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Mr. Rony Garcia-Anleu
Wildlife Conservation Society Guatemala Program

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Biologist workin with Wildlife Conservation Society in the Maya Biosphere Reserve, parte of the Tri-national Maya Forest

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Published: 12 March 2021 in Diversity
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The use of foster parents has great potential to help the recovery of highly endangered bird species. However, few studies have shown how to successfully use these techniques in wild populations. Scarlet Macaws (Ara macao macao) in Perú hatch 2–4 chicks per nest but about 24% of all chicks die of starvation and on average just 1.4 of them fledge per successful nest. In this study we develop and test new techniques to increase survival of wild Scarlet Macaw chicks by reducing chick starvation. We hypothesized that using foster parents would increase the survival of chicks at risk of starvation and increase overall reproductive success. Our results show that all relocated macaw chicks were successfully accepted by their foster parents (n = 28 chicks over 3 consecutive breeding seasons) and 89% of the relocated chicks fledged. Overall, we increased fledging success per available nest from 17% (2000 to 2016 average) to 25% (2017 to 2019) and decreased chick death by starvation from 19% to 4%. These findings show that the macaw foster parents technique and post relocation supplemental feeding provide a promising management tool to aid wild parrot population recovery in areas with low reproductive success.

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Gabriela Vigo-Trauco; Rony Garcia-Anleu; Donald Brightsmith. Increasing Survival of Wild Macaw Chicks Using Foster Parents and Supplemental Feeding. Diversity 2021, 13, 121 .

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Gabriela Vigo-Trauco, Rony Garcia-Anleu, Donald Brightsmith. Increasing Survival of Wild Macaw Chicks Using Foster Parents and Supplemental Feeding. Diversity. 2021; 13 (3):121.

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Gabriela Vigo-Trauco; Rony Garcia-Anleu; Donald Brightsmith. 2021. "Increasing Survival of Wild Macaw Chicks Using Foster Parents and Supplemental Feeding." Diversity 13, no. 3: 121.

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Published: 28 December 2020 in Biotropica
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During a camera trap survey conducted in Guatemala in the 2019 dry season, we documented a jaguar killing an ocelot at a waterhole with high mammal activity. During severe droughts, the probability of aggressive interactions between carnivores might increase when fixed, valuable resources such as water cannot be easily partitioned.

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Lucy Perera‐Romero; Rony Garcia‐Anleu; Roan Balas McNab; Daniel H. Thornton. When waterholes get busy, rare interactions thrive: Photographic evidence of a jaguar ( Panthera onca ) killing an ocelot ( Leopardus pardalis ). Biotropica 2020, 53, 367 -371.

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Lucy Perera‐Romero, Rony Garcia‐Anleu, Roan Balas McNab, Daniel H. Thornton. When waterholes get busy, rare interactions thrive: Photographic evidence of a jaguar ( Panthera onca ) killing an ocelot ( Leopardus pardalis ). Biotropica. 2020; 53 (2):367-371.

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Lucy Perera‐Romero; Rony Garcia‐Anleu; Roan Balas McNab; Daniel H. Thornton. 2020. "When waterholes get busy, rare interactions thrive: Photographic evidence of a jaguar ( Panthera onca ) killing an ocelot ( Leopardus pardalis )." Biotropica 53, no. 2: 367-371.

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Published: 16 January 2020 in Biological Conservation
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Large mammalian herbivores are experiencing population reductions and range declines. However, we lack regional knowledge of population status for many herbivores, particularly in developing countries. Addressing this knowledge gap is key to implementing tailored conservation strategies for species whose population declines are highly variable across their range. White-lipped peccaries (Tayassu pecari) are important ecosystem engineers in Neotropical forests and are highly sensitive to human disturbance. Despite maintaining a wide distributional range, white-lipped peccaries are experiencing substantial population declines in some portions of their range. We examined the regional distribution and population status of the species in Mesoamerica. We used a combination of techniques, including expert-based mapping and assessment of population status, and data-driven distribution modelling techniques to determine the status and range limits of white-lipped peccaries. Our analysis revealed declining and highly isolated populations of peccaries across Mesoamerica, with a range reduction of 87% from historic distribution and 63% from current IUCN range estimates for the region. White-lipped peccary distribution is affected by indices of human influence and forest cover, and more restricted than other sympatric large herbivores, with their largest populations confined to transboundary reserves. To conserve white-lipped peccaries in Mesoamerica, transboundary efforts will be needed that focus on both forest conservation and hunting management, increased cross-border coordination, and reconsideration of country and regional conservation priorities. Our methodology to detail regional white-lipped peccary status could be employed on other poorly-known large mammals.

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Daniel Thornton; Rafael Reyna; Lucy Perera-Romero; Jeremy Radachowsky; Mircea G Hidalgo Mihart; Rony Garcia-Anleu; Roan McNab; Lee Mcloughlin; Rebecca Foster; Bart Harmsen; José F. Moreira-Ramírez; Fabricio Diaz-Santos; Christopher Jordan; Roberto Salom-Pérez; Ninon Meyer; Franklin Castañeda; Fausto Antonio Elvir Valle; Gabriela Ponce Santizo; Ronit Amit; Stephanny Arroyo-Arce; Ian Thomson; Ricardo Moreno; Cody Schank; Paulina Arroyo-Gerala; Horacio V. Bárcenas; Esteben Brenes-Mora; Ana Patricia Calderón; Michael V. Cove; Diego Gomez-Hoyos; José González-Maya; Danny Guy; Gerobuam Hernández Jiménez; Maarten Hofman; Roland Kays; Travis King; Marcio Arnoldo Martinez Menjivar; Javier de la Maza; Rodrigo León-Pérez; Victor Hugo Ramos; Marina Rivero; Sergio Romo-Asunción; Rugieri Juárez-López; Alejandro Jesús-De la Cruz; J. Antonio de la Torre; Valeria Towns; Jan Schipper; Hector Orlando Portillo Reyes; Adolfo Artavia; Edwin Hernández-Perez; Wilber Martínez; Gerald R. Urquhart; Howard Quigley; Lain E. Pardo; Joel C. Sáenz; Khiavett Sanchez; John Polisar. Precipitous decline of white-lipped peccary populations in Mesoamerica. Biological Conservation 2020, 242, 108410 .

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Daniel Thornton, Rafael Reyna, Lucy Perera-Romero, Jeremy Radachowsky, Mircea G Hidalgo Mihart, Rony Garcia-Anleu, Roan McNab, Lee Mcloughlin, Rebecca Foster, Bart Harmsen, José F. Moreira-Ramírez, Fabricio Diaz-Santos, Christopher Jordan, Roberto Salom-Pérez, Ninon Meyer, Franklin Castañeda, Fausto Antonio Elvir Valle, Gabriela Ponce Santizo, Ronit Amit, Stephanny Arroyo-Arce, Ian Thomson, Ricardo Moreno, Cody Schank, Paulina Arroyo-Gerala, Horacio V. Bárcenas, Esteben Brenes-Mora, Ana Patricia Calderón, Michael V. Cove, Diego Gomez-Hoyos, José González-Maya, Danny Guy, Gerobuam Hernández Jiménez, Maarten Hofman, Roland Kays, Travis King, Marcio Arnoldo Martinez Menjivar, Javier de la Maza, Rodrigo León-Pérez, Victor Hugo Ramos, Marina Rivero, Sergio Romo-Asunción, Rugieri Juárez-López, Alejandro Jesús-De la Cruz, J. Antonio de la Torre, Valeria Towns, Jan Schipper, Hector Orlando Portillo Reyes, Adolfo Artavia, Edwin Hernández-Perez, Wilber Martínez, Gerald R. Urquhart, Howard Quigley, Lain E. Pardo, Joel C. Sáenz, Khiavett Sanchez, John Polisar. Precipitous decline of white-lipped peccary populations in Mesoamerica. Biological Conservation. 2020; 242 ():108410.

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Daniel Thornton; Rafael Reyna; Lucy Perera-Romero; Jeremy Radachowsky; Mircea G Hidalgo Mihart; Rony Garcia-Anleu; Roan McNab; Lee Mcloughlin; Rebecca Foster; Bart Harmsen; José F. Moreira-Ramírez; Fabricio Diaz-Santos; Christopher Jordan; Roberto Salom-Pérez; Ninon Meyer; Franklin Castañeda; Fausto Antonio Elvir Valle; Gabriela Ponce Santizo; Ronit Amit; Stephanny Arroyo-Arce; Ian Thomson; Ricardo Moreno; Cody Schank; Paulina Arroyo-Gerala; Horacio V. Bárcenas; Esteben Brenes-Mora; Ana Patricia Calderón; Michael V. Cove; Diego Gomez-Hoyos; José González-Maya; Danny Guy; Gerobuam Hernández Jiménez; Maarten Hofman; Roland Kays; Travis King; Marcio Arnoldo Martinez Menjivar; Javier de la Maza; Rodrigo León-Pérez; Victor Hugo Ramos; Marina Rivero; Sergio Romo-Asunción; Rugieri Juárez-López; Alejandro Jesús-De la Cruz; J. Antonio de la Torre; Valeria Towns; Jan Schipper; Hector Orlando Portillo Reyes; Adolfo Artavia; Edwin Hernández-Perez; Wilber Martínez; Gerald R. Urquhart; Howard Quigley; Lain E. Pardo; Joel C. Sáenz; Khiavett Sanchez; John Polisar. 2020. "Precipitous decline of white-lipped peccary populations in Mesoamerica." Biological Conservation 242, no. : 108410.

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Published: 01 April 2018 in Biological Conservation
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Large areas of tropical forest have been designated for timber production but logging practices vary widely. Reduced-impact logging is considered best practice and third-party certification aims to ensure that strict standards are met. This includes minimizing the number of roads constructed, avoiding sensitive areas and strictly regulating hunting. Large scale camera trap grids were utilized in Guatemala and Peru to evaluate the impact of reduced-impact logging in certified concessions upon the large and medium-sized mammal fauna with special emphasis on jaguars (Panthera onca). Spatial capture-recapture models showed that jaguar density in Peru (4.54 ± 0.83 ind. 100 km−2) was significantly higher than in Guatemala (1.52 ± 0.34 ind. 100 km−2) but in both regions, densities were comparable to protected areas. Camera traps detected 22 species of large and medium sized mammals in Guatemala and 27 in Peru and a multi-species occupancy model revealed that logging had no negative impact on any of the species studied and actually had an initial positive impact on several herbivore species. We found no avoidance of logging roads; in fact, many species, especially carnivores, frequently used logging roads as movement corridors. Our results indicate that well-managed logging concessions can maintain important populations of large and medium-sized mammals including large herbivores and large carnivores as long as hunting is controlled and timber volumes extracted are low. Responsible forest management would therefore be an ideal activity in the buffer zones and multiple use zones of protected areas creating much less impact and conflict than alternatives such as agriculture or cattle ranching while still providing economic opportunities. Logging concessions can also play an important role in maintaining landscape connectivity between protected areas.

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Mathias W. Tobler; Rony Garcia Anleu; Samia E. Carrillo-Percastegui; Gabriela Ponce Santizo; John Polisar; Alfonso Zuñiga Hartley; Isaac Goldstein. Do responsibly managed logging concessions adequately protect jaguars and other large and medium-sized mammals? Two case studies from Guatemala and Peru. Biological Conservation 2018, 220, 245 -253.

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Mathias W. Tobler, Rony Garcia Anleu, Samia E. Carrillo-Percastegui, Gabriela Ponce Santizo, John Polisar, Alfonso Zuñiga Hartley, Isaac Goldstein. Do responsibly managed logging concessions adequately protect jaguars and other large and medium-sized mammals? Two case studies from Guatemala and Peru. Biological Conservation. 2018; 220 ():245-253.

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Mathias W. Tobler; Rony Garcia Anleu; Samia E. Carrillo-Percastegui; Gabriela Ponce Santizo; John Polisar; Alfonso Zuñiga Hartley; Isaac Goldstein. 2018. "Do responsibly managed logging concessions adequately protect jaguars and other large and medium-sized mammals? Two case studies from Guatemala and Peru." Biological Conservation 220, no. : 245-253.

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Published: 01 January 2018 in Caldasia
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El tapir centroamericano (Tapirus bairdii) es el herbívoro más grande del Neotrópico clasificado “en peligro de extinción”. Ha sido propuesto que la Anemia Infecciosa Equina (AIE) es una enfermedad de caballos con potencial de provocar una declinación de las poblaciones de T. bairdii. En este estudio utilizamos caballos domésticos como centinelas para AIE en la Reserva de la Biosfera Maya en Guatemala. En total, el 40 % (13) caballos evaluados fueron seropositivos a AIE. Este estudio puede orientar las estrategias de manejo de áreas protegidas, considerando la amenaza de incursiones de animales domésticos en zonas núcleo de reservas naturales.

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Manuel Lepe-Lopez; Rony García-Anleu; Nicholas Fountain-Jones; Gabriela Ponce; Mariano González; Luis E. Escobar. Domestic horses within the Maya biosphere reserve: A possible threat to the Central American tapir (Tapirus bairdii). Caldasia 2018, 40, 188 -191.

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Manuel Lepe-Lopez, Rony García-Anleu, Nicholas Fountain-Jones, Gabriela Ponce, Mariano González, Luis E. Escobar. Domestic horses within the Maya biosphere reserve: A possible threat to the Central American tapir (Tapirus bairdii). Caldasia. 2018; 40 (1):188-191.

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Manuel Lepe-Lopez; Rony García-Anleu; Nicholas Fountain-Jones; Gabriela Ponce; Mariano González; Luis E. Escobar. 2018. "Domestic horses within the Maya biosphere reserve: A possible threat to the Central American tapir (Tapirus bairdii)." Caldasia 40, no. 1: 188-191.

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Published: 07 September 2017 in Biological Conservation
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Psittaciformes (parrots, cockatoos) are among the most endangered birds, with 31% of Neotropical species under threat. The drivers of this situation appear to be manifold and mainly of anthropogenic origin. However, this assessment is based on the last extensive consultation about the conservation situation of parrots carried out in the 1990s. Given the rapid development of anthropogenic threats, updated data are needed to strategize conservation actions. Using a population approach, we addressed this need through a wide-ranging consultation involving biologists, wildlife managers, government agencies and non-governmental conservation organizations. We gathered up-to-date information on threats affecting 192 populations of 96 Neotropical parrot species across 21 countries. Moreover, we investigated associations among current threats and population trends. Many populations were affected by multiple threats. Agriculture, Capture for the Pet Trade, Logging, each of them affected > 55% of the populations, suggesting a higher degree of risk than previously thought. In contrast to previous studies at the species level, our study showed that the threat most closely associated with decreasing population trends is now Capture for the local Pet Trade. Other threats associated with decreasing populations include Small-holder Farming, Rural Population Pressure, Nest Destruction by Poachers, Agro-industry Grazing, Small-holder Grazing, and Capture for the international Pet Trade. Conservation actions have been implemented on < 20% of populations. Our results highlight the importance of a population-level approach in revealing the extent of threats to wild populations. It is critical to increase the scope of conservation actions to reduce the capture of wild parrots for pets.

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I. Berkunsky; P. Quillfeldt; D.J. Brightsmith; M.C. Abbud; J.M.R.E. Aguilar; U. Alemán-Zelaya; R.M. Aramburú; A. Arce Arias; R. Balas McNab; Thorsten J. S. Balsby; J.M. Barredo Barberena; S.R. Beissinger; M. Rosales; Karl Berg; C.A. Bianchi; E. Blanco; A. Bodrati; C. Bonilla-Ruz; Esteban Botero-Delgadillo; S.B. Canavelli; R. Caparroz; R.E. Cepeda; O. Chassot; C. Cinta-Magallón; Kristina Cockle; G. Daniele; Carlos de Araújo; A.E. de Barbosa; L.N. de Moura; H. Del Castillo; S. Díaz; J.A. Díaz-Luque; L. Douglas; A. Figueroa Rodríguez; Rony Garcia-Anleu; J.D. Gilardi; P.G. Grilli; J.C. Guix; M. Hernández; A. Hernández-Muñoz; F. Hiraldo; E. Horstman; R. Ibarra Portillo; J.P. Isacch; J.E. Jiménez; L. Joyner; M. Juarez; F.P. Kacoliris; V.T. Kanaan; L. Klemann-Júnior; S.C. Latta; A.T.K. Lee; A. Lesterhuis; M. Lezama-López; C. Lugarini; G. Marateo; C.B. Marinelli; Jaime Martinez; M.S. McReynolds; C.R. Mejia Urbina; G. Monge-Arias; T.C. Monterrubio-Rico; A.P. Nunes; Fdp Nunes; C. Olaciregui; J. Ortega-Arguelles; E. Pacifico; L. Pagano; N. Politi; G. Ponce-Santizo; H.O. Portillo Reyes; Nêmora Pauletti Prestes; F. Presti; K. Renton; G. Reyes-Macedo; Eva Ringler; L. Rivera; A. Rodríguez-Ferraro; A.M. Rojas-Valverde; R.E. Rojas-Llanos; Y.G. Rubio-Rocha; André Saidenberg; A. Salinas-Melgoza; V. Sanz; H.M. Schaefer; P. Scherer-Neto; G.H.F. Seixas; P. Serafini; L.F. Silveira; E.A.B. Sipinski; M. Somenzari; D. Susanibar; J.L. Tella; C. Torres-Sovero; C. Trofino-Falasco; R. Vargas-Rodríguez; L.D. Vázquez-Reyes; T.H. White; S. Williams; R. Zarza; J.F. Masello. Current threats faced by Neotropical parrot populations. Biological Conservation 2017, 214, 278 -287.

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I. Berkunsky, P. Quillfeldt, D.J. Brightsmith, M.C. Abbud, J.M.R.E. Aguilar, U. Alemán-Zelaya, R.M. Aramburú, A. Arce Arias, R. Balas McNab, Thorsten J. S. Balsby, J.M. Barredo Barberena, S.R. Beissinger, M. Rosales, Karl Berg, C.A. Bianchi, E. Blanco, A. Bodrati, C. Bonilla-Ruz, Esteban Botero-Delgadillo, S.B. Canavelli, R. Caparroz, R.E. Cepeda, O. Chassot, C. Cinta-Magallón, Kristina Cockle, G. Daniele, Carlos de Araújo, A.E. de Barbosa, L.N. de Moura, H. Del Castillo, S. Díaz, J.A. Díaz-Luque, L. Douglas, A. Figueroa Rodríguez, Rony Garcia-Anleu, J.D. Gilardi, P.G. Grilli, J.C. Guix, M. Hernández, A. Hernández-Muñoz, F. Hiraldo, E. Horstman, R. Ibarra Portillo, J.P. Isacch, J.E. Jiménez, L. Joyner, M. Juarez, F.P. Kacoliris, V.T. Kanaan, L. Klemann-Júnior, S.C. Latta, A.T.K. Lee, A. Lesterhuis, M. Lezama-López, C. Lugarini, G. Marateo, C.B. Marinelli, Jaime Martinez, M.S. McReynolds, C.R. Mejia Urbina, G. Monge-Arias, T.C. Monterrubio-Rico, A.P. Nunes, Fdp Nunes, C. Olaciregui, J. Ortega-Arguelles, E. Pacifico, L. Pagano, N. Politi, G. Ponce-Santizo, H.O. Portillo Reyes, Nêmora Pauletti Prestes, F. Presti, K. Renton, G. Reyes-Macedo, Eva Ringler, L. Rivera, A. Rodríguez-Ferraro, A.M. Rojas-Valverde, R.E. Rojas-Llanos, Y.G. Rubio-Rocha, André Saidenberg, A. Salinas-Melgoza, V. Sanz, H.M. Schaefer, P. Scherer-Neto, G.H.F. Seixas, P. Serafini, L.F. Silveira, E.A.B. Sipinski, M. Somenzari, D. Susanibar, J.L. Tella, C. Torres-Sovero, C. Trofino-Falasco, R. Vargas-Rodríguez, L.D. Vázquez-Reyes, T.H. White, S. Williams, R. Zarza, J.F. Masello. Current threats faced by Neotropical parrot populations. Biological Conservation. 2017; 214 ():278-287.

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I. Berkunsky; P. Quillfeldt; D.J. Brightsmith; M.C. Abbud; J.M.R.E. Aguilar; U. Alemán-Zelaya; R.M. Aramburú; A. Arce Arias; R. Balas McNab; Thorsten J. S. Balsby; J.M. Barredo Barberena; S.R. Beissinger; M. Rosales; Karl Berg; C.A. Bianchi; E. Blanco; A. Bodrati; C. Bonilla-Ruz; Esteban Botero-Delgadillo; S.B. Canavelli; R. Caparroz; R.E. Cepeda; O. Chassot; C. Cinta-Magallón; Kristina Cockle; G. Daniele; Carlos de Araújo; A.E. de Barbosa; L.N. de Moura; H. Del Castillo; S. Díaz; J.A. Díaz-Luque; L. Douglas; A. Figueroa Rodríguez; Rony Garcia-Anleu; J.D. Gilardi; P.G. Grilli; J.C. Guix; M. Hernández; A. Hernández-Muñoz; F. Hiraldo; E. Horstman; R. Ibarra Portillo; J.P. Isacch; J.E. Jiménez; L. Joyner; M. Juarez; F.P. Kacoliris; V.T. Kanaan; L. Klemann-Júnior; S.C. Latta; A.T.K. Lee; A. Lesterhuis; M. Lezama-López; C. Lugarini; G. Marateo; C.B. Marinelli; Jaime Martinez; M.S. McReynolds; C.R. Mejia Urbina; G. Monge-Arias; T.C. Monterrubio-Rico; A.P. Nunes; Fdp Nunes; C. Olaciregui; J. Ortega-Arguelles; E. Pacifico; L. Pagano; N. Politi; G. Ponce-Santizo; H.O. Portillo Reyes; Nêmora Pauletti Prestes; F. Presti; K. Renton; G. Reyes-Macedo; Eva Ringler; L. Rivera; A. Rodríguez-Ferraro; A.M. Rojas-Valverde; R.E. Rojas-Llanos; Y.G. Rubio-Rocha; André Saidenberg; A. Salinas-Melgoza; V. Sanz; H.M. Schaefer; P. Scherer-Neto; G.H.F. Seixas; P. Serafini; L.F. Silveira; E.A.B. Sipinski; M. Somenzari; D. Susanibar; J.L. Tella; C. Torres-Sovero; C. Trofino-Falasco; R. Vargas-Rodríguez; L.D. Vázquez-Reyes; T.H. White; S. Williams; R. Zarza; J.F. Masello. 2017. "Current threats faced by Neotropical parrot populations." Biological Conservation 214, no. : 278-287.

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Published: 07 December 2016 in Ambio
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The jaguar Panthera onca requires large areas of relatively intact habitats containing adequate amounts of prey to survive. Since a substantial portion of jaguar range occurs outside of strict protected areas, there is a need for economic incentives for habitat conservation, which carefully managed selective logging can provide. Forest Stewardship Council and Pan European Forest Council certifications intended to regulate wood extraction to maintain the ecological functions of forests require evidence of biodiversity and ecosystem conservation. We draw on twelve surveys across four countries and a range of biomes to present evidence that adequate logging management can maintain jaguar populations, but that they are at risk without efficient control of secondary impacts of access and hunting. Where resident, the presence of jaguars can serve as an indication that the ecological requirements of certified timber extraction are being met. We present a gradient of rigor for monitoring, recommending cost-effective options.

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John Polisar; Benoit De Thoisy; Damián I. Rumiz; Fabricio Díaz Santos; Roan Balas McNab; Rony Garcia-Anleu; Gabriela Ponce-Santizo; Rosario Arispe; Claudia Venegas. Using certified timber extraction to benefit jaguar and ecosystem conservation. Ambio 2016, 46, 588 -603.

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John Polisar, Benoit De Thoisy, Damián I. Rumiz, Fabricio Díaz Santos, Roan Balas McNab, Rony Garcia-Anleu, Gabriela Ponce-Santizo, Rosario Arispe, Claudia Venegas. Using certified timber extraction to benefit jaguar and ecosystem conservation. Ambio. 2016; 46 (5):588-603.

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John Polisar; Benoit De Thoisy; Damián I. Rumiz; Fabricio Díaz Santos; Roan Balas McNab; Rony Garcia-Anleu; Gabriela Ponce-Santizo; Rosario Arispe; Claudia Venegas. 2016. "Using certified timber extraction to benefit jaguar and ecosystem conservation." Ambio 46, no. 5: 588-603.

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Published: 30 January 2016 in Therya
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Water is considered an essential nutrient for wildlife and, when not in the proper proportion, can be a limiting factor to populations. Differences in water dependency among ungulate species can arise through a variety of physiological, morphological and behavioral mechanisms employed in maintaining the balance of temperature and water. The white-lipped peccary forms large and cohesive groups of 10 to over 300 individuals inhabiting dense tropical forests. Our objectives were to describe the use of waterholes by white-lipped peccaries groups in a humid site of the Selva Maya and evaluate the effect of humidity may have on the visit frequency, group size and activity patterns. From June to August 2014 and February to April 2015 seven waterholes were monitored using digital camera traps. The visit frequency was estimated by dividing the number of events between 1,000 sampling effort traps night. The minimum group size and age structure were estimated for each separate event. Activity patterns were estimated at one-hour intervals for the dry and rainy seasons. Forty-seven and 185 separate events for the rainy and dry season respectively were obtained. The sampling effort in each period was 630 traps night. For the rainy and dry season we obtained a visit frequency of 74.6 and 293.7 respectively. For the rainy and dry season an average group size of 17 (± 9.5) and 25.5 (± 12.6) were estimated respectively. The groups are mainly composed of adults. The presence of newborns was mainly in August and April. Activity patterns were mainly recorded between 10:00 h and 16:00 h. The visit frequency estimated is higher compared to other protected areas in the Selva Maya. The minimum group size estimated is similar to those reported in dry areas within the Selva Maya. The presence of newborns was reported during all months of the study, existing peaks during August, March and April. The white-lipped peccary visited the waterholes mainly during the day between 10:00 h and 16:00 h. Waterholes in the Laguna del Tigre National Park can be called “sanctuaries” for white-lipped peccaries because are extremely important in the ecology of this social ungulate.

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José Fernando Moreira Ramírez; Rafael Reyna-Hurtado; Mircea G Hidalgo Mihart; Eduardo J Naranjo; Milton Ribeiro; Rony Garcia-Anleu; Melvin Mérida; Gabriela Ponce-Santizo. Importance of waterholes for white-lipped peccary (Tayassu pecari) in the Selva Maya, Guatemala. Therya 2016, 7, 51 -64.

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José Fernando Moreira Ramírez, Rafael Reyna-Hurtado, Mircea G Hidalgo Mihart, Eduardo J Naranjo, Milton Ribeiro, Rony Garcia-Anleu, Melvin Mérida, Gabriela Ponce-Santizo. Importance of waterholes for white-lipped peccary (Tayassu pecari) in the Selva Maya, Guatemala. Therya. 2016; 7 (1):51-64.

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José Fernando Moreira Ramírez; Rafael Reyna-Hurtado; Mircea G Hidalgo Mihart; Eduardo J Naranjo; Milton Ribeiro; Rony Garcia-Anleu; Melvin Mérida; Gabriela Ponce-Santizo. 2016. "Importance of waterholes for white-lipped peccary (Tayassu pecari) in the Selva Maya, Guatemala." Therya 7, no. 1: 51-64.

Journal article
Published: 01 May 2014 in Ornithological Applications
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Charles R. Britt; Rony García Anleu; Martha J. Desmond. Nest survival of a long-lived psittacid: Scarlet Macaws (Ara macao cyanoptera) in the Maya Biosphere Reserve of Guatemala and Chiquibul Forest of Belize. Ornithological Applications 2014, 116, 265 -276.

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Charles R. Britt, Rony García Anleu, Martha J. Desmond. Nest survival of a long-lived psittacid: Scarlet Macaws (Ara macao cyanoptera) in the Maya Biosphere Reserve of Guatemala and Chiquibul Forest of Belize. Ornithological Applications. 2014; 116 (2):265-276.

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Charles R. Britt; Rony García Anleu; Martha J. Desmond. 2014. "Nest survival of a long-lived psittacid: Scarlet Macaws (Ara macao cyanoptera) in the Maya Biosphere Reserve of Guatemala and Chiquibul Forest of Belize." Ornithological Applications 116, no. 2: 265-276.

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Published: 17 May 2011 in Conservation Genetics
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We conducted a phylogeographic analysis of the strictly aquatic and critically endangered Central American river turtle, Dermatemys mawii, as part of a conservation management program for the species. We sampled 238 individuals from 15 different localities throughout the species range. Using sequence fragments from the mtDNA Cyt b and ND4 genes, we identified 16 different haplotypes. Overall, our results reveal a signal of phylogeographic structure throughout the range, which appears to have been secondarily blurred by extensive gene flow. Notably, this also applies to genetic structuring across three major hydrological basins that pose biogeographic breaks in other aquatic taxa. Divergence times of mtDNA haplotypes in D. mawii suggest that the main lineages split in the Pliocene–Pleistocene (3.73–0.227 MA) and demographic tests indicate that the species has undergone drastic demographic size fluctuations since this time period. One ancient haplotype (1D) was found to exhibit sequence divergence of up to 2% from other haplogroups. Divergence of this magnitude is indicative of species level differentiation in other turtle genera. Haplotype 1D was found in only two localities, Sarstun and Salinas, but specimens with other haplotypes were also found in those localities. It is not known whether the individuals with the 1D haplotype interbreed with non-1D individuals. Our results suggest that human activity, such as harvesting and long distance transport of animals, may have influenced the current patterns of genetic diversity. For more than 2000 years, D. mawii has been consumed by people from Middle American cultures, and the archeological record contains strong evidence that the Mayans transported animals between villages and far away from their natural distribution range. Therefore, the large-scale pattern of haplotype sharing even across hydrological barriers, the observed low haplotype diversity in some populations and the contemporary absence of a pronounced phylogeographic pattern is likely due to a combination of population expansions, gene flow, extensive human-mediated-movements and recent bottlenecks resulting from over-harvesting.

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Gracia P. González-Porter; Frank Hailer; Oscar Flores-Villela; Rony García-Anleu; Jesús E. Maldonado. Patterns of genetic diversity in the critically endangered Central American river turtle: human influence since the Mayan age? Conservation Genetics 2011, 12, 1229 -1242.

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Gracia P. González-Porter, Frank Hailer, Oscar Flores-Villela, Rony García-Anleu, Jesús E. Maldonado. Patterns of genetic diversity in the critically endangered Central American river turtle: human influence since the Mayan age? Conservation Genetics. 2011; 12 (5):1229-1242.

Chicago/Turabian Style

Gracia P. González-Porter; Frank Hailer; Oscar Flores-Villela; Rony García-Anleu; Jesús E. Maldonado. 2011. "Patterns of genetic diversity in the critically endangered Central American river turtle: human influence since the Mayan age?" Conservation Genetics 12, no. 5: 1229-1242.