Smoot-coated Otter in Baluchistan, Pakistan

Pakistan J. Wildl., vol. 16(2), pp 12-15, 2025 New record of Smoot-coated Otter in Baluchistan, Pakistan Waseem Ahmad Khan1 and Sahar Suleman1 1Pakistan Wildlife Foundation, Islamabad, Pakistan Correspondence author:saharsuleman59@gmail.com Running Title: Smoot-coated Otter in Baluchistan, Pakistan ABSTRACT According to the literature review, smooth-coated otter (Lutrogale perspicillata) has never been reported in the Baluchistan Province of Pakistan. But a few reports from some fish farmers and hunters in Baluchistan and personal communications with the officials of Baluchistan Forests & Wildlife Department about the existence of the species in some of the areas of Baluchistan adjacent to Sindh Province provided the base for investigating the existence of...