Search Results - "Polisar, John"
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Multi-lingual multi-platform investigations of online trade in jaguar parts
Published in PloS one (23-01-2023)“…We conducted research to understand online trade in jaguar parts and develop tools of utility for jaguars and other species. Our research took place to…”
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Livestock-Carnivore Coexistence: Moving beyond Preventive Killing
Published in Animals (Basel) (15-02-2022)“…Livestock predation is a global problem and constitutes the main source of conflict between large carnivores and human interests. In Latin America, both jaguar…”
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Assessment of jaguars Panthera onca (Mammalia: Carnivora: Felidae) and their prey in Manu National Park
Published in Mammalogy notes = Notas mastozoológicas (23-09-2022)“…Protected areas, such as the 17,000 km² Manu National Park in Peru, are important for vulnerable species such as the jaguar, and population studies are needed…”
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Coexistence of jaguar (Panthera onca) and puma (Puma concolor) in a mosaic landscape in the Venezuelan llanos
Published in Journal of zoology (1987) (01-03-2003)“…Jaguar Panthera onca and puma Puma concolor are sympatric throughout the jaguar's distribution. Although several studies have focused on the interactions…”
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The case for reintroduction: The jaguar (Panthera onca) in the United States as a model
Published in Conservation science and practice (01-06-2021)“…Reintroduction—defined here as the return of a species to a part of its range where it has been extirpated—is a critical pathway to conservation in the 21st…”
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Do responsibly managed logging concessions adequately protect jaguars and other large and medium-sized mammals? Two case studies from Guatemala and Peru
Published in Biological conservation (01-04-2018)“…Large areas of tropical forest have been designated for timber production but logging practices vary widely. Reduced-impact logging is considered best practice…”
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A Range-Wide Analysis of Legal Instruments Applicable to Jaguar Conservation
Published in Journal of international wildlife law and policy (02-01-2022)“…The jaguar (Panthera onca) is one of five Panthera cats facing global conservation concerns. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)…”
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Precipitous decline of white-lipped peccary populations in Mesoamerica
Published in Biological conservation (01-02-2020)“…Large mammalian herbivores are experiencing population reductions and range declines. However, we lack regional knowledge of population status for many…”
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Using certified timber extraction to benefit jaguar and ecosystem conservation
Published in Ambio (01-09-2017)“…The jaguar Panthera onca requires large areas of relatively intact habitats containing adequate amounts of prey to survive. Since a substantial portion of…”
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Jaguars, pumas, their prey base, and cattle ranching: ecological interpretations of a management problem
Published in Biological conservation (01-02-2003)“…Jaguar and puma depredation on livestock may be influenced by (1) innate and learned behavior; (2) health and status of individual cats; (3) division of space…”
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AMAZONIA CAMTRAP: A dataset of mammal, bird, and reptile species recorded with camera traps in the Amazon forest
Published in Ecology (Durham) (13-05-2022)“…The Amazon forest has the highest biodiversity on earth. However, information on Amazonian vertebrate diversity is still deficient and scattered across the…”
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Patterns of vertebrate abundance in a tropical mosaic landscape
Published in Studies on neotropical fauna and environment (01-08-2008)“…Multi-faceted field sampling in a mosaic landscape in Venezuela generated insights on how topographical characteristics, forest composition, degree of habitat…”
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Jaguars, pumas, their prey base, and cattle ranching: Ecological perspectives of a management issue
Published 01-01-2000“…Jaguar and puma depredation on livestock may be influenced by (1) innate and learned behavior; (2) health and status of individual cats; (3) division of space…”
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Another New Montane Salamander (Amphibia: Caudata: Plethodontidae) from Parque Nacional Santa Barbara, Honduras
Published in Herpetologica (01-12-1998)“…We describe a new species of Nototriton from cloud forest in Parque Nacional Santa Bárbara in western Honduras. The new species is apparently most closely…”
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Conservation of the Large, Economically Important River Turtle Dermatemys mawii in Belize
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