EARTHWATCH INSTITUTE ANNUAL FIELD REPORT Project Title: Jaguars and Wolves in the Brazilian Grasslands Principal Investigator (s): Leandro Silveira , Anah Tereza de Almeida Jácomo, Mariana Malzoni Furtado, Natália Mundim Tôrres and Rahel Sollmann Affiliations: Jaguar Conservation Fund Date completed: June, 16, 2008 Completed by: Jaguar Conservation Fund Period covered by this report: May 2007 to November 2007 Dear Volunteers, Our research team would like to thank every volunteer that has been here to assist with our Project in ENP during this last year (2007). We hope all of you have spent an enjoyable time in the Brazilian grasslands and discovered that behind all that grass, the typical Cerrado fauna roams freely. In addition to the many rheas and pampas-deer, many of you had the opportunity to see colorful macaws, giant anteaters, tapirs, armadillos, crab-eating foxes, ocelots, maned- wolves and pumas. In 2007, with your help, we captured 82 carnivores, 61 individuals recaptured and 22 new individuals: 63 maned-wolves; 4 ocelots; 1 pampas cat; 10 crab-eating foxes; 1 jaguarundi and 3 hoary foxes. This was our reward after the initial days of working hard... changing the traps, setting the traps and putting the bait in the live traps. We would especially like to thank you for waking up early every morning to check the live-traps, check camera traps and for helping us during all the time. Your support is very helpful for us to continue this project. Most of our carnivores are still virtually unknown; therefore the data you all are helping to collect are invaluable for these species’ future survival. Overall, your time with us is about more than just you learning about the ecology and conservation of the local carnivores, it also comprises the actual conservation of the uniqueness of Brazil’s last great grassland refuge. We hope that you also took home a greater sense of the people of Brazil and our day-to- day way of life. We will remember the evening meals after our hard work where we shared stories of the day. It is always our desire that, in addition to you helping us to achieve our goals and objectives, you have come to know each of us personally, and may even find opportunities in yourselves and your futures that were influenced by your time with us. Best regards, Leandro Silveira