Post on 17-Dec-2014
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Jaguar Conservation Program at the Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica.
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We are a group of scientists and students that are concern with the jaguar’s conservation in
the Neotropics
We have been working doing research about jaguars and its preys for the last 20 years in
Costa Rica
We have been working doing research about jaguars and its preys for the last 20 years in
Costa Rica
We have been working doing research about jaguars and its preys for the last 20 years in
Costa Rica
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Our main objective is to generate information about the jaguars and its preys
to take the better management decisions and help to conserve the biodiversity in the
Neotropical areas.
Our findings have help to take management decisions in protected
areas in Costa Rica
We have published lots of scientific papers and popular articles about jaguars
and peccaries in international journals
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Since 2003, we are working using camera traps to estimate jaguar populations in
Corcovado National Park
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This methodology is based in that every jaguar has a unique spotted pattern, which allows us to
identify individually any animal.
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Of course, we are also taking pictures of every animals in the tropical forest of
Corcovado
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Other of our projects is address to work with cattle ranchers to avoid conflicts between jaguars and
cattle.
We are also training park rangers to collect field data during their diary
work.
Additionally, we are working in other areas in Costa Rica such as:
Monteverde Reserve
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San Ramon biological Reserve
Pacuare
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Guanacaste (tropical dry forest)
As always, one of our big limitations is the funds to work
We have received contributions from generous people around the World that care about
conservation such as:
Mr. Ken Kalopsis and Mrs. Nancy Branscombe, (in which behalf we named two jaguars with their
children’s names).
And Mr. Robert Brookes, all from London, Ontario, Canada.
Help us supporting our program !! please contact:
Dr. Eduardo Carrillo (ecarrill@una.ac.cr, ecarrilloj@gmail.com).
Jaguars will be very grateful with your contribution.
Dr. Eduardo Carrillo (ecarrill@una.ac.cr, ecarrilloj@gmail.com).