Original ResearchPublished 17 July 2026Coexistence in rivers of hunger: Human–otter relations and “Shamans of the Waters” in an Amazonian socioecological systemNatalia Camps Pimenta · Valêncio Walipere Macedo · Jansen Zuanon · Hani El Bizri · Thais Q. Morcatty · Glenn H. Shepard · Adrian Paul Ashton BarnettFrontiers in Conservation Sciencedoi 10.3389/fcosc.2026.1869216