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References

• 1. IUCN Red List (January, 2008) http://www.iucnredlist.org
• 2. IUCN Otter Specialist Group (January, 2008) http://www.otterspecialistgroup.org/
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• 6. Carter, S.K. and Rosas, F.C.W. (1997) Biology and conservation of the giant otter Pteronura brasiliensis. Mammal Review, 27 (1): 1 - 26.
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• 8. Foster-Turley, P., Macdonald, S. and Mason, C. (1990) Otters: An Action Plan for their Survival. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK.
• Carter, S.K. and F.C.W. Rosas. 1997. Biology and conservation of the Giant Otter, Pteronura brasiliensis. Mammal Review 27(1):1-26.
• Chanin, P. 1985. The Natural History of Otters. Facts on File Publications, New York.
• Eisenberg, J.F. 1989. Mammals of the Neotropics. Volume 1. University of Chicago Press, Chicago.
• Emmons, L.H. 1990. Neotropical Rainforest Mammals: A Field Guide. University of Chicago Press, Chicago.
• Gittleman, J.L. 1989. Carnivore Behavior, Ecology and Evolution. Cornell University Press, Ithaca.
• Husson, A.M. 1978. The Mammals of Suriname. Leiden Publishing, Netherlands.
• Laidler, L. 1982. Bring back the giant. New Scientist 23:825-828.
• MacDonald, D. 1984. Encyclopedia of Mammals. Facts on File Publications, New York.
• Nowak, R.M. 1991. Walker's Mammals of the World. John Hopkins University Press, Baltimore.
• Parker, S.P. 1990. Grzimek's Encyclopedia of Mammals. Volume 3. McGraw-Hill Publishing Company, New York.
• Redford, K.H. and J.F. Eisenberg. 1992. Mammals of the Neotropics: the South Cone. University of Chicago Press, Chicago.
• Rice, Dale W. 1998. Marine Mammals of the World: Systematics and Distribution. Special Publications of the Society for Marine Mammals, no. 4. ix + 231
• Richard Weigl (2005) Longevity of Mammals in Captivity; from the Living Collections of the World. Kleine Senckenberg-Reihe 48: Stuttgart.
• Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds. 1993. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 2nd ed., 3rd printing. xviii + 1207
• Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds. 2005. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 3rd ed., vols. 1 & 2. 2142
• Wilson, Don E., and F. Russell Cole. 2000. Common Names of Mammals of the World. xiv + 204
• http://nmnhwww.si.edu/gopher-menus/MammalSpeciesoftheWorld.html.