Puma concolor (Carnivora: Felidae) in protected and unprotected areas of the Lomadas Arenosas region, in the province of Corrientes, Argentina
Large felines are important for maintaining ecological balance, and are indicators of biodiversity and ecosystem resilience. Cougars (Puma concolor) are terrestrial mammals with a wide distribution in Argentina, and theirconservation status is Least Concern. This study aimed to report new records a...
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Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales y Agrimensura
2024
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| Acceso en línea: | https://revistas.unne.edu.ar/index.php/fce/article/view/7556 |
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| Sumario: | Large felines are important for maintaining ecological balance, and are indicators of biodiversity and ecosystem resilience. Cougars (Puma concolor) are terrestrial mammals with a wide distribution in Argentina, and theirconservation status is Least Concern. This study aimed to report new records and generate possible explanations for its presence in the province of Corrientes, as well as explore possible impacts on its population. The study area was composed of three protected areas and their buffer zones, the Mburucuyá National Park, the San Nicolás Portal within the Iberá National Park and the Rincón SantaMaría Provincial Natural Reserve, located in the lomadas arenosas region, and other regions of the province with new records. In the protected areas, stratified sampling was carried out using direct and indirect counting techniques between the years 2014 to 2020. In addition, unstructured verbal interviews were carried out in the buffer zones (years 2016 to 2020) and information was searched in local newspaper sources (years 2014 to 2020). We actualized the distribution and confirmed the presence of the puma in nine departments of Corrientes, with 20detections between the years 2015 to 2020. In the records, 57.1% correspond to adult puma individuals. Regarding spatial location, the detections were located in grasslands, native forest, exotic forests, yatay or caranday palm groves near the edges of bodies of water, areas with urbanization and productive activities (rural, forestry). This information will serve as a basis for implementing monitoring andsurveillance programs, as well as initiating future studies on the perception and interaction with people from Corrientes. |
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