set at >500 mapart from each other,
and baited with sardines in oil, fresh chicken eggs, and road-killed
small mammals and passerines. Trap groups were spread all over
the study area, in potential genet habitats (e.g. forest areas, riparian
areas and shrubland areas; e.g. Zabala et al., 2001; Galantinho and
Mira, 2009; Santos et al., 2011). Traps were checked every morning
after sunrise to minimize animal stress, and bait was replaced whenever
needed. Mean ± SE sampling effort in the wet season (October–
April) was 33.9 ± 0.8 trap nights (696 total operative trap nights),
and in the dry season (May–September) it was 123.0 ± 4.4 trap
nights (1190 total operative trap nights).