Amazonian biodiversity is increasingly threatened due to the weakening of policies for
combating deforestation, especially in Brazil. Loss of animal and plant species, many not yet …

Medium sized opossums (Didelphis spp.) are among the most fascinating mammals of the
Americas, playing important ecological roles (eg, dispersal of seeds and control of insect …

The switch from hunting wild meat for home consumption to supplying more lucrative city
markets in Amazonia can adversely affect some game species. Despite this, information on …

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 …

The Importance of bushmeat trade in Amazonian towns has been very little studied, either
because it is thought to be insignificant or due to the context of illegality. Based on …

Bushmeat consumption persists in urban areas in the Neotropics, yet knowledge of its scale
and the relative importance of cultural and economic factors in determining consumption …

Awareness of the natural ecological processes provided by organisms that benefit human
well‐being has significantly progressed towards the goal of making conservation a …

The impacts of unregulated sport hunting can severely affect populations of target game
species. Because hunting in Brazil is limited by law, obtaining data on illegal sport hunting in …

Millions of people across the tropics rely on wildlife for food and income. However,
overhunting to satisfy this demand is causing the decline of many species; an issue known …

Coendou comprises the most speciose genus in Erethizontidae, with 15 currently
recognized species. Although several taxonomic studies in the last two decades have …