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| Cruz, E.; Palacios, G.; Guiris, M. | |
| Current status of jaguars in Chiapas | |
| 2011 Book Chapter | |
In Chiapas as in many parts of Mexico, the habitat loss resulting from diverse human activities, represents the main threat to the survival and conservation of jaguars. Species were distributed in almost the whole state of Chiapas, but at the moment it can be found in the main natural protected areas and the adjacent areas. For the communities, jaguars represents an enemy to their interests and patrimony because the real or perceived attacks to his cattle. During several decades, the Institute of Natural History and Ecology has been carrying out different studies and work with the species. These include distribution, abundance, habitat use, diet, ecto and endo parasites, microbiology, genetics and the conflicts man-jaguar. It has also studies on captive animals. The presence of some species of Nematodes, Cestodes and Protozoa, as well as different species of Bacteria has been documented. Results show that in the Sierra Madre de Chiapas the main prey species on the diet of this felid are, _Tayassu tajacu, Cuniculus paca and Tapirus bairdii_, followed by _Philander opossum, Tamandua mexicana and Nasua narica_; however, a total of 20 species have been confirmed to be part of their diet, including domestic animals, which represent 2.22% of 45 analyzed feces. Chiapas has over a million hectares of protected areas as Biosphere Reserves, where jaguars can be found, however, some of them are isolated and fragmented, which represents a threat for the long-term persistence and conservation of the species. For more than 9 years of study, on the presence and distribution of the species in the Sierra Madre, an abundance of 0.007 tracks/km has been obtained for El Triunfo and 0.013 track/km for La Sepultura. A very slight increase in abundance is suggested in the Sierra Madre; however, the pressures increasing. |
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