Studies on Otters ecology have been largely inspired by a decline in their populations all over their range of distribution and a perception that it is a keystone species in the wetland ecosystem. Deficiency of baseline data on its distribution and ecology is a major constraint that species conservation is facing in India. Thus to ascertain the conservation status and habitat use pattern of Smooth coated Otter in Hastinapur Wildlife Sanctuary, north India the study was conducted in the year of 2010. The occurrence of Otters along Boodhi Ganga is attributed to habitat features such as deep...