Survey of medium-sized and large mammals of Piedras Blancas National Park, Costa Rica
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 evalu...
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doaj-9789f297ec1842bc93fb859d9f7811c72020-11-25T03:34:45ZengPensoft PublishersCheck List1809-127X2020-07-0116493995010.15560/16.4.93951420Survey of medium-sized and large mammals of Piedras Blancas National Park, Costa RicaMaxwell R. W. Beal0Parker J. Matzinger1Guido Saborío-R.2Jonathan Noguera Bristan3Erik R. Olson4Northland CollegeNorthland CollegeÁrea de Conservación Osa, Sistema Nacional de Áreas de ConservaciónÁrea de Conservación Osa, Sistema Nacional de Áreas de ConservaciónNorthland CollegePiedras 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.https://checklist.pensoft.net/article/51420/download/pdf/Baird’s tapircamera trap surveyconservation bi |
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Maxwell R. W. Beal Parker J. Matzinger Guido Saborío-R. Jonathan Noguera Bristan Erik R. Olson Survey of medium-sized and large mammals of Piedras Blancas National Park, Costa Rica Check List Baird’s tapir camera trap survey conservation bi |
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Maxwell R. W. Beal Parker J. Matzinger Guido Saborío-R. Jonathan Noguera Bristan Erik R. Olson |
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Survey of medium-sized and large mammals of Piedras Blancas National Park, Costa Rica |
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Survey of medium-sized and large mammals of Piedras Blancas National Park, Costa Rica |
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Survey of medium-sized and large mammals of Piedras Blancas National Park, Costa Rica |
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Survey of medium-sized and large mammals of Piedras Blancas National Park, Costa Rica |
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survey of medium-sized and large mammals of piedras blancas national park, costa rica |
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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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