OTTERS!

Associação Amigos do Peixe-boi
www.ampa.org.br
Instituto Araguaia
www.araguaia.org
Instituto Ekko Brazil
Projeto Lontra
www.ekkobrasil.org.br
Chinchimén Ecological
Action Group
www.chinchimen.org
Mission
To support and coordinate scientific research
and education regarding freshwater mammals
of the Brazilian Amazon, which include among
others the Neotropical River and Giant otter.
Mission
To protect the biodiversity of the Araguiaia river
basin in Brazil and its ecological processes, in
particular inside and around Cantao State Park; to
develop, manage and publish scientific research
that will contribute to the region’s conservation; to
develop and to implement community outreach
programs; to undertake the legal action necessary
to continue their mission.
Mission
To map and characterise the occurrence,
distribution, size and territorial extension of Giant
otter groups in the Brazilian Aquidauana River.
Mission
To establish an environmental network for Marine
otter conservation; cooperating with local
Chilean communities; developing environmental
education activities; citizen participation and
rehabilitating coastal wildlife.
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National Committee for Defence of
Fauna and Flora
www.webcodeff.cl
Mission
To collect information on the Southern River otter,
its habitat and threats, as well as to manage
educational activities and restoration of the
riparian habitat in Chile.