http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/otterly.html
Although otters are endangered, the biodiverse waterscape in Brazil attracts thousands of otters that tourists are enjoying. The unspoiled, biodiverse waterscape is a place were " giant river otters" can reside. The area was unknown until a decade ago, which goes to show how we should protect and cherish our planet. The area is made up of wetland which is about the size of kansas and in 1994 an opera singer took over surronding area, but agencies came in and the area is now protected. The area is a major tourist attraction and many people from all over, as well as locals visit to see the amount of diversity and otter play. Helen Waldemarin, a27 year old graduate student in ecology at Rio de JaneiroStateUniversity is surveying the otter population for CI and feels that ecotourism can be a win or lost. She feels everyone views the area differently and that showing people the area, some may feel it's a waste and others may see the beauty in it. Hope fully it will encourage conservation.
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