Title
The status and conservation of the Chacoan peccary in Paraguay
Author(s)
Taber, A.B.
Published
1991
Publisher
ORYX
Abstract
Catagonus wagneri is endemic to the dry thorn forest of the Gran Chaco of Paraguay, Argentina and Bolivia. Since its discovery by scientists in the 1970s its population has declined due to overhunting, habitat destruction, and possibly disease. In 1989, c5000 individuals are estimated to survive in the Paraguayan Chaco. Small dispersed populations still exist in Argentina and Bolivia. In Paraguay, Chacoan peccaries have almost disappeared from the two national parks within their range and the only significant population exists in an area where there are no reserves. Survival depends on enforcing regulations against hunting both within and outside the national parks, translocating animals to the parks, establishing a system of reserves on private land in critical areas, training and environmental education. -from Author
Keywords
conservation; dry thorn forest; endemic; habitat destruction; hunting; peccary; translocation; Argentina; Bolivia; Paraguay, Chaco; Catagonus wagneri
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