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View article: Identifying spatial conservation priorities for the giant otter (Pteronura brasiliensis)
Identifying spatial conservation priorities for the giant otter (Pteronura brasiliensis) Open
The giant otter (Pteronura brasiliensis) is a charismatic, South American, social carnivore, and the largest otter species in the world. Historically, giant otters were almost extirpated due to the wildlife skin trade and are currently con…
View article: Socioeconomic drivers of wild meat consumption in the city of Iquitos, Peru
Socioeconomic drivers of wild meat consumption in the city of Iquitos, Peru Open
Wild meat represents a vital source of micro‐ and macronutrients for forest‐dwelling people; however, city dwellers with access to animal protein from different animals may also consume large amounts of wild meat as part of their customs a…
View article: Polling the Public to Select Flagship Species for Tourism and Conservation—A ‘Big Five’ for the Peruvian Amazon?
Polling the Public to Select Flagship Species for Tourism and Conservation—A ‘Big Five’ for the Peruvian Amazon? Open
Flagship species are used to promote conservation and tourism. Africa's famous ‘ Big five ’ have become marketing flagships that fundraisers and tourism promoters emulate globally. Species can be selected systematically for marketing using…
View article: Predicting animal abundance through local ecological knowledge: An internal validation using consensus analysis
Predicting animal abundance through local ecological knowledge: An internal validation using consensus analysis Open
Given the ongoing environmental degradation from local to global scales, it is fundamental to develop more efficient means of gathering data on species and ecosystems. Local ecological knowledge, in which local communities can consistently…
View article: Perceptions and reality in fisher coexistence with aquatic predators in the Peruvian Amazon
Perceptions and reality in fisher coexistence with aquatic predators in the Peruvian Amazon Open
Humans and large aquatic predators compete for fish and negative interactions are widely reported as ‘human–wildlife conflicts’. When aquatic predators are perceived to damage fisheries or fishing equipment, lethal control can occur. The p…
View article: Hunter territoriality creates refuges for threatened primates
Hunter territoriality creates refuges for threatened primates Open
Summary Unsustainable hunting threatens biodiversity in the tropics through the removal of key seed-dispersing frugivorous primates. Traditionally, hunting in the Amazon Basin was managed through hunter territoriality, with the threat of s…
View article: Threat Analysis of Forest Fragmentation and Degradation for Peruvian Primates
Threat Analysis of Forest Fragmentation and Degradation for Peruvian Primates Open
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, forestry, agriculture and transport infrastructure. Other activ…
View article: Factors influencing terrestriality in primates of the Americas and Madagascar
Factors influencing terrestriality in primates of the Americas and Madagascar Open
Among mammals, the order Primates is exceptional in having a high taxonomic richness in which the taxa are arboreal, semiterrestrial, or terrestrial. Although habitual terrestriality is pervasive among the apes and African and Asian monkey…
View article: Environmental predictors of filarial infection in Amazonian primates
Environmental predictors of filarial infection in Amazonian primates Open
Filarial nematode infections are common in primates, but have received little attention in the Neotropics. Epidemiological data on filarial infections in primates are still too sparse to fully understand the complex of this parasitism, esp…
View article: Assessing the accuracy of distance‐ and interview‐based measures of hunting pressure
Assessing the accuracy of distance‐ and interview‐based measures of hunting pressure Open
In the Amazon Rainforest, the sustainability of hunting is difficult to model. Accurate sustainability models for hunting of mammal populations require a spatially explicit measure of hunting pressure. Because field‐based measures of hunti…
View article: Congruence of local ecological knowledge (LEK)‐based methods and line‐transect surveys in estimating wildlife abundance in tropical forests
Congruence of local ecological knowledge (LEK)‐based methods and line‐transect surveys in estimating wildlife abundance in tropical forests Open
Effective estimation of wildlife population abundance is an important component of population monitoring, and ultimately essential for the development of conservation actions. Diurnal line‐transect surveys are one of the most applied metho…
View article: Conservation education promotes positive short- and medium-term changes in perceptions and attitudes towards a threatened primate species
Conservation education promotes positive short- and medium-term changes in perceptions and attitudes towards a threatened primate species Open
Many wildlife conservation projects aim to change the perceptions of local communities through conservation education programs. However, few assess whether and how these programs effectively promote shifts in community perceptions and atti…
View article: The potential and practice of arboreal camera trapping
The potential and practice of arboreal camera trapping Open
Arboreal camera trapping is a burgeoning method providing a novel and effective technique to answer research questions across a variety of ecosystems, and it has the capacity to improve our understanding of a wide range of taxa. However, w…
View article: The Ecology and Conservation of the Red Uakari Monkey on the Yavari River, Peru
The Ecology and Conservation of the Red Uakari Monkey on the Yavari River, Peru Open
The behaviour, ecology and conservation of the red uakari monkey Cacajao calvus ucaya/ii was studied on the Yavari River in northeastern Peru. The Lago Preto study site has four major habitats comprising terra firme, seasonally-flooded var…
View article: Temporal patterns of visitation of birds and mammals at mineral licks in the Peruvian Amazon
Temporal patterns of visitation of birds and mammals at mineral licks in the Peruvian Amazon Open
Mineral licks are key ecological resources for many species of birds and mammals in Amazonia, providing essential dietary nutrients and clays, yet little is known about which species visit and their behaviors at the mineral licks. Studying…
View article: Camera settings and biome influence the accuracy of citizen science approaches to camera trap image classification
Camera settings and biome influence the accuracy of citizen science approaches to camera trap image classification Open
Scientists are increasingly using volunteer efforts of citizen scientists to classify images captured by motion‐activated trail cameras. The rising popularity of citizen science reflects its potential to engage the public in conservation s…
View article: LED flashlight technology facilitates wild meat extraction across the tropics
LED flashlight technology facilitates wild meat extraction across the tropics Open
Hunting for wild meat in the tropics provides subsistence and income for millions of people. Methods have remained relatively unchanged since the introduction of shotguns and battery‐powered incandescent flashlights, but the short battery …
View article: Camera settings and habitat type influence the accuracy of citizen science approaches to camera trap image classification.
Camera settings and habitat type influence the accuracy of citizen science approaches to camera trap image classification. Open
Scientists are increasingly using volunteer efforts of citizen scientists to classify images captured by motion-activated trail-cameras. The rising popularity of citizen science reflects its potential to engage the public in conservation s…
View article: An empirical evaluation of camera trap study design: How many, how long and when?
An empirical evaluation of camera trap study design: How many, how long and when? Open
Camera traps deployed in grids or stratified random designs are a well‐established survey tool for wildlife but there has been little evaluation of study design parameters. We used an empirical subsampling approach involving 2,225 camera d…
View article: Developing a pedagogical model for health-based Physical Education
Developing a pedagogical model for health-based Physical Education Open
A Doctoral Thesis. Submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the award of Doctor of Philosophy of Loughborough University.
View article: Promoting Active Lifestyles in Schools
Promoting Active Lifestyles in Schools Open
Promoting Active Lifestyles in Schools presents a holistic perspective on physical activity, exposing teachers to a broad spectrum of curricular and noncurricular opportunities to enhance their pupils’ engagement with physical activity, as…
View article: Breeding seasonality in the lowland paca (<i>Cuniculus paca</i>) in Amazonia: interactions with rainfall, fruiting, and sustainable hunting
Breeding seasonality in the lowland paca (<i>Cuniculus paca</i>) in Amazonia: interactions with rainfall, fruiting, and sustainable hunting Open
The resilience of a given species to hunting is conditioned by the effect of potential threats upon the more sensitive periods in its life history, such as when animals are breeding. We investigated the environmental drivers of breeding se…