The pet trade, however, has emerged as the most pressing threat to these otters in the wild, the Traffic report states. Breeding them in captivity, Krishnasamy says, is possible but difficult.

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By Carolyn Cowan A glut of social media videos featuring captive Asian small-clawed otters in the mid-2000s led to what wildlife trade experts term “the pet otter boom.” Demand for the species ...

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Additionally, with any exotic pet craze comes an incredibly high risk of mistreatment and eventual abandonment by unprepared owners, and Asian small-clawed otters are no exception.