Eduardo J Naranjo
Biographic Data
| ID | 133478 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Eduardo J Naranjo |
| GIVEN NAMES | Eduardo J |
| FAMILY NAME | Naranjo |
| SIGNATURE | NARANJO E J |
| AFFILIATIONS | El Colegio de la Frontera Sur |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8680-8777 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 15 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 73 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 15 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1978 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
Determinants of cultural significance in consumed wild mammals
Wild mammals have constituted a widely used source of protein for most of the world’s cultures. Although there is no consensus on why some mammal species are more important for people than others, evidence provided by the discipline of ethnozoology suggests that distinct cultures value species differently, probably based on motivations and interests relevant for each group. In this paper we analyze the factors involved in the valuation of wild ma…
Feelings, conflicts, and use
Human activities are one of the most critical threats to wildlife. Therefore, understanding human-wildlife interactions is key to designing and applying sound conservation strategies. We identified wild animals relevant for people in El Triunfo Biosphere Reserve, southern Mexico considering four types of interactions: Use, affect (either positive or negative), and conflict. Twenty-eight workshops and 670 wildlife-human experiences with 58 taxa we…
Knowledge, perceptions, and attitudes toward raptors among young urban residents of the Riviera Maya, Mexico
Knowledge, perceptions, and attitudes toward raptors were assessed from July to December 2019 through exploratory research conducted online (n = 278) and in-depth interviews (n = 18) with participants having knowledge of information technologies in urban areas of the Riviera Maya, Quintana Roo, Mexico. Most respondents were young (ages 13–37), permanent residents of the cities of Cancun, Playa del Carmen, Puerto Morelos, and Tulum. We found heter…
The Importance of Human Emotions for Wildlife Conservation
Animals have always been important for human life due to the ecological, cultural, and economic functions that they represent. This has allowed building several kinds of relationships that have promoted different emotions in human societies. The objective of this review was to identify the main emotions that humans show toward wildlife species and the impact of such emotions on animal population management. We reviewed academic databases to ident…
La gestión compartida en los programas de conservación de especies amenazadas en México; mecanismos y actores
En este estudio se analizó el esquema de estructura participativa de dos programas gubernamentales de conservación para especies amenazadas en México; se evaluó la organización y operación en red y otras formas de acción colectiva mediante el método de presencia-ausencia, así como del uso redes sociales y de contenido, con base en entrevistas semiestructuradas. Se pudo observar que las redes son descentralizadas, conformadas por diversos grupos d…
Importancia cultural de la fauna silvestre en comunidades rurales del norte de Yucatán, México
El Índice de Importancia Cultural (iic) calcula el valor del rol que una especie desempeña dentro de una cultura, por su valor como recurso útil u otro interés. El objetivo del presente trabajo fue evaluar la importancia cultural de las especies de fauna silvestre para los habitantes de cuatro comunidades del norte de Yucatán, así como registrar las categorías de uso o manejo a las cuales son asignadas. Lainformación se obtuvo a través de listado…
An Evaluation of the Contemporary Uses and Cultural Significance of Mammals in Mexico
We evaluated current uses of wild mammals by indigenous and mestizo communities in Mexico by extracting data from 59 sources published or produced between 1987–2017, covering data from 240 localities and 3,905 questionnaires. We then calculated a Cultural Value Index (CVI) previously applied to plants to quantify resource use and assess the cultural significance of each mammal. A total of 82 species were reported, and the animals with the highest…
Symbolism and ritual practices related to hunting in Maya communities from central Quintana Roo, Mexico
Background Some Mayan peasant-hunters across the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico still carry out a hunting ritual – Loojil Ts’oon, Loj Ts’oon or Carbine Ceremony – in which they renew the divine permission for hunting in order to continue deserving the gift of prey after a period of hunt. Thus they are granted access to game by the gods and the Lords of the Animals, particularly the spirit/evil-wind call . This paper focuses on the acts within the Lo…
Cultural significance of wild mammals in mayan and mestizo communities of the Lacandon Rainforest, Chiapas, Mexico
BACKGROUND: Several ethnobiology studies evaluate the cultural significance (CS) of plants and mushrooms. However, this is not the case for mammals. It is important to make studies of CS allowing the comparison of cultural groups because the value given to groups of organisms may be based on different criteria. Such information would be valuable for wildlife preservation plans. In this study, the most culturally significant species of mammals fro…
The Practice and Perception of Batida (Group Hunting) In A Maya Community of Yucatan, Mexico
The batida, or traditional group hunting, practiced by the Maya of the Yucatan Peninsula provides hunters with wild meat to sustain their families. Our study of batida hunting trips in the Los Petenes community during a 6-month period (2008–2009) provided information on the participants, the practices, and the results. Maya peasant-hunters targeted deer (Odocoileus virginianus, 81%) and peccary (Pecari tajacu, 19%), obtaining on average 2.3 kg of…
Wildlife uses and hunting patterns in rural communities of the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico
BackgroundSubsistence hunting is a traditional practice providing food and many other goods for households in the Yucatan Peninsula, southeast Mexico. Economic, demographic, and cultural change in this region drive wildlife habitat loss and local extinctions. Improving our understanding about current practices of wildlife use may support better management strategies for conserving game species and their habitat. We aimed to evaluate if wildlife u…
Human-Felid Interactions in Three Mestizo Communities of the Selva Lacandona, Chiapas, Mexico
The Rodent Trade of Tzeltal Indians of Oxchuc, Chiapas, Mexico
Foraging ecology of howler monkeys in a cacao ( Theobroma cacao ) plantation in Comalcalco, Mexico
Recent evidence indicates that primate populations may persist in neotropical fragmented landscapes by using arboreal agroecosystems, which may provide temporary habitats, increased areas of vegetation, and connectivity, among other benefits. However, limited data are available on how primates are able to sustain themselves in such manmade habitats. We report the results of a 9‐month‐long investigation of the feeding ecology of a troop of howler …
Valoración de la información compartida con una población rural
Durante los últimos 30 años ha surgido en diversas corrientes del pensamiento científico, la necesidad de sistematizar el conocimiento sobre los procesos involucrados en la relación humana que acontece por medio de la comunicación. Esta creciente inquietud se debe en gran medida a que el aumento de la complejidad de la vida moderna implica para el hombre el manejo de una gran cantidad de información, aún al nivel de sus actividades cotidianas. El…
Wildlife uses and hunting patterns in rural communities of the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico
BackgroundSubsistence hunting is a traditional practice providing food and many other goods for households in the Yucatan Peninsula, southeast Mexico. Economic, demographic, and cultural change in this region drive wildlife habitat loss and local extinctions. Improving our understanding about current practices of wildlife use may support better management strategies for conserving game species and their habitat. We aimed to evaluate if wildlife u…
Cultural significance of wild mammals in mayan and mestizo communities of the Lacandon Rainforest, Chiapas, Mexico
BACKGROUND: Several ethnobiology studies evaluate the cultural significance (CS) of plants and mushrooms. However, this is not the case for mammals. It is important to make studies of CS allowing the comparison of cultural groups because the value given to groups of organisms may be based on different criteria. Such information would be valuable for wildlife preservation plans. In this study, the most culturally significant species of mammals fro…
Symbolism and ritual practices related to hunting in Maya communities from central Quintana Roo, Mexico
Background Some Mayan peasant-hunters across the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico still carry out a hunting ritual – Loojil Ts’oon, Loj Ts’oon or Carbine Ceremony – in which they renew the divine permission for hunting in order to continue deserving the gift of prey after a period of hunt. Thus they are granted access to game by the gods and the Lords of the Animals, particularly the spirit/evil-wind call . This paper focuses on the acts within the Lo…
Human-Felid Interactions in Three Mestizo Communities of the Selva Lacandona, Chiapas, Mexico
Importancia cultural de la fauna silvestre en comunidades rurales del norte de Yucatán, México
El Índice de Importancia Cultural (iic) calcula el valor del rol que una especie desempeña dentro de una cultura, por su valor como recurso útil u otro interés. El objetivo del presente trabajo fue evaluar la importancia cultural de las especies de fauna silvestre para los habitantes de cuatro comunidades del norte de Yucatán, así como registrar las categorías de uso o manejo a las cuales son asignadas. Lainformación se obtuvo a través de listado…
An Evaluation of the Contemporary Uses and Cultural Significance of Mammals in Mexico
We evaluated current uses of wild mammals by indigenous and mestizo communities in Mexico by extracting data from 59 sources published or produced between 1987–2017, covering data from 240 localities and 3,905 questionnaires. We then calculated a Cultural Value Index (CVI) previously applied to plants to quantify resource use and assess the cultural significance of each mammal. A total of 82 species were reported, and the animals with the highest…
The Rodent Trade of Tzeltal Indians of Oxchuc, Chiapas, Mexico
Valoración de la información compartida con una población rural
Durante los últimos 30 años ha surgido en diversas corrientes del pensamiento científico, la necesidad de sistematizar el conocimiento sobre los procesos involucrados en la relación humana que acontece por medio de la comunicación. Esta creciente inquietud se debe en gran medida a que el aumento de la complejidad de la vida moderna implica para el hombre el manejo de una gran cantidad de información, aún al nivel de sus actividades cotidianas. El…
Foraging ecology of howler monkeys in a cacao ( Theobroma cacao ) plantation in Comalcalco, Mexico
Recent evidence indicates that primate populations may persist in neotropical fragmented landscapes by using arboreal agroecosystems, which may provide temporary habitats, increased areas of vegetation, and connectivity, among other benefits. However, limited data are available on how primates are able to sustain themselves in such manmade habitats. We report the results of a 9‐month‐long investigation of the feeding ecology of a troop of howler …
The Rodent Trade of Tzeltal Indians of Oxchuc, Chiapas, Mexico
Human-Felid Interactions in Three Mestizo Communities of the Selva Lacandona, Chiapas, Mexico
The Practice and Perception of Batida (Group Hunting) In A Maya Community of Yucatan, Mexico
The batida, or traditional group hunting, practiced by the Maya of the Yucatan Peninsula provides hunters with wild meat to sustain their families. Our study of batida hunting trips in the Los Petenes community during a 6-month period (2008–2009) provided information on the participants, the practices, and the results. Maya peasant-hunters targeted deer (Odocoileus virginianus, 81%) and peccary (Pecari tajacu, 19%), obtaining on average 2.3 kg of…
Wildlife uses and hunting patterns in rural communities of the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico
BackgroundSubsistence hunting is a traditional practice providing food and many other goods for households in the Yucatan Peninsula, southeast Mexico. Economic, demographic, and cultural change in this region drive wildlife habitat loss and local extinctions. Improving our understanding about current practices of wildlife use may support better management strategies for conserving game species and their habitat. We aimed to evaluate if wildlife u…
Symbolism and ritual practices related to hunting in Maya communities from central Quintana Roo, Mexico
Background Some Mayan peasant-hunters across the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico still carry out a hunting ritual – Loojil Ts’oon, Loj Ts’oon or Carbine Ceremony – in which they renew the divine permission for hunting in order to continue deserving the gift of prey after a period of hunt. Thus they are granted access to game by the gods and the Lords of the Animals, particularly the spirit/evil-wind call . This paper focuses on the acts within the Lo…
Cultural significance of wild mammals in mayan and mestizo communities of the Lacandon Rainforest, Chiapas, Mexico
BACKGROUND: Several ethnobiology studies evaluate the cultural significance (CS) of plants and mushrooms. However, this is not the case for mammals. It is important to make studies of CS allowing the comparison of cultural groups because the value given to groups of organisms may be based on different criteria. Such information would be valuable for wildlife preservation plans. In this study, the most culturally significant species of mammals fro…
An Evaluation of the Contemporary Uses and Cultural Significance of Mammals in Mexico
We evaluated current uses of wild mammals by indigenous and mestizo communities in Mexico by extracting data from 59 sources published or produced between 1987–2017, covering data from 240 localities and 3,905 questionnaires. We then calculated a Cultural Value Index (CVI) previously applied to plants to quantify resource use and assess the cultural significance of each mammal. A total of 82 species were reported, and the animals with the highest…
La gestión compartida en los programas de conservación de especies amenazadas en México; mecanismos y actores
En este estudio se analizó el esquema de estructura participativa de dos programas gubernamentales de conservación para especies amenazadas en México; se evaluó la organización y operación en red y otras formas de acción colectiva mediante el método de presencia-ausencia, así como del uso redes sociales y de contenido, con base en entrevistas semiestructuradas. Se pudo observar que las redes son descentralizadas, conformadas por diversos grupos d…
Importancia cultural de la fauna silvestre en comunidades rurales del norte de Yucatán, México
El Índice de Importancia Cultural (iic) calcula el valor del rol que una especie desempeña dentro de una cultura, por su valor como recurso útil u otro interés. El objetivo del presente trabajo fue evaluar la importancia cultural de las especies de fauna silvestre para los habitantes de cuatro comunidades del norte de Yucatán, así como registrar las categorías de uso o manejo a las cuales son asignadas. Lainformación se obtuvo a través de listado…
The Importance of Human Emotions for Wildlife Conservation
Animals have always been important for human life due to the ecological, cultural, and economic functions that they represent. This has allowed building several kinds of relationships that have promoted different emotions in human societies. The objective of this review was to identify the main emotions that humans show toward wildlife species and the impact of such emotions on animal population management. We reviewed academic databases to ident…
Feelings, conflicts, and use
Human activities are one of the most critical threats to wildlife. Therefore, understanding human-wildlife interactions is key to designing and applying sound conservation strategies. We identified wild animals relevant for people in El Triunfo Biosphere Reserve, southern Mexico considering four types of interactions: Use, affect (either positive or negative), and conflict. Twenty-eight workshops and 670 wildlife-human experiences with 58 taxa we…
Knowledge, perceptions, and attitudes toward raptors among young urban residents of the Riviera Maya, Mexico
Knowledge, perceptions, and attitudes toward raptors were assessed from July to December 2019 through exploratory research conducted online (n = 278) and in-depth interviews (n = 18) with participants having knowledge of information technologies in urban areas of the Riviera Maya, Quintana Roo, Mexico. Most respondents were young (ages 13–37), permanent residents of the cities of Cancun, Playa del Carmen, Puerto Morelos, and Tulum. We found heter…
Determinants of cultural significance in consumed wild mammals
Wild mammals have constituted a widely used source of protein for most of the world’s cultures. Although there is no consensus on why some mammal species are more important for people than others, evidence provided by the discipline of ethnozoology suggests that distinct cultures value species differently, probably based on motivations and interests relevant for each group. In this paper we analyze the factors involved in the valuation of wild ma…
Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (10 works) · Biology (8 works) · Geography (8 works) · Ecology (7 works) · Animal and Plant Science Education (5 works) · Archaeology (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Wildlife (5 works) · Biodiversity (4 works) · Primate Behavior and Ecology (4 works)