scholarly journals Correction to: Towards the restoration of the Mesoamerican Biological Corridor for large mammals in Panama: comparing multi-species occupancy to movement models

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ninon F. V. Meyer ◽  
Ricardo Moreno ◽  
Rafael Reyna-Hurtado ◽  
Johannes Signer ◽  
Niko Balkenhol
Keyword(s):  
Large Mammals ◽  
Biological Corridor ◽  
Mesoamerican Biological Corridor ◽  
Movement Models ◽  
Species Occupancy

Willingness to Coexist with Jaguars and Pumas in Costa Rica

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-21
Author(s):  
Jennifer Rebecca Schauer
Keyword(s):  
Costa Rica ◽  
Regional Differences ◽  
Participant Observation ◽  
Physical Distance ◽  
Communication Strategy ◽  
Outreach Program ◽  
Large Carnivores ◽  
Social Investment ◽  
Biological Corridor ◽  
Mesoamerican Biological Corridor

Abstract Shrinking habitat, depleted prey sources, and hunting increase conflict between humans and jaguars in Latin America. Participant observation was used for 131 open-ended interviews in the Mesoamerican Biological Corridor of Costa Rica to describe and provide recommendations for Panthera’s rancher outreach program. Changing husbandry practices is different than wanting to relocate jaguars or pumas, which suggests willingness to coexist is based on geo-physical proximities. Further, perceived attacks on livestock may be unreliable creating a perception of more predation, villainizing large felines, and challenging coexistence. This study urges wildlife managers to evaluate the effectiveness of relocation; suggests systematic recordkeeping of jaguar and puma attacks; encourages researchers to measure willingness to co-exist with large carnivores based on geo-physical distance; suggests strategies of coexistence may have both cultural and regional differences; and recommends a communication strategy through a citizen science approach, in order to educate ranchers and create social investment among communities.

A PRELIMINARY CHECKLIST OF THE VASCULAR PLANTS OF THE CHIQUIBUL FOREST, BELIZE

2006 ◽  
Vol 63 (2-3) ◽  
pp. 269-321 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. G. M. BRIDGEWATER ◽  
D. J. HARRIS ◽  
C. WHITEFOORD ◽  
A. K. MONRO ◽  
M. G. PENN ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Vascular Plants ◽  
National Park ◽  
New Records ◽  
Vascular Plant ◽  
Red List ◽  
Forest Reserve ◽  
World Conservation ◽  
Biological Corridor ◽  
Mesoamerican Biological Corridor ◽  
History Of

Covering an area of 177,000 hectares, the region known within Belize as the Chiquibul Forest comprises the country's largest forest reserve and includes the Chiquibul Forest Reserve, the Chiquibul National Park and the Caracol Archaeological Reserve. Based on 7047 herbarium and live collections, a checklist of 1355 species of vascular plant is presented for this area, of which 87 species are believed to be new records for the country. Of the 41 species of plant known to be endemic to Belize, four have been recorded within the Chiquibul, and 12 species are listed in The World Conservation Union (IUCN) 2006 Red List of Threatened Species. Although the Chiquibul Forest has been relatively well collected, there are geographical biases in botanical sampling which have focused historically primarily on the limestone forests of the Chiquibul Forest Reserve. A brief review of the collecting history of the Chiquibul is provided, and recommendations are given on where future collecting efforts may best be focused. The Chiquibul Forest is shown to be a significant regional centre of plant diversity and an important component of the Mesoamerican Biological Corridor.

scholarly journals Human-wildlife conflicts and drought in the greater Calakmul Region, Mexico: implications for tapir conservation

2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
pp. 539-563
Author(s):  
Jonathan Pérez-Flores ◽  
Sofía Mardero ◽  
Antonio López-Cen ◽  
Fernando M. Contreras-Moreno
Keyword(s):  
Community Participation ◽  
Water Scarcity ◽  
Wildlife Conservation ◽  
Annual Precipitation ◽  
Wildlife Species ◽  
Biological Corridor ◽  
Mesoamerican Biological Corridor ◽  
Alternative Water ◽  
Alternative Water Sources

Wildlife conservation efforts in the Mesoamerican Biological Corridor have focused on reducing negative interactions between humans and charismatic species. In recent years, droughts have increased in frequency and intensity in southeastern Mexico exacerbating conflicts with wildlife as they compete with humans for limited water. In the Yucatan Peninsula, Greater Calakmul Region of southeastern Mexico, Baird’s tapirs (Tapirus bairdii) are increasingly encroaching into local villages (ejidos) in search of water. This behavior could increase tapir mortality from hunting by Calakmul ejidos residents. We evaluated the trends between annual precipitation and tapir sightings near or within Calakmul ejidos from 2008 to 2019 to determine if the frequency of reported conflicts increased relative to decreased precipitation. In addition, with community participation, from 2016 to 2018 we monitored one of the ejidos where human-tapir conflicts were reported to be increasing to better describe the nature of conflicts. We did not find any relationship between the number of tapir sightings reported and annual precipitation. However, more tapirs were documented near ejidos in 2019, which is one of the years with the lowest rainfall (626.6 mm) in the last decade. Tapirs were reported as the most common wildlife species observed at waterholes (35.4%) and apiaries (32.1%). Our findings suggested that water scarcity has increased tapirs’ incursions into human-populated areas and subsequently the potential for human-tapir conflicts. We recommend that managers consider developing alternative water sources that could mitigate human-tapir conflicts and contribute to the long-term viability of other wildlife species that inhabit the Greater Calakmul Region of southeastern Mexico.

scholarly journals Survey of medium-sized and large mammals of Piedras Blancas National Park, Costa Rica

Check List ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
pp. 939-950
Author(s):  
Maxwell R. W. Beal ◽  
Parker J. Matzinger ◽  
Guido Saborío-R. ◽  
Jonathan Noguera Bristan ◽  
Erik R. Olson
Keyword(s):  
Costa Rica ◽  
National Park ◽  
Alouatta Palliata ◽  
Camera Traps ◽  
Large Mammals ◽  
Mammal Species ◽  
Osa Peninsula ◽  
Biological Corridor ◽  
Saimiri Oerstedii ◽  
Corcovado National Park

Piedras Blancas National Park, in southern Costa Rica, is an important component of two biological corridors connecting the Osa Peninsula (Corcovado National Park) and La Amistad International Park. Understanding the mammal community composition of Piedras Blancas will provide baseline data to evaluate the success of conservation efforts. We used camera traps and opportunistic observations to describe the medium-sized and large mammals of the park. We deployed camera traps for 1,440 trap nights (2016-2018). We detected 19 mammal species from seven orders and 13 families. Five species are globally threatened: Leopardus wiedii (Schinz, 1821), Saimiri oerstedii (Linnaeus, 1758), Ateles geoffroyi (Kuhl, 1820), Alouatta palliata (Gray, 1849), and Tapirus bairdii (Gill, 1865). We did not detect two locally threatened species, Panthera onca (Linnaeus, 1758) and Tayassu pecari (Link, 1795). Our research highlights a need for critical conservation work within the proposed biological corridor to support Costa Rica’s most threatened wildlife.

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