Banca de DEFESA: JÉSSICA MARCIELLA ALMEIDA RODRIGUES

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DISCENTE : JÉSSICA MARCIELLA ALMEIDA RODRIGUES
DATA : 02/02/2022
HORA: 14:00
LOCAL: Universidade do Estado de Mato Grosso, campus de Alta Floresta
TÍTULO:

Conflicts between jaguars and cattle farmers in the southern Brazilian Amazon

PALAVRAS-CHAVES:

Jaguar; Predation, Livestock, Connectivity, Conservation.

PÁGINAS: 46
GRANDE ÁREA: Ciências Biológicas
ÁREA: Zoologia
SUBÁREA: Zoologia Aplicada
ESPECIALIDADE: Conservação das Espécies Animais
RESUMO:

The advance of agribusiness on native vegetation has promoted an increasing isolation of wild animal populations in vegetation islands, with limited food supply. Thus, this work aimed to estimate the number of cattle slaughtered by jaguars (Panthera onca and Puma concolor) during one year in a cattle-producing municipality in southern Brazilian Amazon (Alta Floresta –MT). The owners or those responsible for the properties were basically asked how many heads of cattle were on the property and how many heads of cattle were lost to jaguars in 2020. Data from a total of 409 cattle farms were analyzed. Of this total, there were reports of predation by jaguars in 81 of the properties (19.8%). When extrapolating the data for the entire municipality, considering the size of the herd, an average of 970 animals killed per jaguar is obtained annually. The total number of cattle from the interviewed properties was 261,888 heads, equivalent to 34.21% of the entire herd in the municipality. Of this total, records of 332 cattle slaughtered by jaguars were obtained, representing a mortality rate of 0.12% over the herd. The landscape connectivity analysis showed that the highest connectivity rate was a thousand meters (m) away, which represented about 13.87% (17,848) of the connections. The results of the work showed that: i) despite the low lethality of one bovine preyed on every thousand heads, cattle raisers resent and justify their dislike for felines for the monetary damage caused by them; ii) The mobility of cats between forest fragments; iii) The decline in the population of cats in the municipality; iv) The absence of anti-predation techniques applied by ranchers; v) The municipality has potential for the exploration of feline sighting tourism.

MEMBROS DA BANCA:
Presidente - 131948001 - MENDELSON GUERREIRO DE LIMA
Interno - 265126001 - CARLOS ANTONIO DA SILVA JUNIOR
Externo à Instituição - ALEXANDRE REIS PERCEQUILLO - USP