South America: Giant otter Pteronura brasiliensis.
Year: 2018
Type: book-chapter
Abstract: The largest otter was once the most endangered in the mid-1970s when the fur trade decimated its numbers over most of its South Amercian range. The implementation of cites, strong national protection legislation, ans ongoing conservation programs in the range countries allowed the giant otter to make a comeback.
Authors: LEUCHTENBERGER, C., BAROCAS, A., THOISY, B. de, WARD, C., EVANGELISTA, E., MICHALSKI, F., TRUJILLO, F., GEORGIADIS, G., MOURAO, G. de M., GIL, G., GROENENDIJK, J., MENDOZA OBLITAS, J., RHEINGANTZ, M. L, BUSCHIAZZO, M., MARMONTEL, M., VAN DAMME, P., WALLACE, R., BOHER, S., MARTINO, S., PEREIRA, T. S., UTRERAS, V.
Language: Portuguese
Subfield: Ecology
Field: Environmental Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
SDG: Life on land
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7120766910