Officials: Otters on the attack at Priest Lake

Officials: Otters on the attack at Priest Lake

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In this photo taken Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2010, Kit, an 11-week-old sea otter pup is seen in a holding pool holding on to a clam before being brought to the sea otter exhibit at the Monterey Bay Aquarium in Monterey, Calif. Kit is the youngest sea otter in the aquarium�s history to join the two-story exhibit, which is a permanent home for other rescued sea otters. (AP Photo/Monterey Bay Aquarium, Randy Wilder) NO SALES

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Posted on August 10, 2012 at 8:07 AM

Updated Friday, Aug 10 at 10:31 AM

SANDPOINT, Idaho (AP) -- Idaho Fish and Game officials are warning people to be careful at a northern Idaho lake because the region's otters are on the attack.

Chip Corsi, a regional supervisor with the Idaho Department of Fish and Game, told the Bonner County Daily Bee that it's no laughing matter: The cute semiaquatic predators have been biting and terrorizing beachgoers at Priest Lake's Kalispell Bay. Corsi says otters are small but fast and they're pretty capable of harming people. Attacks generally occur when people get between an otter and their pups or when they simply get too close.

The department also posted a warning on its Facebook page.

Corsi says the department tries to trap and relocate troublesome otters.

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