Abstract Biodiversity in Latin America is at risk today due to habitat loss, land conversion to
agriculture and urbanization. To grow their economies the develo** countries of Latin …

Despite major advances in mammal research, there are knowledge gaps regarding
distribution, composition, and the functional role of mammal species within agricultural and …

Urbanization and deforestation impose severe challenges to wildlife, particularly for forest-
living vertebrates. Understanding how the peri-urban matrix impacts their survival is critical …

Context Brazil has one of the richest biodiversity and one of the most extensive road
networks in the world. Several negative impacts emerge from this interaction, including …

Millions of animals are killed on roads annually due to collisions with vehicles, particularly
medium–large mammals. Studies on mammal road-kill flourished in Brazil in the last decade …

One of the most evident and direct effects of roads on wildlife is the death of animals by
vehicle collision. Understanding the spatial patterns behind roadkill helps to plan mitigation …

Peru has 55 primate taxa (including all species and subspecies), a third of which are
threatened. The major drivers of habitat loss, degradation and fragmentation are grazing …

While road network expansion connects human settlements between themselves, it also
leads to deforestation and land use changes, reducing the connectivity between natural …

Roads impact wildlife around the world; however, dedicated studies are lacking in many
biodiverse areas such as the Amazon. Identifying which species are more often hit by …

Traffic intensification, often in conjunction with habitat fragmentation, has caused frequent
roadkill incidents, particularly among reptiles, amphibians, and other taxa. Herpetofauna …