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Friend or foe, what do the locals say? Attitudes towards the endangered Iberian...
Valente, Ana M.; Martins, Raquel; Figueiredo, Ana M.; Rosalino, Luís Miguel; Fonseca, Carlos; Torres, Rita T.The endangered Iberian wolf (Canis lupus signatus) populations have been decreasing in Portugal due to a combination of factors such as habitat destruction and human persecution. This is particularly worrying in Central Portugal, where packs are highly fragmented, isolated, and with few individuals. Human-Wildlife-Conflicts occur in this area due to high levels of livestock depredation, an outcome of the low di...
Prevalence of zoonotic parasites in an endangered Iberian wolf (Canis lupus sig...
Figueiredo, Ana M.; Barros, Tânia; Valente, Ana M.; Fonseca, Carlos; Carvalho, Luís Madeira de; Torres, Rita TinocoAs a top predator, the Iberian wolf (Canis lupus signatus) plays a major role shaping interactions within food webs. Due to its conservation status in Portugal, i.e. endangered, it is important to understand the role of parasites in this population, since they can be a limiting factor for the population fitness and trophic interactions and, ultimately, their survival. From November 2017 to August 2018, 33 fresh...
Evaluation of methods to monitor wild mammals on Mediterranean farmland
Valente, Ana M.; Binantel, Héctor; Villanua, Diego; Acevedo, PelayoManagers have, over the years, searched methods with which to monitor wildlife populations that will have the best cost-performance balance for each case scenario. Monitoring techniques are of particular importance when attempting to attain either population density estimates or species richness values, since they enable management decisions to be made. It is, therefore, imperative to assess the capability of t...
Living on the edge: roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) density in the margins of it...
Valente, Ana M.; Fonseca, Carlos; Marques, Tiago A.; Santos, João P.; Rodrigues, Rogério; Torres, Rita TinocoOver the last decades roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) populations have increased in number and distribution throughout Europe. Such increases have profound impacts on ecosystems, both positive and negative. Therefore monitoring roe deer populations is essential for the appropriate management of this species, in order to achieve a balance between conservation and mitigation of the negative impacts. Despite being ...