Poaching activity has been described in the literature as harmful due to impacts on
biodiversity, especially in protected areas. Although the main reason for this activity is …

Atlantic Forest (AF) is amongst the most threatened forests in the world. To decide where
conservation efforts should be focused to preserve species, assessment of ecological and …

Mamíferos de médio e grande porte são especialmente afetados pela caça e perda de
habitat, ao mesmo tempo que desempenham importantes funções no ecossistema. O …

The mosaic of protected areas of Boqueirão da Onça (8.636 km²), created in the north of
Bahia state, is located in the Caatinga, an exclusively Brazilian biome, but exposed to a …

Species prioritization for conservation is primarily based on extinction risk assessments but
less on sociocultural factors that influence conservation effectiveness. Here, we prioritized …

Agroforestry is an alternative kind of land use where the native vegetation is surrounded or
intercalated by crops of economic interest. This system may maintain species richness by …

Ethnobiological studies are necessary to understand the relationships between fishers and
cetaceans. The aim of this study was to describe the interactions between cetaceans and …

 Abstract The Caatinga, an exclusive biome in Brazil, is the largest tropical dry forest area in
the Americas. It is characterized by a semi-arid climate and various soils that harbor a great …

The collared peccary Pecari tajacu (Artiodactyla, Tayassuidae) is widely distributed and
included in the Least Concern (LC) category by the IUCN assessment. However, threats …

This paper analyzed representatives of the class Mammalia on the International Union for
Conservation of Nature's (IUCN) Red List of threatened species and evaluated whether the …