Welcome to another issue of our Newsletter! In Edentata 13 you will find five articles and seven short communications on a wide range of topics related to Xenarthra conservation. Among many other relevant topics, this issue includes a very interesting review of the distribution and conservation status of xenarthrans in French Guiana, suggestions for the next national Red List assessment of xenarthrans in Paraguay, and an analysis of the existing literature on Myrmecophaga tridactyla. The latter article highlights the low number of existing publications on this charismatic species and, especially, on its conservation. We are proud to see that one-fourth of all articles on giant anteaters that were analyzed for this study have been published in our Newsletter Edentata and hope there will be many more!
This issue also includes a summary of the workshop on Xenarthra conservation that took place during the II Latin American Mammalogy Congress in Buenos Aires, Argentina. We aim at organizing additional workshops and symposia at other congresses to continue promoting Xenarthra research and conservation and will keep you informed about upcoming events through our website and facebook page. Please also remember to regularly check our website and our facebook page so that you don't miss any future Articles in Press!
We are very happy that Nadia Moraes-Barros joined our editorial team and has brought in her expertise on sloths to further improve the quality of our Newsletter. Nadia has replaced our former co-editor Flávia Miranda, who is now focusing her energy on other projects of our Specialist Group, such as coordinating the research and conservation projects about Tolypeutes tricinctus, the Mascot of the 2014 FIFA World Cup (see News section). Many thanks to Flávia for her excellent job as co-editor over the past few years!
We would also like to extend warm thanks to all anonymous reviewers who have helped improving the quality of our Newsletter, as well as the San Antonio Zoological Society for the generous financial support!
