Ecology of large felids and their prey in small reserves of the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico.

ABSTRACT: Jaguars and pumas are top-predator species in the Neotropics that are threatened by habitat destruction, illegal poaching of their body parts and their favored prey, and by the human-wildlife conflicts that arise when predators attack livestock. Much of the remaining felid habitat in the Americas is in protected nature reserves that are too small and isolated to support local populations. Surrounding forests therefore play a vital role in felid conservation. Successful long-term conservation of these two felids requires evidence-based knowledge of their biological and ecological requirements. We studied population distributions of jaguars and pumas and their prey in and between two small, private reserves of the Northern Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico, with areas of 25 and 43 km². Du

SUBMITTER: Pina-Covarrubias E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9936502 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature