Variation of local zoological knowledge about Southern river otter and other semi-aquatic mammals in Nahuel Huapi National Park (Argentina).

ABSTRACT:

Background

The huillín (Lontra provocax, Thomas 1908) is an otter, endemic to southern Argentina and Chile. It is in danger of extinction. In the Nahuel Huapi National Park and surroundings is the only freshwater, known and stable population of huillín in Argentina. In this park, several urban and rural centers coexist with this species. The main objective of our work was to answer: How does the local zoological knowledge (LZK) vary about the huillín, particularly its identification and sighting, among people from different social groups, with different ages and gender, who live in the rural or urban environment and with different periods of permanence in the place?

Methods

Ninety-six written interviews were conducted using visual stimuli to ensure that interviewees refer to

SUBMITTER: Pozzi CM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10170775 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature