Wildlife · Freshwater creeks & ponds (signs more often than sightings)
North American River Otter
Lontra canadensis
Extirpated from Long Island for over a century, river otters have documented themselves back. Seatuck's surveys track their eastward recolonization through the Island's creeks and ponds, including the East End's freshwater systems. Seeing one is a genuine event.
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- Best time of day
- Dawn
- How to see
- Look for slides, tracks and latrine sites along pond edges at dawn; report sightings to Seatuck's otter project.
- Who films them
- @seatuckenvironmentalruns the programs
- Age
- All ages
- Accessibility
- Trail-dependent
- Responsible viewing
- Observe from distance; never bait. Report sightings to Seatuck's survey.
- Weather / sea state
- N/A