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ECOLOGY, CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT OFWILD CARNIVORES
60 h; 4 credits
Venue: UEMA (Animal Science Graduate Program classroom - LAMP)
Time frame: 05–23 July, 2021;
o M/W/F (9:00 – 12:30h), T/TH (14:00 – 17:30h)
Lecturer: Dr. Tadeu Gomes de Oliveira (Depto. Biologia UEMA / Instituto
Pró-Carnívoros / IUCN/SSC/Cat Specialist Group) & guest speakers
Ementa: Order Carnivora – taxonomy and natural history of the Neotropical species, population ecology of wild carnivores, studying carnivores, carnivore management, diseases in natural populations, conservation strategies
Syllabus:
Order Carnivora
o Morpho-ecological and natural history features
o Neotropics / Brazilian species
Ecological relationships
o Competition/interspecific relationships
o Intraguild predation/interspecific killing
Studying carnivores
o Capture and handling
o Camera trapping
Conservation medicine
Threats, conflicts
Taking actions for threat mitigation
Area requirements and protected areas
Reintroduction
Red List Assessments, Action Plans, and PHVA
Selected Bibliography:
Basics:
Garcia-Perea, R.; Baquero, R.A.; Fernández-Salvador, R. & Gisbert, J. 1996. Carnívoros: evolución, ecología y conservación. Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales, Sociedad Española para la Conservación y Estudio de los Mamíferos. Madrid.
Gittleman, J.L.; Funk, S.M.; Macdonald, D. & Wayne, R.K. 2001. Carnivore conservation. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.
Morato, R.; Rodrigues, F.H.G.; Eizirik, E.; Mangini, P.R.; Azevedo, F.C.C. & Marinho-Filho, J. 2006. Manejo e conservação de carnívoros neotropicais. Edições IBAMA, Brasília.
Wilson, D.E. & Mittermeir, R.A. 2009. Handbook of the mammals of the world – Vol. 1: Carnivores. Lynx Ediciones.
Supplementary:
Cavalcanti, S.M.C.; Paula, R.C. & Gasparini-Morato, R.L. 2015. Conflitos com mamíferos carnívoros: uma referência para o manejo e a convivência. ICMBio/CENAP. Atibaia, SP.
Macdonald, D.W. & Sillero-Zubiri, C. 2004. Biology and conservation of wild canids. Oxford University Press. Oxford.
Macdonald, D.W. & Loveridge, J.A. 2010. Biology and conservation of wild felids. Oxford University Press. Oxford.
Ray, J.C.; Redford, K.H.; Steneck, R.S. & Berger, J. 2005. Large carnivores andthe conservation of biodiversity. Island Press, Covelo, CA.