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First confirmed record of Jaguarundi, Herpailurus yagouaroundi (É. Geoffroy, 1803) (Mammalia, Carnivora, Felidae), on the western slope of the Peruvian Andes [PDF]
Check List, 2019 The presence of the Jaguarundi, Herpailurus yagouaroundi, west of the Peruvian Andes have not been considered in recent studies due to lack of evidence.
Alvaro García-Olaechea +2 more
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Global Ecology and Conservation, 2021 Global declines in large-bodied terrestrial vertebrates are widely linked to human disturbance and habitat loss. Identifying remaining opportunities to conserve areas wherein such species may persist or might be reintroduced has thus become a key ...
N. Morrell, R.D. Appleton, P. Arcese
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A Contribution to the taxonomy of the Andean bear
Zoodiversity, 2020 The Andean bear's taxonomy is discussed with some nomenclatorial corrections and discussions of some common names for the species. The most widely used common name has been changed from spectacled bear to Andean bear in favour of the animal's importance ...
Frank Brandstaetter
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Ecology and Society, 2021 Research has increasingly emphasized the importance of spatial alignment between ecosystems and the institutions that govern them, known as social-ecological fit. Social network analysis (SNA) has been recognized as a valuable tool capable of integrating
Rhianna R. Hohbein +2 more
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Dietary ecology of the extinct cave bear: Evidence of omnivory as inferred from dental microwear textures [PDF]
Acta Palaeontologica Polonica, 2016 The diet of the extinct European cave bear, Ursus spelaeus, has widely been debated. Diverging from the extant brown bear (Ursus arctos) approximately 1.2 million years ago, the cave bear is one of the most ubiquitous fossil bears occurring in Europe ...
D. Brent Jones, Larisa R.G. DeSantis
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Global Ecology and Conservation, 2022 Spectacled bears (SB) (Tremarctos ornatus) are the only bear species native to South America. This particular bear is the single species of its genus, and it is listed as vulnerable according to the IUCN red list. A critical SB conservation habitat is in
Alexander Cotrina Sánchez +10 more
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Spectacled Bears in Peru [PDF]
Oryx, 1981 Land nationalisation, starting in 1963, brought settlers and cultivation into mountain areas of Peru where hitherto spectacled bears had been disturbed only by occasional hunting. This greatly reduced the numbers of bears, and also habituated those that survived to eating the farm crops and farm animals that replaced their natural foods, thus incurring
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Revista Peruana de Biología, 2016 There have been numerous studies about Spectacled bear´s diet, however little is known about the small vertebrates it consumes. This study present nine vertebrate species (seven rodent and two birds) as preys of the Spectacled bear, based on the analysis
Fiorella N. Gonzales +3 more
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Conservation Letters, 2022 The establishment of protected areas (PAs) is a central strategy for global biodiversity conservation. While the role of PAs in protecting habitat has been highlighted, their effectiveness at protecting mammal communities remains unclear.
Cheng Chen +37 more
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Anesthetic protocol using propofol and isoflurane in spectacled bear (Tremarctos ornatus)
Brazilian Journal of Veterinary Research and Animal Science, 2023 The management of wild animals generally requires chemical containment with the use of sedatives, tranquilizers, general anesthetics or dissociative drugs. The spectacled bear (Tremarctos ornatus) is the only member of the family Ursidae characteristic of South America. There are few reports on the main anesthetic protocols used in this specie. The aim
Júlio Rodrigues Pereira Júnior +5 more
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