Wild animals have been a source of food and income through subsistence hunting by forest-
dwelling people in Neotropical countries in spite of the fact that hunting appears to be …

The Amazon basin is the largest and most species-rich tropical forest and river system in the
world, playing a pivotal role in global climate regulation and harboring hundreds of …

Abstract Knowledge on the nutritional and sensory characteristics of wild meat provides a
better basis for its use as food, ultimately expanding studies in gastronomy areas and …

Wildlife subsistence hunting is a major source of protein for tropical rural populations and a
prominent conservation issue. The intrinsic rate of natural increase.(rmax) of populations is a …

The objective of this study is to verify and compare the effects of acepromazine–tiletamine–
zolazepam and propofol used in anesthetic protocols for semen collection by …

Unsustainable harvest is driving population declines in tropical forest species across the
globe. Despite maintaining the second highest percent forest cover in the world (85%) …

Leptospirosis, an endemic zoonoses, is maintained in the environment by several wildlife
species in the Peruvian Amazon. In order to evaluate the possible role of collared peccaries …

Captive breeding of peccaries is on the increase in neotropical countries. Few studies,
however, have reported behavioural responses of wild animals under farmed conditions …

Collared peccaries (Peccary tajacu) are among the most hunted species in Latin America
due the appreciation of their pelt and meat. In order to optimize breeding management of …

The aim of the current study was to compare sperm quality characteristics of the collared
peccary (Pecari tajacu) following freezing in extenders supplemented with whole egg yolk …