If you think about otters, the first thought is probably not that otters are city-dwelling animals.
Interestingly, despite this general belief, otters have made Singapore their home and have been spotted in some of our local water bodies.
When they appear, people gather around to take pictures and exclaim how cute these animals are.
However, it appears that otters may not be suited for a city habitat as they could get caught in some trash around them.
One otter was spotted at Robertson Quay with a string around its neck.
Here is what happened.
Otter Spotted at Robertson Quay With String Around Its Neck
About a week ago, a Reddit user took to the popular social media platform to post about an otter with a string around its neck.
Posting a photo showing an otter with what looks like a pink raffia string around its neck, the Reddit user said that this picture was taken at Robertson Quay.
The pink string looked like it was wound quite tightly and pressing into the flesh of the otter.
The OP (original poster) also mentioned that the otter belonged to the Zouk family of otters.
Before you worry that someone has been going around Singapore mistreating our beloved otters, it appears that the otter was caught in some trash rather than being the target of ill-treatment.
This is the picture of the otter with the string around its neck.
If this picture does not urge you to stop littering and to throw your trash properly, we are not sure what will.
Of course, once the picture was posted, many people expressed concern about the otter with the string around its neck.
The OP commented that they called ACRES and chatted with the institution over WhatsApp.
According to the OP, the institution has the picture of the otter and was informed of the location and the time the OP saw the otter.
The OP also mentioned that ACRES would monitor the otter if it does not appear to have been negatively impacted by the string.
In that comment, the OP also said that the string around its neck did not hinder the otter’s mobility.
We sure hope that piece of string falls off the otter’s neck soon enough without causing any further damage to the otter.
The last thing we want is for otters to be driven out of Singapore again as they were in the 1970s due to deforestation and pollution.