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Seventy-two years of otter protections could end in Wyoming

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By Mike KoshmrlCHEYENNE, Wyo. — Merav Ben-David’s request that state lawmakers leave river otters alone stems from her own research. The Ph.D University of Wyoming professor isn’t certain of why, but her research has found that the semiaquatic mustelids — which were effectively wiped out during the fur-trade era — are struggling to recolonize large swaths of the state, including places like the Big Horn River Basin. In other areas where they do …

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Seventy-two years of otter protections could end in Wyoming

CHEYENNE—Merav Ben-David’s request that state lawmakers leave river otters alone stems from her own research. The Ph.D University of Wyoming professor isn’t certain of why, but her research has found that the semiaquatic mustelids — which were effectively wiped out during the fur-trade era — are struggling to recolonize large swaths of the state, including places like the Big Horn River Basin. In other areas where they do exist, surveys of otte…

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