Smith, Nigel J. H.

2 publications

Smith, Nigel J. H. (detail)
1981aCaimans, capybaras, otters, manatees, and man in Amazonia.
Biol. Conserv. 19(3): 177-187. 9 tabs. 2 figs. Feb. 1981.
—Gives a brief history of the commercial exploitation of T. inunguis, with notes on prices and availability of manatee meat in Brazil in the 1970s (184-186).
Smith, Nigel J. H. (detail)
1981bMan, fishes, and the Amazon.
New York, Columbia Univ. Press: x + 180. Tabs. Illus.
—Records two T. inunguis caught in 1977 near Itacoatiara, Brazil, by harpoon and seine, respectively. Manatees are said to be much rarer in Amazonia than formerly, but their meat is still sold illegally for US$0.40/kg (95-96).