Central and Latin America

IDENTIFYING CRITICAL AREAS OF BOTTLENOSE DOLPHIN POPULATIONS: A COORDINATED REGIONAL CONSERVATION PROJECT.

This project aims to determine population size, distribution, movements and habitat use of bottlenose dolphins in Uruguayan coast and regionally, in order to identify critical habitats and population stocks.

The Kepenklu Project: behavioural ecology and conservation of small cetaceans in the Northern Patagonian Fjords, Chile.

Conserving unique dolphin species and their habitats in the fjords of southern Chile through research and public outreach, education and campaign.

The importance of social and environmental stressors for the conservation of wild guanacos (Lama guanicoe) in Argentina.

Little is known about Stress in nature and their impacts in physiology, ecology and natural history on this wild South-American camelids. The main objective of this project is to evaluate the social and physiological effects of environmental and anthropogenic factors on wild guanacos.

Use of riparian corridors by otters in a highly fragmented Amazonian landscape – a preliminary assessment

This project aims to deliver baseline data to quantify the distribution and perceptions of otters in riparian corridors across a highly fragmented region of the Brazilian Amazon.

Conservation of sea turtles in Peru: reducing sea turtle mortality

To reduce bycatch by finding the best way to spatially separate sea turtles from longliners and to minimize post-release mortality by applying the best handling and release protocols.

Management of wild guanacos in Patagonia: does it really help to conserve their populations?

We aim to evaluate the effect of management actions (live-shearing and extraction for translocation) on social structure, survival and reproduction of wild guanacos in Patagonia.

Blue-throated Macaw conservation project – increasing the availability of nest sites.

In order to develop management actions oriented to increase BTM-population size, we will provide artificial nest and we will evaluated their occupation and nesting success.

Project for the study and conservation of the Sand Dunes Lizard (Liolaemus multimaculatus) in pampas coastal habitats. Argentina

This project is mainly aimed to protect Sand dune lizard and the sand dunes habitats, and to develop management and monitoring programs in order to promote their long lasting viability.

Conservation and management of small cetacean species, Tursiops truncatus and Delphinus spp. in the Gulf of California, Mexico.

The aim of this project is to promote the effective conservation of small cetacean species within the Gulf of California (GC) by identifying management stocks; and to test the hypothesis that ecological complexity leads to local habitat dependence and population differentiation in these highly mobile species.

Implications of changes in demographic and land-use patterns on the biodiversity of Atlantic Forest in Misiones.

The overall aim of this project is to understand the relationships between human demography and land-use patterns and its implications for the biodiversity.