Abstract Purpose of Review Leprosy is one of the first pathologies described in the history of
mankind. However, the ecology, transmission, and pathogenicity of the incriminated bacilli …

Understanding the use of space is essential to promote effective conservation actions,
particularly to xenarthran species that are threatened by habitat loss, poaching, and other …

Polycystic Echinococcosis (PE), a neglected life-threatening zoonotic disease caused by the
cestode Echinococcus vogeli, is endemic in the Amazon. Despite being treatable, PE …

Human‐induced climate change has intensified negative impacts on socioeconomic factors,
the environment, and biodiversity, including changes in rainfall patterns and an increase in …

Land-use changes have severely degraded natural landscapes around the world,
constituting the primary driver of biodiversity loss. In recent decades, agriculture expansion …

We present a taxonomic revision of maned sloths, subgenus Bradypus (Scaeopus), a taxon
endemic to the Brazilian Atlantic Forest and currently composed of a single species, the …

Aim Limited funds for conservation and research require the development of prioritization
schemes. Traditionally, biodiversity metrics were used to delineate priority areas; however, a …

Aim Evaluate how large‐scale forest regeneration based on a low‐cost restoration method
may mitigate the effects of habitat loss and fragmentation associated to future climate …

The Amazon forest has the highest biodiversity on Earth. However, information on
Amazonian vertebrate diversity is still deficient and scattered across the published, peer …

We present an overview of the mammal fauna in the Pernambuco Endemism Center (PEC),
addressing diversity and biogeographic patterns, collection effort trends, main threats, and …