Roadkill records of Lowland Tapir Tapirus terrestris (Mammalia: Perissodactyla: Tapiridae) between kilometers 06 and 76 of highway BR-163, state of Pará, Brazil
Fifteen Lowland Tapirs Tapirus terrestris were found road killed between kilometer six and 76 of the BR-163 highway, in the state of Pará, Brazil. The findings took place during two periods, May/July 2016, and June 2017. This highway is internationally known for its environmental impact and here w...
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| author | Marco A. de Freitas Rodrigo C. Printes Eric K. Motoyama Assor E. Fucks Diogo Veríssimo |
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| description | Fifteen Lowland Tapirs Tapirus terrestris were found road killed between kilometer six and 76 of the BR-163 highway, in the state of Pará, Brazil. The findings took place during two periods, May/July 2016, and June 2017. This highway is internationally known for its environmental impact and here we present additional evidence of its impact on the population of a threatened species. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-479064b4311b45b6add5835cbbd148f22022-12-21T20:35:30ZengWildlife Information Liaison Development SocietyJournal of Threatened Taxa0974-78930974-79072017-11-01911109481095210.11609/jott.3227.9.11.10948-109523227Roadkill records of Lowland Tapir Tapirus terrestris (Mammalia: Perissodactyla: Tapiridae) between kilometers 06 and 76 of highway BR-163, state of Pará, BrazilMarco A. de Freitas0Rodrigo C. Printes1Eric K. Motoyama2Assor E. Fucks3Diogo Veríssimo4Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da Biodiversidade (ICMBio), PARNA Catimbau, Vila Catimbau, Buíque, Pernambuco, PE, CEP 56537-000, BrazilInstituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da Biodiversidade (ICMBio), Unidade Especial Avançada de Itaituba/PA, Av. Mal. Rondon, s/n - Liberdade, Itaituba, Pará 68181-010, Brazil Universidade Estadual do Rio Grande do Sul (UERGS), Laboratório de Gestão Ambiental e Negociação de Conflitos, Rua Santos Dumont, 450, São Francisco de Paula, Rio Grande do Sul, CEP 95400-000, BrazilInstituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da Biodiversidade (ICMBio), Unidade Especial Avançada de Itaituba/PA, Av. Mal. Rondon, s/n - Liberdade, Itaituba, Pará 68181-010, BrazilInstituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da Biodiversidade (ICMBio), Unidade Especial Avançada de Itaituba/PA, Av. Mal. Rondon, s/n - Liberdade, Itaituba, Pará 68181-010, BrazilDavid H. Smith Conservation Research Fellow, Department of Environmental Health and Engineering, Whiting School of Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21218-2608, USAFifteen Lowland Tapirs Tapirus terrestris were found road killed between kilometer six and 76 of the BR-163 highway, in the state of Pará, Brazil. The findings took place during two periods, May/July 2016, and June 2017. This highway is internationally known for its environmental impact and here we present additional evidence of its impact on the population of a threatened species.https://www.threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/article/view/3227amazonbrazilbr 163highwayparároadkillroad ecologysouth americatapirwildlife. |
| spellingShingle | Marco A. de Freitas Rodrigo C. Printes Eric K. Motoyama Assor E. Fucks Diogo Veríssimo Roadkill records of Lowland Tapir Tapirus terrestris (Mammalia: Perissodactyla: Tapiridae) between kilometers 06 and 76 of highway BR-163, state of Pará, Brazil Journal of Threatened Taxa amazon brazil br 163 highway pará roadkill road ecology south america tapir wildlife. |
| title | Roadkill records of Lowland Tapir Tapirus terrestris (Mammalia: Perissodactyla: Tapiridae) between kilometers 06 and 76 of highway BR-163, state of Pará, Brazil |
| title_full | Roadkill records of Lowland Tapir Tapirus terrestris (Mammalia: Perissodactyla: Tapiridae) between kilometers 06 and 76 of highway BR-163, state of Pará, Brazil |
| title_fullStr | Roadkill records of Lowland Tapir Tapirus terrestris (Mammalia: Perissodactyla: Tapiridae) between kilometers 06 and 76 of highway BR-163, state of Pará, Brazil |
| title_full_unstemmed | Roadkill records of Lowland Tapir Tapirus terrestris (Mammalia: Perissodactyla: Tapiridae) between kilometers 06 and 76 of highway BR-163, state of Pará, Brazil |
| title_short | Roadkill records of Lowland Tapir Tapirus terrestris (Mammalia: Perissodactyla: Tapiridae) between kilometers 06 and 76 of highway BR-163, state of Pará, Brazil |
| title_sort | roadkill records of lowland tapir tapirus terrestris mammalia perissodactyla tapiridae between kilometers 06 and 76 of highway br 163 state of para brazil |
| topic | amazon brazil br 163 highway pará roadkill road ecology south america tapir wildlife. |
| url | https://www.threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/article/view/3227 |
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