Three orphaned river otters
are being rehabilitated in Wisconsin at the Wild Instincts Wildlife
Rehabilitation Center in Rhinelander. The mother of two of the otters wouldn’t take care of
them and the other otter has hurt his back legs. The otters need to learn how to swim, chase minnows and
master other skills to survive on their own in the wild. The center’s manager Mark Naniot becomes their surrogate
mother and teacher. Charlie Hamilton-James
has filmed animals for the last 25 years.
Charlie loves otters plus he’s a conservationist and wildlife
filmmaker. Otters are endangered
because of loss of habitat and the hunting for sport and their fur. There are 13 different species of
otters. They naturally fear people
and remain elusive. Charlie also
films a tame Asian small-clawed otter living in Somerset, England, Alaskan sea
otters and a river otter of Peru’s Amazon.
Additional filming takes place in Florida Springs, Florida, the Oakland Zoo
and Monterey Bay Aquarium in California.
I thought this was
very good and I didn’t know some otters have this rough start. A LOT of interesting information is
included about the different types and habitats of otters. The orphaned otters are in good hands
with a professional teaching them what they need to know. They are released into the wild with
some assistance in the beginning but then they start to live on their own. 4* (I really liked this movie)
60
min, PBS Doc with Charlie Hamilton-James and Mark Naniot.
Note: Amazon 5* with 3 reviews.
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