Editorial

Authors

  • Miriam Marmontel Instituto de Desenvolvimento Sustentável Mamirauá
  • Danielle Lima Instituto de Desenvolvimento Sustentável Mamirauá
  • Paul Van Damme FAUNAGUA
  • Jessica Groenendijk Cocha Cashu Biological Station
  • Fernando Trujillo Fundación Omacha

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5597/lajam00199

Keywords:

Research, Conservation

Abstract

During the IX Congress of Wildlife Management, in May 2010, in Bolivia, a meeting with attending giant otter researchers was called to discuss the progress of research and conservation of Pteronura brasiliensis, which resulted in this issue.

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Published

2015-12-28

How to Cite

Marmontel, M., Lima, D., Van Damme, P., Groenendijk, J., & Trujillo, F. (2015). Editorial. Latin American Journal of Aquatic Mammals, 10(2), 70-74. https://doi.org/10.5597/lajam00199