To the editor:

Imagine you are walking near a river and you see a river otter playing in the water, twisting and turning. It is a few feet long, maybe two-three feet. Sleek and dark, tumbling over others of its kind. It looks like it’s dancing! Believe it or not, these otters are in danger of getting trapped.

Hi, my name is Luca and I am a fifth grader at Academy School. We are currently studying Vermont river otters. We have been studying them for about a month and have learned a lot. We have also been learning about trapping otters in Vermont. Trapping otters is wrong. The trapping season goes from late October until the end of March. Most of the traps used kill the otter and any other animal that gets in. Traps are very dangerous for pets and other wild animals, and it is the same…