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Wallace, R.B.; Gomez, H.; Ayala, G.; Espinoza, F.
Camera trapping for jaguar (Panthera onca) in the Tuichi valley, Bolivia
2003 Journal of Neotropical Mammalogy (10): 133-139
Camera trapping techniques, in combination with robust mark-recapture statistics, have been used extensively in Asia to provide tiger population density estimates and relative abundance information. Here we present the results of a first attempt to use these methodologies to determine jaguar abundance. Results suggest a relatively low jaguar population density. Nevertheless, it is hypothesized that previous human disturbance at the site may be responsible for this situation, thereby underlining the need for further studies of this nature.
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