Ganette in the field learning camera trapping with Terence Carroll, Research Director Otter Ambassador Does Volunteering with River Otter Ecology Project sound fun to you? Volunteer training happens in May and June. Please check out our Volunteer pages and put in your...
By Terence Carroll, ROEP President, Informatics and Data Manager I headed out on a quiet Tomales Bay morning. A few fishermen dotted the bay, and I nodded a greeting to a fellow kayaker putting in at the launch. I stowed my field gear in my trusty research...
By Megan Isadore, Executive Director, River Otter Ecology Project August 24, 2017 Some days start out well and get better. I love taking our partners out to seek otters. We don’t always see them, but we always see interesting and beautiful things because… it’s usually...
By Megan Isadore, Executive Director, River Otter Ecology Project December 1, 2015 Teasing out social structure and behavior is an important part of our work. The way otters use their habitats, bring their young and interact with their prey species provide clues to...
By Megan Isadore, Executive Director, River Otter Ecology Project October 5, 2015 I’m not posting a photo today, because I want to talk about something that can be easy to forget. This morning, my husband and I got up before 7AM and went right out. Yes,...
By Paola and Ken Bouley January 13, 2013 “Anyone reading the literature on otters will be struck by how little is known about them in the wild.” — First line of Otters, a book by Daniel Allen In late 2012, Drakes Estero in the very heart of the Point Reyes...
