Caio Kenup

• MSc
• PostDoc Position at ZSL

The loss or reduction of animal populations and consequent extinction of ecological interactions in Neotropical forests demand urgent conservation initiatives to reverse these trends. One of the rainforests with the highest levels of mammal defaunation is the Brazilian Atlantic Forest. Local mammalian extinctions in the biome were evaluated to set...

Conservation management decisions are challenging due to multiple, competing values (objectives) held by various parties, complex management options (alternatives), potential irreversible consequences, ubiquitous uncertainty and opaque governance structures. These complications are exacerbated when target species are highly mobile, utilise aquatic...

Tourism can be a powerful tool for wildlife conservation if well controlled and responsibly managed. Apex predators constitute particularly attractive subjects for tourism, but simultaneously they may generate conflict with local communities. Harpy Eagles Harpia harpyja are the largest eagle species and are highly sought-after by ecotourists. The l...

Results from a 4-day workshop applying structured decision making to help Kent Wildlife Trust determine which species to prioritise for recovery or reintroduction in the Wilder Blean landscape.

Areas beyond national jurisdiction, or the high seas, are vital to life on Earth. However, the conservation of these areas, for example, through area-based management tools (ABMTs), is challenging, particularly when accounting for global change. Using decision science, integrated population models, and a Critically Endangered seabird (Kuaka; Peleca...

he kuaka / Whenua Hou diving petrel (Pelecanoides whenuahouensis) is a taoka (treasure) to Kāi Tahu, and the wider community. With only ~210 adults remaining it is one of the rarest birds of Aotearoa New Zealand and is listed as Threatened – Nationally Critical in Aotearoa and as Critically Endangered globally. Recent research suggested that, despi...

Harvesting individuals for translocations can negatively impact source populations, a critical challenge for species reduced to small populations. Consequently, translocation cohorts often remain small, reducing the establishment probability at the destination. Balancing the potential benefits and risks of such translocations is further complicated...

The occurrence of vocal dimorphism in strigid owls has been known for a long time and it is widely accepted that males emit songs with lower frequency than those of females. However, there are several gaps in our knowledge about this phenomenon, which may be related to a scarcity of sound recordings of sexed individuals and difficulties in obtainin...

Background: Climate plays a key role in the life histories of tropical vertebrates. However, tropical forests are only weakly seasonal compared with temperate and boreal regions. For species with limited ability to control core body temperature, even mild climatic variation can determine major behavioural outcomes, such as foraging and predator avo...

Domestic dogs (Canis lupus familiaris) are one of the most common exotic species in protected areas, and their impact is an important conservation concern. This study evaluated the occurrence of domestic dogs in one of the world's largest urban forests, the Tijuca National Park (TNP; 3953 ha), the most visited Park in Brazil. From April to Septembe...

Reintroduction of locally extirpated species is an increasingly popular conservation tool. However, few initiatives focus on the restoration of ecological processes. In addition, many reintroductions fail to conduct post-release monitoring, hampering both assessment of their success and implementation of adaptive management actions. In 2009 a reint...

This repository contains supplementary information regarding the paper "Walking on their own legs: unassisted population growth of agoutis reintroduced to restore seed dispersal in an Atlantic Forest reserve", authored by Caio Fittipaldi Kenup, Raissa Sepulvida, Catharina Kreischer and Fernando Antonio dos Santos Fernandez Contained here are: R Scr...

Usar radiotelemetria como referência para calibrar estimativas de tamanho de área de vida obtidas por armadilhas fotográficas, para que essa última técnica possa ser aplicada isoladamente em futuros estudos.

Reintroduction of extirpated populations is an increasingly popular conservation tool. However, success rate of reintroduction efforts is low, and only recently careful monitoring of outcomes has become common. Reintroduction efforts have two main goals: first, to increase ranges of threatened species, and improve their long-term viability on the g...

A etologia é uma ferramenta importante na detecção do efeito ambiental sobre o animal. Um adequado estudo etológico permite reconhecer os comportamentos de estresse e outros estados anormais do animal, causados por elementos externos nocivos, o que é indispensável para determinar pautas básicas no manejo dos indivíduos. Cutia vermelha (Dasyprocta l...