Giant otter behaviour in a mega-hydroelectric reservoir, Central Amazon, Brazil

What is it about?

This paper describes new findings of giant otter behaviour, including activity patterns, time budget and daily activities in an environment until recently considered as a threat to the species (a hydroelectric reservoir). The results revealed that giant otters are very resilient to these environments and presented only small differences from the behaviour observed in non-dammed areas. We believe that if the number of human settlements could be controlled on the reservoir, these man-made lakes can be used for the conservation of this endangered species.

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