Ataques de onça-parda sobre criações domésticas no oeste do Estado de São Paulo

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Ano de defesa: 2016
Autor(a) principal: Fuini, Gabriela Rigotti [UNESP]
Orientador(a): Não Informado pela instituição
Banca de defesa: Não Informado pela instituição
Tipo de documento: Dissertação
Tipo de acesso: Acesso aberto
Idioma: por
Instituição de defesa: Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)
Programa de Pós-Graduação: Não Informado pela instituição
Departamento: Não Informado pela instituição
País: Não Informado pela instituição
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Link de acesso: http://hdl.handle.net/11449/138267
Resumo: The conflict between humans and wild carnivores due the predation on domestic livestock has been a reason that made the Carnivora one of the groups with most threatened species. In Brazil, predation by pumas has been recorded in various regions and result in a harsh persecution on these animals. In order to identify factors that might be associated with predation on domestic livestock by pumas in the west of São Paulo, we did interviews with farm owners and their regular employees using a semi structured questionnaire, addressing characteristics of the property, the management and landscape. We conducted 71 interviews and identified properties that had gone through predation events in the last decade. Sheep and cattle were the most often attacked species. Using logistic regression it was possible to obtain a predictive model of attacks with 81% agreement between estimated and observed, in which the number of sheep and amount of natural vegetation present in each property was positively related to cases of predation. However, a proper management of individuals under risk for both sheep and calves showed to be effective and can contribute significantly to reduce livestock losses and thus to reduce potential conflicts with wildlife.