Abstract:Found in the main rivers of the Amazon Basin, the Amazonian manatee (Trichechus inunguis) is the largest aquatic freshwater mammal in South America. The objective of this study was to describe the ecological knowledge and uses of the Amazonian manatee in the Extractive Reserve Verde para Sempre, Porto de Moz, Brazilian Amazon. This study was conducted through semi-structured interviews, free interviews, participant observation and image capture. Thirty-one residents were interviewed in 21 communities, using sn… Show more
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