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| Figel, J.J. | |
| Community protected areas and the conservation of jaguar (_Panthera onca_) and their prey in the Chinantla region of the Sierra Norte, Oaxaca, Mexico | |
| 2008 Full Book | |
This thesis studied jaguars (_Panthera onca_) and their prey and investigated human-jaguar interactions in the Chinantla Region of the Sierra Norte of Oaxaca, Mexico. The Chinantec communities in the study area have declared 205 km2 of their land as community protected areas (CPAs). With 56-62% of its forests under community ownership and 11.5% of its land already in reserves, there are few significant public lands remaining in Mexico that could be designated as federal protected areas for jaguar conservation. Ecological research was done with camera-traps, which registered two jaguars in a 144 km2 study area. Socioeconomic and cultural data on human-jaguar interactions were collected through interviews. This was the first study on local people's perceptions towards jaguars in Mexico and also the first to assess the status of jaguars in both the Chinantla and in Mexican CPAs. |
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