08-22-2009, 06:46 AM
What I find interesting is down toward the bottom of the article Prettyman states the Otters could possible migrate up stream up into the Uinta's. Wonder how its going to impact fishers up there.
Also state they could migrate to Utah lake I think it may be a good idea if they feed on the carp up there but I read Idaho Ecologists who studied these animals mainly feed on slower moving fish like Sucker fish. The JUne Sucker maybe more endangered now LOL[laugh][laugh][laugh]
Ecology of the river otters in Idaho:
Food and Feeding Behavior: River otters are carnivorous. They eat fish, amphibians, reptiles, and aquatic invertebrates. Occasionally, river otters may kill and eat birds and mammals, especially young beavers, and muskrats. Fish and crayfish make up a substantial part of the diet. Bullheads, suckers, and other species of slow-moving rough fish rather than game fish represent the majority of the fish in the diet. River otters overtake or outmaneuver fish underwater, and carry them to the shore, or the surface of the ice before eating them.
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Also state they could migrate to Utah lake I think it may be a good idea if they feed on the carp up there but I read Idaho Ecologists who studied these animals mainly feed on slower moving fish like Sucker fish. The JUne Sucker maybe more endangered now LOL[laugh][laugh][laugh]
Ecology of the river otters in Idaho:
Food and Feeding Behavior: River otters are carnivorous. They eat fish, amphibians, reptiles, and aquatic invertebrates. Occasionally, river otters may kill and eat birds and mammals, especially young beavers, and muskrats. Fish and crayfish make up a substantial part of the diet. Bullheads, suckers, and other species of slow-moving rough fish rather than game fish represent the majority of the fish in the diet. River otters overtake or outmaneuver fish underwater, and carry them to the shore, or the surface of the ice before eating them.
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