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Hobbyist preferences for pet freshwater turtles
Conservation Biology, EarlyView.Abstract The burgeoning pet trade is a primary threat to wild freshwater turtles worldwide. Although the risks from commercial exploitation of turtles have been discussed widely, there is little empirical research on preferences for pet turtles from a hobbyists’ perspective.
Jingjing Zhao +7 more
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Influence of ecotourism on the conservation of wildlife and socioeconomic conditions of indigenous communities of the Yasuní National Park and its area of influence [PDF]
, 2017 This article aims to illuminate the influence of ecotourism on the conservation of wild fauna and socioeconomic conditions of indigenous communities living in and around the Yasuní National Park (YNP). To obtain relevant data, a survey was applied to 132
Guzmán Proaño, Carmen Amelia
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When and why to give shorebirds a head start
Conservation Biology, EarlyView.Abstract Headstarting is a translocation technique involving the hatching or rearing of wild eggs or young in captivity and the release of those individuals back to the wild at or before independence. It has been trialed as a conservation intervention for shorebirds over recent decades to improve the population trend of target populations by increasing
Lynda Donaldson +4 more
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Biodiversidade Brasileira, 2018 Este artigo fornece subsídios para as políticas públicas no tratamento da caça, por meio de uma análise das mudanças nos modos de vida açoriano e nas instituições de apropriação e uso dos recursos faunísticos ocorridas na Paisagem da Lagoa de Ibiraquera
Rodrigo Rodrigues De Freitas
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Fauna silvestre. Actuaciones del Serida en el campo de la sanidad animal [PDF]
, 2009 El Área de Sanidad Animal del Servicio Regional de Investigación y Desarrollo Agroalimentario (SERIDA), cuyo trabajo se centra en el estudio de las enfermedades de los animales domésticos, ha ido acercándose gradualmente a un tema que va cobrando gran ...
Espí, Alberto
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Conservation Biology, EarlyView.Abstract Consumer demand for ivory perpetuates the unsustainable and illegal killing of African elephants and other wildlife species. Interventions that aim to change consumer behavior are increasingly recognized as a crucial element of demand management. However, poor design and implementation have limited their effectiveness.
Molly R. C. Brown +2 more
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IXODIDAE DE MAMÍFEROS SILVESTRES ATENDIDOS NO NÚCLEO DE REABILITAÇÃO DA FAUNA SILVESTRE, UFPEL
Arquivos do Instituto Biológico, 2003 RESUMO Os Autores registram a ocorrência dos carrapatos Amblyomma fuscum parasitando mulita (Dasypus septemcinctus), A. longirostre em ouriço-cacheiro (Coendou villosus), A. calcaraum em tamanduá-mirim (Tamandua tetradaetyla) e ninfas de Amblyomma em gambá de orelha branca (Didelphis albiventris), atendidos no Núcleo de Reabilitação da Fauna Silvestre,
J.G.W. Brum +4 more
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Evolução da biodiversidade de fauna silvestre nos canaviais sob cultivo orgânico e manejo ecológico. [PDF]
, 2016 Os estudos sobre o papel das áreas agrícolas na conservação da fauna silvestre ainda são muito incipientes. O tipo de manejo empregado nesses sistemas promoverá uma discriminação diferenciada sobre a composição dos povoamentos faunísticos.
ARIEDI JUNIOR, V. R., MIRANDA, J. R.
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Conservation Biology, EarlyView.Abstract Wildlife reintroductions are socioecological processes entailing the intentional movement of organisms by people. In animal reintroductions, there is growing recognition of the importance of human dimensions and efforts to integrate these into reintroduction projects. To conceptually reframe reintroductions as processes of renewed coexistence (
Roger Edward Auster +3 more
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Ichthyological ecoregions of Argentina [PDF]
, 2002 The Argentine Republic is situated in the southernmost portion of the American continent, occupying over 2,785,600 km2 not including the Antarctic territory. The country ranges from subtropical areas (21º46’S) to subantarctic regions (55º03’S), extending
López, Hugo Luis +2 more
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