Losing charismatic Amazonian species like pink river dolphins or giant otters signals a far wider ecological calamity.
This criminal plundering decimates wildlife populations past sustainable limits, deeply scarring forest food webs. Stricter enforcement of poaching and trafficking laws is sorely needed, alongside efforts to curb consumer demand for endangered species globally. Losing charismatic Amazonian species like pink river dolphins or giant otters signals a far wider ecological calamity. Urgent interventions today can help prevent the Amazon biome’s irredeemable unraveling.