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This page in a nutshell: WikiOtters are there to help out other users and WikiFauna. They can get mean and vicious when somebody picks on a newcomer, and may also become mischievous when they feel the rules tightening around them.

WikiOtter
A WikiOtter being friendly to another
Conservation status
Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Carnivora
Family:	Mustelidae
Genus:	Lutra
Species:	L. wikilutra
Binomial name
Lutra wikilutra Barkjon, 2008

WikiOtters are elusive creatures whose chief characteristic is a willingness to help other users out by editing or simply being friendly. Although the WikiOtter is a benevolent type of WikiFauna, it is a member of the weasel family and will readily challenge much more "important" editors, as well as opposing WikiVampires. For example, they are fierce fighters against anyone who picks on a newcomer. WikiOtters also have a tendency to lighten the encyclopedia with harmless play, humor, and a total respect for WP:Ignore all rules.

you could use this userbox...
Code Result {{Template:User wikipedia/wantOtter}} This user wants a WikiOtter. Usage

or maybe this userbox...
Code Result {{Template:User wikipedia/Otter}} This user has a WikiOtter. Usage

Because WikiOtters tend to look strikingly similar to other members of the Lutra genus, perhaps the best way to identify a WikiOtter is by looking for the tag shown here. Another tag (image available next to the page name, on the right) is the {{WikiOtter topicon}} tag. This tag is smaller but is somehow easier to spot at a distance. WikiOtter tagging has become a common method for tracking the species as conservationists attempt to bring back the species. As of March 2022, there are 58 known specimens of the species, a rise from the 7 in May 2021.^{[citation needed]}

heck, you could also use this userbox!
Code Result {{Template:User wikipedia/isOtter}} This user is a WikiOtter. Usage

A WikiOtter license is required for legal possession of WikiOtters. One may apply for such a license by filling out a copy of the {{User wikipedia/Otter}} form. A completed form is shown to the left. Recently however, not many would like to apply for ownership, one of the causes of the species becoming extinct.

The WikiOtter has been most recently evaluated using the IUCN 3.1 guidelines as extinct in the wild, based on a recent survey performed by the Department of Fun. The last WikiOtter was believed to have died in 2012, until three new specimens were spotted and tagged in 2013. In recent years, the Department of Fun has made an effort to stimulate the wild population of WikiOtters by promoting overall awareness of them. The "This User Wants a WikiOtter" campaign, which makes use of {{User wikipedia/wantOtter}} signs, proved for a short time to be a successful one for promoting the needed awareness. A wildlife reservation has been set up in the last few years for the primary purpose of preserving the WikiOtter and another critically endangered species, the WikiDragon. Due to the low production rate of WikiOtters, there are only 58 otters. Currently, there is a spike in inactivity in the species though the population has been growing.

Because they are not opposed to challenging veteran editors, WikiOtters can find themselves surrounded by other editors in a corner. If you see a WikiOtter in a corner for standing up to justice, make sure to stand up for it.

In 2024, the Otter Preservation Awareness Act was introduced as a new initiative to further promote awareness and conservation efforts for the species.

• Wikipedia:Teahouse – a place where WikiOtters can sometimes be found helping new editors