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South Americans 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 will give the address of the project leaders in order to stimulate communication among each other. Any additional information is welcome, the following list might not be complete. Peru A: The long-term research and conservation project from the Frankfurt Zoological Society is going on in its 6th year including annual monitoring of the Manu National Park population, field data analysis and realization of the conservation program in Peru. A new leaflet for identification of the two neotropical otter species in the rainforest has been published in Spanish, a colouring booklet for children is being prepared and a observation tower for tourists will be established in the following months. B: “The plight of the giant otter”, Msc. Project (Behavioural ecology, habitat associations and distribution in Lake Cocococha and Katicocha/Tambopata) C: Expedition to the Rio de las Piedras (preliminary survey of giant otter occurrence) Suriname Evaluation and development of a conservation plan for a rainforest area in West Suriname (Kaburi-Creek - where N. Duplaix did her famous preliminary work on giant otters) Colombia Status, behaviour and autecology of the giant otter in the river Miriti-Parana, Colombian Amazon. Ecuador A: Distribution and ecology of giant otters in the Yasuni National Park. Msc. project B: Yacu Pacha, Dr. Lorenzo von Fersen, Am Tiergarten 30, 90480 Nürnberg / Germany, Fax: 0049 911 546365 ZOOS Germany A: Underwater communication in giant otters (Hagenbecks Tierpark, Hamburg). B: New captive breeding program Hagenbecks Tierpark / Zoo Duisburg USA Giant otters (two males from Hagenbeck) will be held in the Philadelphia Zoo and a public relation campaign has been started: |
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