Threatened species of Lutra

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Name(s): 
Threatened species of Otter
Nature 
Many species of otter are either threatened or endangered. Otters once sought after for their fur are making a comeback in some areas. There is still the threat of illegal poaching.
Background 
Otters are the only marine mammals to have fur instead of blubber.
Incidence 
There are thirteen species remaining from a total of fourteen. Maxwell's otter, is presumed extinct due to the draining of wetlands in Iraq.
Type 
(R) Rejected provisionally