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Volume 18 A (2001)

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VIIIth International Otter Colloquium, Valdivia Chile

Day 0 (Friday, January 19, 2001)

05:00-08:00 pm Arriving and transport to the hotels.
Registration
Colloquium Secretariat:  Campus Isla Teja
Sala Paraninfo Universidad Austral de Chile
 

Day 1 (Saturday January 20, 2001)

08:00-09:30 am Registration
Colloquium Secretariat:  Campus Isla Teja
Sala Paraninfo Universidad Austral de Chile
09:30 am Meeting Otter Specialist Group part one (open for guests)
Sala Paraninfo Universidad Austral de Chile
Chairperson: Claus Reuther
Main Topics:

Organisational structure of OSG

Fundraising and public relations

Implementation of the Otter Action Plan

IOC IX
11:00 Coffee break (1)
Registration
Colloquium Secretariat:  Campus Isla Teja
Sala Paraninfo Universidad Austral de Chile
11:30 Meeting Otter Specialist Group part two
Sala Paraninfo Universidad Austral de Chile
1:00 pm Lunch
Hotel Isla Teja
3:00 Plenary session I Part One: Continental Reports
Chairperson:Tom Serfass
(3 lectures of 25 minutes each, 5 minutes for questions)
Sala Paraninfo Universidad Austral de Chile

Africa: Jan Nel (Not confirmed)

Asia:

Europe: Claus Reuther or Michaela Bodner
4:30 Coffee break (2)
Registration
Colloquium Secretariat:  Campus Isla Teja
Sala Paraninfo Universidad Austral de Chile
5:00 Plenary session I Part Two : Continental Reports
Chairperson: Frank Hajek
(3 lectures of 25 minutes each, 5 minutes for questions)
Sala Paraninfo Universidad Austral de Chile

Latin America: Gonzalo Medina (Chile)

North America: Tom Serfass (USA)

Sea Otter:
6:30

Coffee break (3)
Registration
Colloquium Secretariat:  Campus Isla Teja
Sala Paraninfo Universidad Austral de Chile

7:00 Official Opening
Chairpersons: Gonzalo Medina as representative of local organizers
Sala Paraninfo Universidad Austral de Chile
Welcome addresses of

Chair local organization committee

Chair OSG

Delegate Regional Authority

Delegate University

Introductory Talk: "Importance of Wetlands for Biodiversity, the Case of Chile"
Dr. Roberto Schlatter, former Chilean representative to RAMSAR. 
8:30 pm Welcome Party
(Get-together, Icebreaker)
   

Day 2 (Sunday, January 21, 2001)

8:30 am

Plenary session II: Anatomy and veterinary aspects
Chairperson: Jan Reed-Smith
(3 lectures of 25 minutes each, 5 minutes for questions)
Sala Paraninfo Universidad Austral de Chile

Blood parameters on wild Eurasian otters during captivity: stress and the effect of neuroleptics.
Fernaández-Morán., Manteca-Vilanova, X. and Saavedra, D.

Responses of river otters to oil contamination: a controlled study of biological stress markers.
Merav Ben-David, R.T. Bowyer, and L. K. Duffy.

Strongyloidiosis in European otters, Lutra lutra (L.) from the Iberian Peninsula.
Fernaández-Morán., Manteca-Vilanova, X. and Saavedra, D.
10:00 Coffee break (4)
Late Registration
Colloquium Secretariat:  Campus Isla Teja
Sala Paraninfo Universidad Austral de Chile
10:30 Plenary session III: Behaviour and Diet
Chairperson: Hugh Jansman
(3 lectures of 25 minutes each, 5 minutes for questions)
Sala Paraninfo Universidad Austral de Chile

Sociality in Coastal river otters (Lontra canadensis): Kinship or cooperative foraging.
Blundell, g. M., Ben-David, M., Bowyer, R.T., Groves, p., and Geffen, E.

Social behavior and ecosystem process: river otter latrines and nutrient dynamics of terrestrial vegetation.
Merav Ben-David, R.T. Bowyer, L.K. Duffy, D.D. Roby, and D. M. Schell.

Diet of otters (Lutra lutra) in the upper Hornád river catchment,Slovakia.
Hájkova, P.
12:00  Lunch
Hotel Isla Teja
2:00 pm Poster Presentations
 

Size and weight of Neotropical river otter, Lontra longuicaudis annectens, in México.
Gallo-Reynoso, J.P., and M.S. Guerrero-Martínez.
 

Capturing river otters: a comparison of Hancock and leg-hold traps.
Blundell, G. M., Kern, J. W., Bowyer, R. T., and Duffy, L. K.
 

Do European otters (Lutra lutra) avoid each other?
Bradshaw, A.V., Beckmann, M., Stevens, R. and Slater, F. M.
 

Trophic Ecology of Lutra lutra in Intermittent Streams of SW Protugal.
Matos, H. & Santos-Reis, M.
 

Analysis of diet, relative abundance and habitat characterization of the Neotropical Otter Lontra longuicaudis (Carnívora: Mustelidae) on the buffer zone of Cotacachi.Cayapas Ecological Reserve.
eovana del Rocío Lasso González.
 

Effects of food resources on the spacing behaviour of river otters: does forage abundance control home-range size?
Blundell, G.M., Bowyer, R.T., Ben-David, M., Dean, T.A., Jewett, S.C.
 

Patterns of habitat use in Mediterranean populations of the Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra).
Jiménez, J. and Ruiz-Olmo, J.
 

Use of rivers by southern river otter (Lontra provocax) and it's relation with habitat type, resources and human activity.
Kaufman, V.,and  G. Medina-Vogel.
 

Habitat and resources selection by marine otter (Lontra felina Molina 1782) in an exposed rocky sea shore of southern Chile.
Alvarez P. R., and G. Medina-Vogel.
 

Diet of Marine Otter (Lontra felina) in rocky shorelines in Southern Chile, by direct observation.
Delgado R. C., and Medina-Vogel, G.

 

Habitat use and territoriality of marine otter (Lontra felina) in a exposed rocky seashore in Southern Chile.
Bartheld, J., L., G. Medina-Vogel
 

Assessing the importance of southern river otters (Lontra provocax) and their habitat to children and land owners living adjacent to the Queule and Toltén river basins.
Gonzalez, S., and  G. Medina-Vogel
 

Heavy metal concentration in spraints of the neotropical river otter (Lontra longuicaudis) in a conservation unit and an area with high anthropic influence.
Waldemarin, H. F., Colares, E. P. and Rodriguez, M. T. R.
 

Diet of Giant Otter Pteronura brasiliensis through analysis of hard parts in scats.  Madre de Dios, Peru.
Quispe, Ch. R./td>
  Current Situation of Lutra lutra in northeastern China.
Piao Ren-zhu and Sung-Yong,Han
4:30 Coffee break (5)
Late registration
Colloquium Secretariat:  Campus Isla Teja
Sala Paraninfo Universidad Austral de Chile
5:00 Video and Slide Presentation: Otters of Chile
Sala Paraninfo Universidad Austral de Chile
7:30 pm Dinner
Hotel Isla Teja
 

Day 3 (Monday, January 22, 2001)

8:30 am Plenary session IV: Pollution
Chairperson: Kevin Roche
(3 lectures of 25 minutes each, 5 minutes for questions)
Sala Paraninfo Universidad Austral de Chile
  The concentration of ΣDDT and total PCB in otters (Lutra lutra) from Sweden during 1968-1994
Roos, A., Greyerz, E., Olsson, M. and Sandegren, F.
Abstract
  North American river otters (Lontra canadensis) as watershed indicators of mercury and PCB contamination.
Organ, J. F., and Griffin, C. R.
  Open for a plenary session
10:00 Coffee break (6)
10:30 Plenary session V: Conservation Strategies
Chairperson:  Jessica Groenedijk
(3 lectures of 25 minutes each, 5 minutes for questions)
Sala Paraninfo Universidad Austral de Chile
  Conservation of otters in Mexico, actions and perspectives.
Gallo-Reynoso, J. P.
  Nature tourism and Giant Otter (Pteronura brasiliensis) habitat management in Southeastern Perú.
Hajek, F., Groenendijk, J.
  The Strategy to recover the southern river otter (Lontra provocax) population at the Toltén and Queule river basins, southern Chile. Putting people, authorities, landowners and otters together.
Medina-Vogel, G.
12:00 Lunch
Hotel Isla Teja
2:00 pm Workshop Session A: Preparation and implementation of the Otter Action Plan (Part 1)
Chairperson: Claus Reuther
Sala Paraninfo Universidad Austral de Chile
  Presentation and discussion of the results of the OSG workshop held in November 2000 in Hankensbüttel.
3:30 Coffee break (7)
4:00 Workshop Session A: Preparation and implementation of the Otter Action Plan (Part 2)
Sala Paraninfo Universidad Austral de Chile
6:30

Open to videos and slide presentations
7:30 Dinner
Hotel Isla Teja
 
Day 4 (Tuesday, January 23, 2001)
8:30 am Plenary session VI: Distribution and population Trends (Part 1)
Chairperson: Claudio Chehébar
(3 lectures of 25 minutes each, 5 minutes for questions)
Sala Paraninfo Universidad Austral de Chile
  Current distribution range of the Giant Otter, Pteronura brasiliensis (Gmelin, 1788), in Colombia.
Díaz, H.J.
  Giant Otters in French Guiana: A first report.
Jacques, H., Pelsy, C. and Thoisy, B.
Abstract
  A Decade of Giant otter (Pteronura brasiliensis) population dynamics in the Manu Biosphere Reserve, Perú.
Groenedijk, J., Hajek, F., Schenck, C. and Staib, E.
9:30 Coffee break (8)
10:00 Plenary session VI: Distribution and population Trends (Part 2)
Chairperson: Marcela Kuèerová
(3 lectures of 25 minutes each, 5 minutes for questions)
Sala Paraninfo Universidad Austral de Chile
  Population trend for otter (Lutra lutra) in Sweden during 1970-2000.
Roos, A., Bignert., Olsson, M. and Sandegren, F.
Abstract
  Monitoring of Lutra lutra in the Predicted Inundation Area of the Largest Dam in Europe (Alqueva, SE Portugal).
Sales-Luís, T., Pedroso, N.M., Grilo, C. And Santos-Reis, M.
  Open for late applications for presentation
12:00 Lunch
Hotel Isla Teja
2:00 pm Plenary session VI: Survey Methods
Chairperson: Juan Pablo Gallo Reynoso
(3 lectures of 25 minutes each, 5 minutes for questions)
Sala Paraninfo Universidad Austral de Chile
  Molecular Scatology. Monitoring of Otters Lutra lutra by analyses from Spraints.
Jansman, H.A.H., Niewold, F. J.J., van Dam, B. C., Kuiters, A. T., Bosveld, A.T.C.
  Track and other signs of the hairy nosed otter (Lutra sumatrana).
Kanchanasaka, B.
  Road mortality as a monitoring tool for otter (Lutra lutra) health
Bradshaw, A. V. and F. M. Slater.
3:30 Coffee break (9)
4:00 Workshop Session B: How to standardise survey methods and establish GIS related data banks (Part 1)
Chairperson: Claus Reuther
Sala Paraninfo Universidad Austral de Chile
  Introduction: The Standard Method for surveying Lutra lutra in Europe and the Information System for Otter Surveys (ISOS)
Claus Reuther
  Discussion: How to establish similar methods for other otter species
5:30 Coffee break (10)
6:00  Workshop Session B: How to standardise survey methods and establish GIS related data banks (Part 2)
Sala Paraninfo Universidad Austral de Chile
7:30 Dinner
Hotel Isla Teja
 
Day 5 (Wednesday, January 24 2001)
One day trip to a marine otter habitat
 
Day 6 (Thursday, January 26, 2001)
8:30 Plenary session VII: Habitat Structures and Habitat Assessments (Part 1)
Chairperson: Deli Savedra
(3 lectures of 25 minutes each, 5 minutes for questions)
Sala Paraninfo Universidad Austral de Chile
  Dens of the Neotropical otter, Lontra longicaudis, in low Iguasu River, Paraná State, southern Brazil.
Quadors, J.
  Drought effect on habitat use by Mediterranean otters.
Jiménez, J. and Ruiz-Olmo, J.
  Preliminary evaluation of Lontra longicaudis and habitat suitability in the Andean foothill.
Ildemaro González
10:00 Coffee break (11)
  Plenary session VII: Habitat Structures and Habitat Assessments (Part 2)
Chairperson: Merav Ben-David
(3 lectures of 25 minutes each, 5 minutes for questions)
Sala Paraninfo Universidad Austral de Chile
  A framework for identifying high priority areas and actions for the conservation of giant otters (Pteronura brasiliensis) in the wild.
Olson, D. M., Isola, S., Thieme, M., Cogliano, M., Mobley, M.
  Riparia: Integrating wetland and stream conservation at a watershed scale using hydrogeomorphic (HGM) models and measures of biological integrity.
Brooks, Robert, P.
  GIS related habitat assessment as a basis for a Otter Habitat Network Europe (OHNE)
Claus Reuther
12:00 Lunch
Hotel Isla Teja
2:00 Plenary session VIII: Reintroduction and Release (Part 1)
Chairperson: Tom Serfass
(3 lectures of 25 minutes each, 5 minutes for questions)
Sala Paraninfo Universidad Austral de Chile
  Trout anglers' attitudes regarding river otter reintroduction in Pennsylvania.
Serfass, T, T. L., Tzilkowski, W. M., and Brooks, R. P.
  River otter reintroduction in a human-dominated landscape.
Spinola, R. M., Serfass, T. L. and Brooks, R. P.
  Trapping, handling and medical management of Eurasian otters (Lutra lutra) during a reintroduction project.
Fernaández-Morán, Manteca-Vilanova, X. and Saavedra, D.
3:30 Coffee break (12)
4:00 Plenary session VIII: Reintroduction and Release (Part 2)
(3 lectures of 25 minutes each, 5 minutes for questions)
Sala Paraninfo Universidad Austral de Chile
  Post-release survival of river otters: effects of exposure to crude oil and captivity.
Merav Ben-David, Gail M. Blundell, and John E. Blake.
  Eurasian Otter reintroduction in Northeast Spain: movements, use of the space and post-release mortality.
Saavedra, D., Fernández, J. and Ruiz-Olmo, J.
  Open for one more presentation and discussion.
4:30 Open for video and slide presentations
Sala Paraninfo Universidad Austral de Chile
7:30 Dinner
Hotel Isla Teja
8:00 Meetings of continental groups
Chairpersons:
Europe: Michaela Bodner
Latin America: Gonzalo Medina
North America: Tom Serfass
Hotel Isla Teja, Isla Teja, Valdivia
 
Day 7 (Friday, January 26, 2001)
8:30 Workshop Session C: Preparation of Recommendations
(in working groups)
Sala Paraninfo Universidad Austral de Chile
Chairpersons for specific topics will be appointed during the conference by OSG Chair
10:00  Coffee break (13)
10:30 Plenary session IX: Recommendations of the VII. International Otter Colloquium
Chairperson: Claus Reuther
Sala Paraninfo Universidad Austral de Chile
12:00 Lunch
Hotel Isla Teja
2:00 pm Workshop Session D: Optional Workshops Suggested by Participants
Sala Paraninfo Universidad Austral de Chile
3:30 Coffee break (14)
7:00 Official closing ceremony
Sala Paraninfo Universidad Austral de Chile
Farewell addresses of
  Representative Government of Chile and/or local authority
  Representative local organizing committee
  Chair OSG
7:30 Banquet (Good Bye Party)
Fundo Teja Norte
 
Day 8 (Saturday, January 27, 2001)
Options: Departure and transport from hotels to bus station and airport
  Departure of post colloquium tours (interested people please contact independent travel agents)
  One day field trip to visit a Southern river otter habitat use monitoring and habitat restoration study site
(Previous registration and payment is necessary).
Notice that those who will take the day field trip, will need to book the extra night in their hotels. 
Departure from Hotel Isla Teja 7:30 AM; Return after 8:00 PM.

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