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otter trapping season

IU’s Kinsey Institute in jeopardy, thriving otters, innovative housing | Indiana Newsdesk

Joe Hren

The board of trustees is deciding whether to separate the Kinsey Institute from IU. What the state is doing to maintain a healthy otter population. And an innovative way to think about the housing crisis.
River otter trapping season starts November 15

Clayton Baumgarth

Since reintroduction to the state in 1995, otter populations in Indiana are among the highest in the world. Now going into its 9th season, otter trapping helps keep populations healthy.