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
EditorialPublished 30 June 2026Editorial: Global threats to otter health: parasites, disease, and anthropogenic stressorsKyle M. Shanebeck · Carlos Calvo-Mac · Caroline Leuchtenberger · Simon RohnerFrontiers in Mammal Sciencedoi 10.3389/fmamm.2026.1893131
Original ResearchPublished 19 June 2026Indigenous marine stewardship and season of harvest for California mussels (Mytilus californianus) along California's Lost Coast, U.S.AJeremy D. McFarlandFrontiers in Environmental Archaeologydoi 10.3389/fearc.2026.1771926
Case ReportPublished 26 November 2025Case Report: Ophthalmic and associated systemic disorders in free-ranging giant otters (Pteronura brasiliensis) documented through video frames and photographsGrazielle Soresini · Nathalie Foerster · André T. Somma · Fabiano A. da Silva · Carolina Ribas · Caroline Leuchtenberger · Guilherme MourãoFrontiers in Mammal Sciencedoi 10.3389/fmamm.2025.1634280
Systematic ReviewPublished 13 November 2025A systematic review of parasitic diseases of ottersStacy R. Cotey · Mason V. ReichardFrontiers in Mammal Sciencedoi 10.3389/fmamm.2025.1673488
Mammal SciencePublished 17 September 2025Parasitological evaluation of the neotropical otter Lontra longicaudis and the giant otter Pteronura brasiliensis: swimming in little-known waters before it is too latePatricia Parreira Perin · Caroline Leuchtenberger · Mariana Malzoni Furtado · Livia de Almeida Rodrigues · Grazielle Soresini · Nathalie Foerster · Guilherme Mourão · Wilson Junior Oliveira · Talita Oliveira Mendonça · Carmen Andrea Arias-Pacheco · Fabiana Alves Loureiro · Estevam G. Lux HoppeFrontiers in Mammal Sciencedoi 10.3389/fmamm.2025.1678138
Mammal SciencePublished 5 September 2025Using statistical population reconstruction to estimate the effect of pelt prices on river otter abundance and harvest vulnerability in KentuckySergey S. Berg · Laura L. PalmerFrontiers in Mammal Sciencedoi 10.3389/fmamm.2025.1634181
Mammal SciencePublished 14 August 2025North American river otters consume diverse prey and parasites in a subestuary of the Chesapeake BayCalli M. Wise · Thomas L. Serfass · Emma M. Palmer · Leone Yisrael · Karson Burton-Reeder · Katrina M. Pagenkopp LohanFrontiers in Mammal Sciencedoi 10.3389/fmamm.2025.1620318
Mammal SciencePublished 23 July 2025Exposure of free-living Lontra longicaudis (Neotropical otter) to domestic carnivores and their associated pathogens in a protected area in BrazilGreice Z. Gonchoroski · Jose Reck · Lauren S. Mello · Vinicius P. Silveira · Vagner R. Lunge · Caroline Leuchtenberger · Thales R. O. FreitasFrontiers in Mammal Sciencedoi 10.3389/fmamm.2025.1634247
Mammal SciencePublished 6 December 2024Riparian habitat quality and seasonality drives spatiotemporal habitat ecology of sympatric Asian otters in southern Western GhatsAnkit Moun · Tharmalingam Ramesh · Riddhika KalleFrontiers in Mammal Sciencedoi 10.3389/fmamm.2024.1504722