Return to the wild and reintegration of a giant river otter (Pteronura brasiliensis) cub to its family group in Amanã Sustainable Development Reserve, Brazilian Amazon

Authors

  • Danielle dos Santos Lima Grupo de Pesquisa em Mamíferos Aquáticos Amazônicos - Instituto Mamirauá
  • Miriam Marmontel Instituto de Desenvolvimento Sustentável Mamirauá, Grupo de Pesquisa em Mamíferos Aquáticos Amazônicos, Projeto Onças d’água

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5597/lajam00183

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Dweller from the Brazilian Amazon holds a giant river otter cub

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Published

2014-01-27

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Vol. 9 No. 2 (2011)

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Short Communications (cancelled as of 2021)

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