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| Myers, L.M.; Main, M.B. | |
| Test of scent lures and hair snares for captive jaguars and implications for field use | |
| 2013 Cat News (59): 33-34 | |
Hair snares are an effective noninvasive method to survey carnivores, but they have not been used to study jaguars _Panthera onca_. We evaluated the effectiveness of 4 scent lures for attracting jaguars and promoting cheek-rubbing behavior, and a hair snare design for the collection of hair samples with 7 captive jaguars. We recorded latency time (time from entering the enclosure to inspection), investigation time (time spent investigating), and behavior score (interaction with treatments or control) to evaluate scent lures. Our results revealed that Calvin Klein Obsession perfume for women (CK) elicited the most cheek-rubbing events and the highest behavior scores. Other scent lures were less effective (Hawbaker Wildcat No.2, catnip oil) or ineffective (bobcat urine) at promoting cheek-rubbing behavior and had lower behavior scores. Our hair snare model was effective at collecting samples with the mean hair count being 312 (95% CI = 145-478). Our results indicated that CK was effective at promoting investigation and cheek rubbing by jaguars in a captive setting and that the hair-snare design was effective at collecting hair samples. However, further testing in the field is needed to validate the use of this technique for wild jaguars. |
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