Colorado Parks & Wildlife - Species Data - River Otter Concentration Area
Creator(s):
Colorado Parks and Wildlife Biologists, District Wildlife Managers, and Researchers
Description:
RiverOtterConcentrationArea is an ESRI SDE Feature Class showing the location of concentration areas for Northern River Otter (Lutra canadensis) in Colorado. Concentration Areas are defined as areas where river otters are known to concentrate; otter sightings and signs of otter activity are more frequent in these areas than in their overall range. This information was derived from field personnel. A variety of data capture techniques were used including drawing on mylar overlays at 1:50,000 scale USGS county mapsheets and implementation of the SmartBoard Interactive Whiteboard using stand-up, real-time digitizing at various scales (Cowardin, M., M. Flenner. March 2003. Maximizing Mapping Resources. GeoWorld 16(3):32-35).