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Habitat - Latin America
Latin America
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Argentina
|
| Otters |
Neotropical Otter, Southern River Otter,
Marine Otter, Giant Otter |
| Status |
protected |
| Threats |
habitat destruction, pollution |
Belize
|
| Otters |
Neotropical Otter |
| Status |
no recent information |
| Threats |
none reported |
Bolivia
|
| Otters |
Neotropical Otter, Giant Otter |
| Status |
protected |
| Threats |
illegal trade in skins |
Brazil
|
| Otters |
Neotropical Otter, Giant Otter |
| Status |
protected |
| Threats |
habitat destruction, pollution, hunting
for fur, hydroelectric dams |
Chile
|
| Otters |
Southern River Otter, Marine Otter |
| Status |
protected |
| Threats |
poaching, pollution |
Colombia
|
| Otters |
Neotropical Otter, Giant Otter |
| Status |
protected |
| Threats |
no detailed information |
Costa Rica
|
| Otters |
Neotropical Otter |
| Status |
protected |
| Threats |
deforestation, pollution, hunting |
Ecuador
|
| Otters |
Neotropical Otter, Giant Otter |
| Status |
protected |
| Threats |
habitat destruction, illegal trade
in skins |
El Salvador
|
| Otters |
Neotropical Otter(?) |
| Status |
no recent information |
| Threats |
no recent information |
French Guinea
|
| Otters |
Neotropical Otter, Giant Otter |
| Status |
no recent information |
| Threats |
none so far |
Guatemala
|
| Otters |
Neotropical Otter(?) |
| Status |
no recent information |
| Threats |
no recent information |
Guyana
|
| Otters |
Neotropical Otter, Giant Otter |
| Status |
Giant Otter is protected. the neotropical
Otter is not directly protected |
| Threats |
no information available |
Honduras
|
| Otters |
Neotropical Otter |
| Status |
protected |
| Threats |
destruction of habitat |
Mexico
|
| Otters |
Neotropical Otter, North American River
Otter, Sea Otter(?) |
| Status |
protected |
| Threats |
habitat destruction, poisons, TNT,
killed for fur |
Nicaragua
|
| Otters |
Neotropical Otter |
| Status |
protected |
| Threats |
deforestation |
Panama
|
| Otters |
Neotropical Otter |
| Status |
protected |
| Threats |
deforestation |
Paraguay
|
| Otters |
Neotropical Otter, Giant Otter |
| Status |
protected |
| Threats |
deforestation, hydroelectric dams |
Peru
|
| Otters |
Neotropical Otter, Marine Otter, Giant
Otter, Southern River Otter |
| Status |
protected |
| Threats |
habitat destruction, oil, killed as
competition |
Suriname
|
| Otters |
Neotropical Otter, Giant Otter |
| Status |
protected |
| Threats |
no information is available |
Trinidad and Tobago
|
| Otters |
Neotropical Otter |
| Status |
protected |
| Threats |
no threats |
Uruguay
|
| Otters |
Neotropical Otter |
| Status |
protected |
| Threats |
habitat destruction |
Venezuela
|
| Otters |
Neotropical Otter, Giant Otter |
| Status |
protected |
| Threats |
pollution, deforestation |
Source: Otters: An Action Plan for their Conservation; IUCN/SSC Otter Specialist Group; published 1990
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