Giant Otters (Pteronura brasiliensis) - Update

Pages 35 - 36 (Report)AbstractSouth American giant otters are one of the most endangered otter species world wide. Nevertheless they had been rarely studied. Hopefully 1996 will be an extraordinary year for this Amazonian flagship species: It seemed that interest in the “river wolves” is increasing. Besides film projects and public relation campaigns several research projects are planned or started recently. We give a brief overview of these by country and also give the address of the project leaders in order to stimulate communication.