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Otter Lutra lutra L. mortality and marine oil pollution |
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| Authors: | John R Baker Augustin M Jones Tessa P Jones Hugh C Watson |
| Institution: | Department of Veterinary Pathology, Veterinary Field Station, Neston, Wirral, Cheshire, Great Britain Department of Zoology, University of Aberdeen, Great Britain |
| Abstract: | Following an oil spill at Sullom Voe Oil Terminal, Shetland, at least 13 otters died. Post-mortems on five corpses showed that they had died of haemorrhagic gastroenteropathy, associated with ingested oil. The primary cause of oil ingestion seems to have been grooming of the fur. A survey of the polluted coasts revealed that otters were still present throughout most of the area. |
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