IUCN / SSC Cat Specialist Group - Digital Cat Library |
|
||||||||||
|
||||||||||
|
|
| Pitman, R.L.; Mazzolli, M. | |
| Jaguar Persistence in Fragments of the Atlantic Coastal Forest, Southeastern Brazil | |
| 2007 Conference Proceeding | |
Brazil's Atlantic Coastal Forest is the second most endangered tropical forest in the world and only 5% of this ecosystem remains. Although 30% of this ecosystem is inside protected areas, only paper protects most of them and there are people and domestic animals living inside. The largest and best protected tract of the Atlantic Coastal Forest is found in southeastern Brazil, where the jaguar population was surveyed by the presence of tracks and scats during 1995-1997, giving a rough estimate of one jaguar per 100 km2, and revealing local extinction of the species in some areas (e.g., Superagui National Park). The expectation made based on those surveys was that the jaguar population would not persist for the next 10 years. However, surveys realized 10 years later (2006) show that jaguars still persist in the area. We show through GIS data that during these 10 years other protected areas were created in the region, protection of existing protected areas was strengthened. These measures might be responsible for the persistence of jaguars in the area but are unlikely to be enough to ensure jaguar survival if specific measures are not implemented. |
|
 |
PDF files are only accessible to Friends of the Cat Group. Joining Friends of the Cat Group gives you unlimited access and downloads in the Cat SG Library for one year, and allows you to receive our newsletter Cat News (2 regular issues per year plus special issues). More information how to join here |
(c) IUCN/SSC Cat Specialist Group ( IUCN - The World Conservation Union) |