Mexican Terrestrial Mammals in the Anthropocene

Abstract

The Anthropocene is characterized by the great impact of human activities on biodiversity and its natural processes. Mammals are a group with medium susceptibility to human impact; however, during the Anthropocene all mammals experience an array of extinction risks, coupled with the fact that many species lack sufficient data for a full understand of their risk level. Despite this, some species are resilient due to their high tolerance to human pressures, either through ecological or through behavioral characteristics. The different environmental instruments developed and implemented by the Mexican Government should contribute to generate knowledge, protection, and sustainable use of mammalian wildlife in concurrence with human well-being. Otherwise, land mammalian species will continue a trend toward disappearance.