Human–wildlife conflicts occur when wildlife has an adverse effect on human activities (eg,
predation of livestock, crop raiding). These conflicts are increasing, particularly in areas …

In reintroduction projects, ethology studies play a significant role in evaluating the behaviour
of the individuals in habitats where they are reintroduced. We studied foraging and vigilance …

Animals optimize the trade-off between the cost of not fleeing and the benefits of staying
because the factors that influence flight decisions and the disturbance level of a particular …

This paper deals with human populations in insular environments. The archaeology of the
southern end of the American continent comprises a particularly relevant study in this …

Throughout its range in Latin America, the jaguar Panthera onca is threatened by habitat
loss and fragmentation, and by conflict as a result of coexistence with people. This Near …

We present a detailed look at local ecological knowledge (LEK) of the Aguaruna-Jívaro on
plants foraged by frugivorous tropical birds. When asked how a particular plant is useful to …

Reduction and fragmentation of wildlife populations and habitat are occurring at a rapid and
accelerating rate worldwide. For an increasing number of taxa, this results in small and …

The Chilean National Forestry and Park Service is striving to implement a guanaco
management programme of sustained‐yield use. To achieve this, the rate, variation and …

Human-wildlife conflict is an important emerging threat producing biodiversity loss around
the world. It is therefore key to study people's perceptions in order to overcome this conflict …

Conflict with livestock farmers is the most serious threat to the survival of the jaguar
(Panthera onca) across its range of 19 countries of the Americas. In this thesis I examine the …