Updated: Share Article AAA An Indian smooth-coated otter rescued from an agriculture well in East Godavari district on Wednesday. | Photo Credit: BYARRANGEMENT An Indian smooth-coated otter ( Lutrogale perspicillata) was rescued from an open well by a team of Animal Husbandry department personnel at Penikeru village of Alamuru mandal in East Godavari district on Wednesday. The conservation status of the otter is “vulnerable”, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). The animal had fallen into the agriculture well last night reportedly while a group of otters ventured into the nearby aqua ponds in search of prey. Farmers found the otter in the agriculture well and prepared to eliminate it as they believed that it has been attacking the cattle in their area in the recent weeks. Ironically, a jackal had recently attacked cattle in the Alamuru mandal.