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- Smooth-coated otters were officially recorded for the first time in Nandhaur Wildlife Sanctuary, Uttarakhand.
- Nandhaur Wildlife Sanctuary is located in the Nainital district of Uttarakhand between the Gola and Sharda rivers.
- The smooth-coated otter (Scientific name: Lutrogale perspicillata) is listed as Vulnerable by the IUCN.
- The species is a semi-aquatic mammal found in freshwater rivers, wetlands, and mangroves.

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