Biography

(Emerita) (Ph.D., University of Colorado, 1989) is an Associate Professor Emerita with research interests in human impacts on forests and natural resources, and wildlife conservation.

Selected Publications   

2024    Awasthi, B., Banjade, B., Pandey, N., Joshi, S., Savage, M., Shrestha, P.M., Rawat, Y.B., and Bhatt, P.R. The effects of biological water quality on the presence of the  Smooth-coated otter in far western Nepal.  IUCN Otter Spec. Group Bull.41(2): 71-87.

2024    Savage, M. and J. Stuart.  North American River Otter (Lontra canadensis).  Chapter 12  In:  Wild Carnivores of New Mexico, J. Frey and J.-L. Catron, eds.  University of New Mexico Press.

2023    Acharya, P.M., P. Thainiramit, K. Techato, S. Baral, N. Rimal, M. Savage, A. Campos-Arceiz,  D. Neupane.  Predicting the Distribution and Habitat Suitability of the Smooth-coated Otter (Lutrogale perspicillata) in Lowland Nepal, Global Ecology and Conservation 46. E02578.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gecco.2023.e02578

2022    Savage, M. Otters in Northeast India: A review of the sparse available information. IUCN Otter Specialist Group Bulletin 39(2): 81-89.

2022    Borker, A., Gogi, K., Krupa, H., Savage, M., & Bhardwaj, N. Otter Survey in Pakke Tiger Reserve, Arunachal Pradesh, Eastern Himalayas of India. IUCN Otter Spec. Group Bull, 39(1), 29-38.

2021   Jamwal, P, M. Di Febbrro, M. L. Carranza, M. Savage, A. Loy.  Global change on the roof of the world: the role of niche width and habitat exposure in vulnerability of Himalayan otter species. Diversty and Distribution 01: 1-15.  doi: 10.1111/ddi.13377

2021    Shrestha, M.B., Shrestha, G., Reule, S., Oli, S., Ghartimagar, T.B., Singh, G., Tripathi, D.M., Law, C.J., Shah, K.B., and Savage, M. First Evidence of Eurasian Otter in Nepal in Three Decades IUCN Otter Spec. Group Bull. 38 (5): 279 – 291

2021    Mohan Bikram Shrestha, G. Shrestha, S. Reule, S. Oli, D.M. Tripathi, M. Savage.  Otter survey along the Sanibheri River and its tributaries, the Pelma and Uttarganga Rivers in Rukum District, Western Nepal.   IUCN/SSC Otter Specialist Group Bulletin 38(3): 279-291.

2020   Gupta,^, N., V. Tiwari, M. Everard, M. Savage,^, S.A. Hussain,^, M. A. Chadwick, J.A. Johnson,^, A.Nawab, ^, I. Kochhar, V.K. Belwal. Assessing the distribution pattern of otters in four rivers of the Indian Himalayan biodiversity hotspot. Aquatic Conservation 30(3): 601-610.

2018  Savage, M. and M. Strestha.  The illegal trade in otter pelts in Nepal.  International Union for the Conservation of Nature TRAFFIC Bulletin 30(2).

2018    Duplaix, N. and M. Savage. Global Otter Conservation Strategy. Eds. International Union for the Conservation of Nature. 168 pp.

2018  A national survey of the Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra l., 1758) in Mongolia. Shar, S., R. Samiya, B. Boldgiv, and M. Savage. IUCN/SSC Otter Specialist Group Bulletin 35(1): 11-21.

2017   Gomez, L., B.C. Leupen, M. Theng, K. Fernandez, and M. Savage. Illegal Otter Trade:  An analysis of seizures in selected Asian countries (1960-2015) – Summary.  IUCN/SSC Otter Specialist Group Bulletin 34(2): 104-114.

2016   Jamwal, P.S., J. Takpa, P. Chandan, M. Savage.  First systematic survey for otter (Lutra lutra) in Ladakh, Indian Trans Himalayas.  IUCN/SSC Otter Specialist Group Bulletin 33(1): 79-85.

2016    M. Savage, editor  Rio: A Photographic Journey Down the Old Rio Grande. University of New Mexico Press. 144 pp.

2016    Gomez, L., T.C. B. Leupen, M. Theng, K. Fernandez, and M. Savage. Illegal Otter Trade: An Analysis of Seizures in Selected Asian Countries (1980 – 2015) TRAFFIC Report. Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia. 33 pp.

2014    Chettri, P. and M. Savage. A distribution survey for otters along a river in Central Bhutan.  IUCN/SSC Otter Specialist Group Bulletin 31(2): 65-74.