Otters as ocean doctors: how a 40-year watch on Brazil’s coasts reveals hidden threats to estuaries | Blog Neotropical otters are key for estuarine health, providing insights into ecosystem integrity and pollution impacts, study in Estuarine Management and Technologies reveal.

🦦 Neotropical #otters are more than just cute, they are environmental sentinels.

❗They can act as a vital early warning systems for #estuarine #ecosystem health.

Explore the key takeaways following 40 years of research from #ProjetoLontra. ⤵️

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🦦🌿 Follow-up 🦦🌿
A new editorial has been published in EMT’s Otter Topical Collection, advancing research on otters as bioindicators of estuarine health.
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#Otters #Bioindicators #EstuarineHealth #ProjetoLontra #eDNA #IUCN #Lontralongicaudis #Brazil

🌿🦦 First publication in EMT’s Otter Topical Collection is now online
Expert View “Forty years of Projeto Lontra: Lessons learned and the future of otter-led estuarine conservation”
✍️ Oldemar Carvalho Junior
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#Otter #EstuarineHealth #ProjetoLontra

Lagoa do Peri vira novo lar de filhotes de lontra após soltura inédita

📶Animais foram reintroduzidos na natureza depois de 8 meses com a mãe #Notícias #SantaCatarina #Florianópolis #ProjetoLontra

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