First record of the bush dog Speothos venaticus in the Atlantic Forest of Minas Gerais, Brazil
The bush dog Speothos venaticus is a highly social Neotropical canid categorized globally on the IUCN Red List as Near Threatened, as Vulnerable in Brazil and as Critically Endangered in Minas Gerais, south-eastern Brazil, and the Atlantic Forest as a result of human pressure. As part of the monitor...
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| description | The bush dog Speothos venaticus is a highly social Neotropical canid categorized globally on the IUCN Red List as Near Threatened, as Vulnerable in Brazil and as Critically Endangered in Minas Gerais, south-eastern Brazil, and the Atlantic Forest as a result of human pressure. As part of the monitoring of this mammal, during January 2019–March 2020 we placed one camera trap in each of 22 forest fragments in various landscapes in 15 municipalities in the state of Minas Gerais and one municipality in the state of Rio de Janeiro. On average, each camera trap was active for 4.3 months in each fragment. In a total of 2,856 trap-days we obtained the first record of S. venaticus in south-eastern Minas Gerais, c. 2 km from Serra de Santa Rita Mítzi Brandão Biological Reserve. This is the northernmost record of S. venaticus in the Atlantic Forest and highlights the importance of forest remnants in a fragmented landscape for this species. Further monitoring of this area should be a priority, to increase knowledge regarding the distribution of this species and for developing conservation strategies appropriate to these fragmented landscapes. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-bb75cebe28354bafbd01824569a4568d2023-09-08T07:26:54ZengCambridge University PressOryx0030-60531365-30082023-09-015767367510.1017/S0030605323000236First record of the bush dog Speothos venaticus in the Atlantic Forest of Minas Gerais, BrazilAlejandra Soto-Werschitz0https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5416-632XSalvador Mandujano1https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4285-0882Marcelo Passamani2https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0940-4074Departamento de Ecologia e Conservação, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ecologia Aplicada, Instituto de Ciências Naturais, Universidade Federal de Lavras, CEP 37200-900, Lavras, Minas Gerais, BrazilRed de Biología y Conservación de Vertebrados, Instituto de Ecología A.C., Xalapa, Veracruz, MéxicoDepartamento de Ecologia e Conservação, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ecologia Aplicada, Instituto de Ciências Naturais, Universidade Federal de Lavras, CEP 37200-900, Lavras, Minas Gerais, BrazilThe bush dog Speothos venaticus is a highly social Neotropical canid categorized globally on the IUCN Red List as Near Threatened, as Vulnerable in Brazil and as Critically Endangered in Minas Gerais, south-eastern Brazil, and the Atlantic Forest as a result of human pressure. As part of the monitoring of this mammal, during January 2019–March 2020 we placed one camera trap in each of 22 forest fragments in various landscapes in 15 municipalities in the state of Minas Gerais and one municipality in the state of Rio de Janeiro. On average, each camera trap was active for 4.3 months in each fragment. In a total of 2,856 trap-days we obtained the first record of S. venaticus in south-eastern Minas Gerais, c. 2 km from Serra de Santa Rita Mítzi Brandão Biological Reserve. This is the northernmost record of S. venaticus in the Atlantic Forest and highlights the importance of forest remnants in a fragmented landscape for this species. Further monitoring of this area should be a priority, to increase knowledge regarding the distribution of this species and for developing conservation strategies appropriate to these fragmented landscapes.https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S0030605323000236/type/journal_articleAtlantic ForestBrazilbush dogcamera trappingneotropical canidMinas GeraisSpeothos venaticus |
| spellingShingle | Alejandra Soto-Werschitz Salvador Mandujano Marcelo Passamani First record of the bush dog Speothos venaticus in the Atlantic Forest of Minas Gerais, Brazil Oryx Atlantic Forest Brazil bush dog camera trapping neotropical canid Minas Gerais Speothos venaticus |
| title | First record of the bush dog Speothos venaticus in the Atlantic Forest of Minas Gerais, Brazil |
| title_full | First record of the bush dog Speothos venaticus in the Atlantic Forest of Minas Gerais, Brazil |
| title_fullStr | First record of the bush dog Speothos venaticus in the Atlantic Forest of Minas Gerais, Brazil |
| title_full_unstemmed | First record of the bush dog Speothos venaticus in the Atlantic Forest of Minas Gerais, Brazil |
| title_short | First record of the bush dog Speothos venaticus in the Atlantic Forest of Minas Gerais, Brazil |
| title_sort | first record of the bush dog speothos venaticus in the atlantic forest of minas gerais brazil |
| topic | Atlantic Forest Brazil bush dog camera trapping neotropical canid Minas Gerais Speothos venaticus |
| url | https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S0030605323000236/type/journal_article |
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