutions of how to make Germany a safer otter habitat. After his PhD at the University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Simon has recently started his new position as assistant curator at Frankfurt Zoo, Germany. And luckily, they have otters there, too.

Join us on this otterly amazing journey into the German rivers and streams.

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https://www.otterspecialistgroup.org/osg-newsite/

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