Besides its extreme climate conditions, the Caatinga (a type of tropical seasonal forest)
hosts an impressive faunal and floristic biodiversity. In the last 50 years there has been a …

Zootherapy is the treatment of human ailments with remedies made from animals and their
products. Despite its prevalence in traditional medical practices worldwide, research on this …

Hunting for wild animals is stimulated by the many different human uses of faunal resources,
and these animals constitute important subsistence items in local communities in the …

Brazil has one of the highest avifauna diversities in the world, and many species are used by
human populations in many different ways. Capturing wild birds for food, or to raise as pets …

Abstract The Feline Night Monkey, Aotus azarae infulatus (Kuhl, 1820), is recorded for the
first time in the Caatinga biome and in the state of Piauí, northeastern Brazil, and represents …

Background Animal-based remedies constitute an integral part of Brazilian Traditional
Medicine. Due to its long history, zootherapy has in fact become an integral part of folk …

Termites are mainly known for damage caused to human beings, both in urban and rural
areas. However, these insects play an important role in the decomposition of organic matter …

ABSTRACT 1 Almost 50% of primate species are in danger of becoming extinct, according
to the criteria of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of …

Ancient connections between animals and human are seen in cultures throughout the world
in multiple forms of interaction with the local fauna that form the core of Ethnozoology …

Traditional medicine has been practised in Ghana for centuries with the majority of
Ghanaians still patronising the services of traditional healers. Throughout Africa a large …