Title
Wildlife use survey in the Tacana comunitary land of origin, Bolivia / Evaluación sobre el uso de la fauna silvestre en la Tierra Comunitaria de Origen Tacana, Bolivia
Author(s)
Renata Tejada; Eladio Chao; Humberto Gómez; R. E. Lilian Painter; Robert B. Wallace
Published
2006
Publisher
Ecología en Bolivia
Abstract
As part of a project realized by Consejo Indígena del Pueblo Tacana CIPTA to elaborate a Sustainable Development Strategy based on Natural Resource Management for the Tacana TCO, we conducted a preliminary evaluation of wildlife use in the 20 Tacana communities found within their territorial demand. Participatory workshops revealed that 181 vertebrate species are used in a variety of broad use categories. Of a total of 43 mammal species utilized, 40 are consumed, 56 of 72 utilized birds are consumed, 9 of 16 utilized reptile species are food sources, and 40 of 50 utilized fish species are consumed. Other utilized vertebrate species are exclusively used in a medicinal, handicraft or game context. Interviews suggested that the most frequently hunted wildlife species are Tapirus terrestris, Mazama americana, Dasyprocta variegata, Cuniculus paca, Pecari tajacu, Ateles chamek, Alouatta sara, Penelope jacquacu and Mitu tuberosa. Fishing concentrates on Pseudoplatystoma triginun, P. fasciatum, Prochilodus nigricans and Colossoma macropomum. / In the framework of the project of the Consejo Indígena del Pueblo Tacana CIPTA, "Elaboration of a Sustainable Development Strategy for the Tacana TCO based on Natural Resource Management", a diagnosis was carried out on the use of wildlife in 20 Tacana communities in the area of their territorial demand. Based on participatory workshops, a total of 181 vertebrates were recorded and used for different purposes. Of a total of 43 species of mammals used by the Tacana, 40 are used for food. In the case of birds, 56 of the 72 species recorded for use are used for food. Nine of the 16 reptile species used are for food. In the case of fish, 40 of the 50 species recorded for some use are used as food. The rest of the vertebrate species recorded with some use are used exclusively for craft, medicinal and recreational purposes. Interviews suggest that the most frequently hunted species are Tapirus terrestris, Mazama americana, Dasyprocta variegata, Cuniculus paca, Pecari tajacu, Ateles chamek, Alouatta sara, Penelope jacquacu and Mitu tuberosa. The most frequently consumed fish are Pseudoplatystoma triginun, P. fasciatum, Prochilodus nigricans and Colossoma macropomum.
Keywords
Use; trade; wildlife; Territorio Comunitario de Origen Tacana; Use; comercio; fauna silvestre
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