Dear friends and colleagues,

We are delighted to announce another issue of Edentata! We invite you to download it free of charge from Edentata’s website.

Edentata 21 includes six articles and a News section packed with exciting announcements. 

In this issue, you will find an interesting review on the xenarthrans of Honduras; a description of the first camera trap records of giant anteaters in Baritú National Park, Argentina; and a report on the occurrence of ticks on free-ranging armadillos in Piauí, Brazil. There are also two contributions about giant armadillos and bees. One of them describes the attack of Priodontes maximus on a nest and its predation of stingless bees, whereas the other explores ways to reduce the conflict between beekeepers and giant armadillos. And don’t miss the field note about the Sloth Bot, a cute environmental monitoring robot! 

We have also included updated Guidelines to Authors in English, Spanish and Portuguese to help you prepare your manuscripts for submission to Edentata. We are looking forward to receiving your manuscripts! 

Best wishes, and many thanks to all authors and reviewers!

The editorial team of Edentata

The deadline for submitting manuscripts to this year’s edition of Edentata, the journal of the IUCN/SSC Anteater, Sloth and Armadillo Specialist Group, is approaching!

Please send your articles, short communications and field notes no later than August 15 to edentata@xenarthrans.org. Please make sure you follow the instructions to authors that are available at Edentata’s website to avoid any delays in the review process.

We are looking forward to receiving your submissions!

“Conservation perspectives for a highly disparate lineage of mammals: the Xenarthra”, by Mariella Superina and Agustín M. Abba, discusses the current taxonomic challenges of working with xenarthrans and their impact on the conservation of these animals. It includes an evaluation of the main threats affecting the Xenarthra now and in the future, identifies some successful conservation initiatives, and highlights the importance of initiatives by individual experts.

The article nicely summarizes the current status of xenarthrans and will facilitate the development and implementation of conservation strategies for these fascinating animals. It is available at no cost.

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