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Hul’q’umi’num’ Name: sqeetl’

Taxon Name: Lontra canadensis

“Common” Name: North American River Otter

Cultural Values:

medicinal

spiritual

material

trade

indicator

Ecological Community: Woodlands and rock outcrops, Marine, Freshwater

Wikipedia summary:
The North American river otter (Lontra canadensis), also known as the northern river otter and river otter, is a semiaquatic mammal that lives only on the North American continent, along its waterways and coasts. An adult North American river otter can weigh between 5.0 and 14 kg (11.0 and 30.9 lb). The river otter is protected and insulated by a thick, water-repellent coat of fur

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Observational Data:
First reported: 2010-05-22
Source: Hunterston
Last reported: 2022-06-24
Source: dataPaper
Obervation count: 3