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Suthar said that as per an estimate at least 50 otters have been poached since 2011.The gang of poachers has used clutch wire snares and traps for trapping the otters. The poachers trick locals by saying that otters are used for making medicines for arthritis and energy pills,” said Akshit Suthar, who is working with the GES. “When the otter comes out of the water body, it grooms itself by rolling on floor to dry its fur. During anti-snare drives two clutch wire snares and two traps were seized. During that grooming activity they get trapped,” Suthar told TOI..