A River Otter's, Lontra canadensis, Capture of a Double-crested Cormorant, Phalacrocorax auritus, in British Columbia's Gulf Island Waters

Authors

  • Michael H. H. Price Raincoast Conservation Foundation. PO Box 2429, Sidney, British Columbia V8L 3Y3
  • Clare E. Aries Royal British Columbia Museum, 675 Belleville Street, Victoria, British Columbia V8W 9W2

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22621/cfn.v121i3.483

Keywords:

River Otter, Lontra canadensis, diet, birds, foraging, conservation, coastal, islands, British Columbia

Abstract

Direct and apparent predation events by River Otters (Lontra canadensis) on birds have been recorded on marine islands and freshwater lakes. We add to this the first known observation of a River Otter capturing a marine bird on the ocean.

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Vol. 121 No. 3 (2007)

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