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- Title
White-lipped peccaries are recorded at Iguaçu National Park after 20 years.
- Authors
Brocardo, Carlos R.; da Silva, Marina Xavier; da S. Delgado, Luis Eduardo; Galetti, Mauro
- Abstract
The white-lipped peccary (WLP) is the most endangered ungulate in the Neotropics. In the recent years, this species has undergone a large reduction in range size and experienced the loss of several populations. An emblematic case was the local extinction of this species from the Iguaçu National Park (INP) in the mid-1990s. After the report of this particular WLP disappearance, surveys conducted along the 2000s confirmed its absence in the park. However, in 2016, after 20 years of previous reports, we obtained five records of WLP herds, indicating a possible population recovery probably resulting from emigration. To effectively re-establish whitelipped peccary population and, consequently, restore its ecological role, urgent practical conservation measures are necessary.
- Subjects
LATIN America; WHITE-lipped peccary; UNGULATES; ENDANGERED species; IGUACU Falls (Argentina &; Brazil)
- Publication
Mammalia: International Journal of the Systematics, Biology & Ecology of Mammals, 2017, Vol 81, Issue 5, p519
- ISSN
0025-1461
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1515/mammalia-2016-0049