Salvador Montiel, Ph.D. Diversity of bat assemblages in natural habitat-islands in the wetlands of northwestern Yucatan: implications for conservation Study Site/Location: Yucatan, Mexico

Tibisay Escalona Podocnemis unifilis as a local and commercial food resource in the lower Caura basin, Venezuela Study Site/Location: Caura River basin, Venezuela

Mauro Lucherini, Ph.D. The Kodkod (Oncifelis guigna) and the Patagonia mountain forest: linking two conservation priorities Study Site/Location: Los Alerces National Park, Chubut Province, Argentina

Susana Gonzalez, Ph.D. Inventory of large mammals at San Miguel National Park Study Site/Location: San Miguel national Park, Rocha Department, Uruguay

Ximena Daza Mendizábal Ecology and management of the Matamata turtle in San Jeronimo stream, Cojedes state, Venezuela Study Site/Location: Cojedes State, Venezuela

Luz Myriam Moreno Use of fruit resources by two Cotton-top tamarin groups in a remaining dry tropical forest Study Site/Location: Santa Catalina- Bolivar, Columbia

Ansel Fong Reptile composition, habitat requirements and conservation in Siboney Ecological Reserve, Cuba Study Site/Location: Sierra Maestra Mountains, Siboney, Santiago de Cuba

Bernadette Plair Availability and use of nesting sites for macaws in the Nariva swamp, Trinidad Study Site/Location: Navira Swamp, Trinidad

Björn Schulte-Herbrüggen Socio-ecological investigation into the subsistence hunting on large mammals in timber concessions along the Las Piedras river Study Site/Location: Madre de Dios, Peru

Hedelvy J. Guada, M. Sc. Research and conservation of the Sea turtles in the Peninsula de Paria Study Site/Location: Sucre State, Venezuela

John Koprowski, Ph.D. Ecology and conservation of relict populations of Black-tailed prairie dogs in Sonora, Mexico Study Site/Location: Rio San Pedro, northern Sonora, Mexico