New records of Leopardus guigna in its northern-most distribution in Chile: implications for conservation

Abstract We report new records of the wild felid Leopardus guigna in its northern-most distribution, in the southern Coquimbo and northern Valparaíso regions, in northern-central Chile. To our knowledge, these are the northern-most confirmed guigna records to date. We discuss implications for the co...

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Main Authors:	Constanza Napolitano, Cristian Larraguibel-González, Amancay A. Cepeda-Mercado, Pablo Vial, Jim Sanderson
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMC 2020-09-01
Series:	Revista Chilena de Historia Natural
Subjects:	Northern-most distribution Coquimbo region Guigna Wildlife Conservation Anthropic threats
Online Access:	http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40693-020-00095-8

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spelling	doaj-ed011b0d86a7409db2f4413c64f03e1c2020-11-25T03:55:47ZengBMCRevista Chilena de Historia Natural0717-63172020-09-019311510.1186/s40693-020-00095-8New records of Leopardus guigna in its northern-most distribution in Chile: implications for conservationConstanza Napolitano0Cristian Larraguibel-González1Amancay A. Cepeda-Mercado2Pablo Vial3Jim Sanderson4Departamento de Ciencias Biológicas y Biodiversidad, Universidad de Los LagosInstituto de Geografía, Pontifica Universidad Católica de ValparaísoFundación IrimiFundación Abejas de ChileGlobal Wildlife Conservation (GWC)Abstract We report new records of the wild felid Leopardus guigna in its northern-most distribution, in the southern Coquimbo and northern Valparaíso regions, in northern-central Chile. To our knowledge, these are the northern-most confirmed guigna records to date. We discuss implications for the conservation of these fragile populations in the face of different anthropic threats.http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40693-020-00095-8Northern-most distributionCoquimbo regionGuignaWildlifeConservationAnthropic threats
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spellingShingle	Constanza Napolitano Cristian Larraguibel-González Amancay A. Cepeda-Mercado Pablo Vial Jim Sanderson New records of Leopardus guigna in its northern-most distribution in Chile: implications for conservation Revista Chilena de Historia Natural Northern-most distribution Coquimbo region Guigna Wildlife Conservation Anthropic threats
author_facet	Constanza Napolitano Cristian Larraguibel-González Amancay A. Cepeda-Mercado Pablo Vial Jim Sanderson
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title	New records of Leopardus guigna in its northern-most distribution in Chile: implications for conservation
title_short	New records of Leopardus guigna in its northern-most distribution in Chile: implications for conservation
title_full	New records of Leopardus guigna in its northern-most distribution in Chile: implications for conservation
title_fullStr	New records of Leopardus guigna in its northern-most distribution in Chile: implications for conservation
title_full_unstemmed	New records of Leopardus guigna in its northern-most distribution in Chile: implications for conservation
title_sort	new records of leopardus guigna in its northern-most distribution in chile: implications for conservation
publisher	BMC
series	Revista Chilena de Historia Natural
issn	0717-6317
publishDate	2020-09-01
description	Abstract We report new records of the wild felid Leopardus guigna in its northern-most distribution, in the southern Coquimbo and northern Valparaíso regions, in northern-central Chile. To our knowledge, these are the northern-most confirmed guigna records to date. We discuss implications for the conservation of these fragile populations in the face of different anthropic threats.
topic	Northern-most distribution Coquimbo region Guigna Wildlife Conservation Anthropic threats
url	http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40693-020-00095-8
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New records of Leopardus guigna in its northern-most distribution in Chile: implications for conservation

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