Density of the Near Threatened jaguar Panthera onca in the caatinga of north-eastern Brazil

Leandro Silveira; Anah T.A. Jácomo; Samuel Astete; Rahel Sollmann; Natália M. Tôrres; Mariana M. Furtado; Jader Marinho-Filho

doi:10.1017/S0030605309990433

Density of the Near Threatened jaguar Panthera onca in the caatinga of north-eastern Brazil

Leandro Silveira, Anah T.A. Jácomo, Samuel Astete, Rahel Sollmann, Natália M. Tôrres, Mariana M. Furtado, Jader Marinho-Filho

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We report the first estimate of jaguar density in the semi-arid caatinga biome of north-eastern Brazil. During August-October 2007, in the Serra da Capivara National Park, we used camera traps to identify and count jaguars. Jaguar abundance and density were calculated using mark-recapture models. In a sampling effort of 1,249 camera-trap-nights we identified 12 adult jaguars and estimated an abundance of 14 SE ± 3.6 jaguars in an area of 524 km ², i.e. a density of 2.67 ± SE 1.00 jaguars per 100 km ². This estimate is higher than in most other Brazilian biomes and indicates Serra da Capivara National Park as an important reserve for protecting jaguars in north-eastern Brazil.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	104-109
Number of pages	6
Journal	ORYX
Volume	44
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1017/S0030605309990433
State	Published - Jan 2010
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Brazil
Caatinga
Camera trap
Density
Jaguar
Panthera onca
Serra da Capivara National Park

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Density of the Near Threatened jaguar Panthera onca in the caatinga of north-eastern Brazil

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