Eurasian otter spotted in Sabah

Rare sighting: Camera trap photos of the Eurasian otter captured at a riverbank at the Tangkulap Forest Reserve. — Photo courtesy of the Sabah Forestry Department/Sabah Wildlife Department/Panthera

PETALING JAYA: The rare exclusive Eurasian otter has been sighted again – 11 years after its last confirmed appearance in Sabah.

Once thought to be possibly eradicated from Malaysia, the Eurasian otter at the Tangkulap Forest Reserve in Sabah was captured on camera trap photos by Panthera, a conservation group studying wild cats.