Make your holiday otterly fantastic by helping to bring North American river otters back to Indiana waters. The Department of Natural Resources Division of Fish and Wildlife is offering otter sponsorships to individuals, families, schools, organizations and businesses. Each sponsor receives an official river otter sponsor certificate.
Additional awards are available based on the amount of the donation.
The river otter is an endangered species that disappeared from Indiana around 1942. The main factors contributing to its decline were unregulated taking, loss of wetlands and decreasing water quality. Ind. To date, the DNR has released 174 river otters and plans to release 76 otters in 1998. Biologists believe that a minimum of 325 otters are needed statewide to establish a healthy population. Sponsorship of an otter helps guarantee that more otters can call Indiana home.