On June 4, 2025, two captive-born Neotropical otters slipped into the waters of Peri Lagoon on Southern Santa Catarina Island, Brazil, becoming what researchers describe as the first fully documented reintroduction of the species into a Neotropical estuarine system. The release, carried out at the Monumento Natural Municipal da Lagoa do Peri with nautical support from the municipal environmental foundation FLORAM, marked the culmination of a thr…
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