Global Threats to Otter Health: Parasites, Disease, and Anthropogenic Stressors

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Parasitological evaluation of the neotropical otter Lontra longicaudis and the giant otter Pteronura brasiliensis: swimming in little-known waters before it is too late

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Caroline Leuchtenberger
Mariana Malzoni Furtado
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Nathalie Foerster
Guilherme Mourão
Wilson Junior Oliveira
Talita Oliveira Mendonça
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doi 10.3389/fmamm.2025.1678138

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ORIGINAL RESEARCH

Published on 05 Sep 2025

Using statistical population reconstruction to estimate the effect of pelt prices on river otter abundance and harvest vulnerability in Kentucky

Sergey S. Berg
Laura L. Palmer

doi 10.3389/fmamm.2025.1634181

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ORIGINAL RESEARCH

Published on 14 Aug 2025

North American river otters consume diverse prey and parasites in a subestuary of the Chesapeake Bay

Calli M. Wise
Thomas L. Serfass
Emma M. Palmer
Leone Yisrael
Karson Burton-Reeder
Katrina M. Pagenkopp Lohan

doi 10.3389/fmamm.2025.1620318

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ORIGINAL RESEARCH

Published on 23 Jul 2025

Parasite populations of river otter and mink in Western Canada, and the first report of the zoonotic trematode Alaria mustelae in river otter in North America

Kyle M. Shanebeck
Melissa Todd
Philippe J. Thomas
Stephen Raverty
Bronwen Presswell
Stephanie Green
Clement Lagrue

doi 10.3389/fmamm.2025.1498904

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Published on 23 Jul 2025

Exposure of free-living Lontra longicaudis (Neotropical otter) to domestic carnivores and their associated pathogens in a protected area in Brazil

Greice Z. Gonchoroski
Jose Reck
Lauren S. Mello
Vinicius P. Silveira
Vagner R. Lunge
Caroline Leuchtenberger
Thales R. O. Freitas

doi 10.3389/fmamm.2025.1634247

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ORIGINAL RESEARCH

Published on 06 Dec 2024

Riparian habitat quality and seasonality drives spatiotemporal habitat ecology of sympatric Asian otters in southern Western Ghats

Ankit Moun
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Riddhika Kalle

doi 10.3389/fmamm.2024.1504722

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Parasitological evaluation of the neotropical otter Lontra longicaudis and the giant otter Pteronura brasiliensis: swimming in little-known waters before it is too late

Using statistical population reconstruction to estimate the effect of pelt prices on river otter abundance and harvest vulnerability in Kentucky

North American river otters consume diverse prey and parasites in a subestuary of the Chesapeake Bay

Parasite populations of river otter and mink in Western Canada, and the first report of the zoonotic trematode Alaria mustelae in river otter in North America

Exposure of free-living Lontra longicaudis (Neotropical otter) to domestic carnivores and their associated pathogens in a protected area in Brazil

Riparian habitat quality and seasonality drives spatiotemporal habitat ecology of sympatric Asian otters in southern Western Ghats

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