First photographic record of puma Puma concolor in the Misoco Biological Reserve, Honduras
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https://doi.org/10.31687/SaremNMS24.08.3Keywords:
conservation, distribution, Felidae, monitoring, protected areasAbstract
The puma Puma concolor (Linnaeus, 1771) is the second largest feline in Honduras. Its presence in the country has already been documented for six protected areas through the use of camera traps. Worldwide, according to the Red List of Threatened Species of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), the puma is categorized as Least Concern; however, in Honduras these felines are threatened by habitat loss and growth of urbanizations, placing them under the category of Endangered. In this work we report the presence of the puma, through photographic evidence, in the Misoco Biological Reserve (RBM).
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