干旱区生态环境知识资源中心(Arid): New Records of the Andean Cat (Leopardus jacobita) in the Central Andes of Chile: Filling Gaps in the Distribution Range through Private-Social Partnerships

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DOI	10.3390/ani12050639
	New Records of the Andean Cat (Leopardus jacobita) in the Central Andes of Chile: Filling Gaps in the Distribution Range through Private-Social Partnerships
	Zapararte, Maria Belen; Napolitano, Constanza; Sapaj-Aguilera, Martin; Dinges, Tomas; Kenrick, Catherine; Llerena-Reategui, Gabriel; Tellaeche, Cintia Gisele; Palacios, Rocio
通讯作者	Zapararte, MB
来源期刊	ANIMALS
ISSN	2076-2615
出版年	2022
卷号	12 期号:5
英文摘要	Simple Summary The Andean cat is an endangered medium-sized felid with grey fur and a characteristic long tail with black rings. It is found only in cold and arid regions of the high Andes of Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, and Peru. As part of a collaboration between the Andean Cat Alliance (AGA) and Parque Andino Juncal (PAJ), we conducted a monitoring program from December 2020 to May 2021 using eight trail cameras in PAJ in the central Andes of Chile, an area where few records of the species have been described. We obtained records of Andean cats which fill a gap on the species distribution map, specifically in the area located between two previously identified evolutionary significant units (ESU) which are populations with different evolutionary histories that should be monitored, managed, and protected separately. Based on this new information, a comprehensive ESU reassessment across the range is currently being conducted by AGA. This will allow for a better understanding of the number of distinct populations across the range and the connectivity (i.e., current gene flow) among them, enabling the prioritization of small and isolated populations or units (i.e., higher extinction risk) and recommendations for evidence-based conservation strategies across the distribution. The Andean cat (Leopardus jacobita) is one of the most endangered and least known wild cat species in the Americas and the world in general. We describe new records of the Andean cat in the central Andes of Chile, in Parque Andino Juncal, obtained as part of a monitoring program conducted from December 2020 to May 2021 using eight trail cameras. The cameras were active for 135 days (sampling effort 1080 camera-trap days). We recorded Andean cats in two different cameras, corresponding to two independent events in January and March 2021, respectively (0.19% capture success). Our new records are relevant since they fill a gap on the species distribution map, specifically in the area located between the two previously identified evolutionarily significant units (ESU) (26-35 degrees S) which has been prioritized by the Andean Cat Alliance (AGA). We highlight the relevance of private protected areas in ecosystems of high biodiversity and fragility such as Parque Andino Juncal and also of strategic private-social partnerships for successful collaborative efforts to monitor the presence of rare, elusive, and endangered species. Our next steps will be to collect scats from this newly identified site and conduct genetic analyses to determine whether these animals are part of previously identified ESUs or a yet unidentified potentially distinct ESU or MU requiring special conservation measures.
英文关键词	Andean cat Leopardus jacobita central Andes of Chile endangered partnerships
类型	Article
语种	英语
开放获取类型	gold, Green Published
收录类别	SCI-E
WOS记录号	WOS:000771518500001
WOS关键词	CONSERVATION
WOS类目	Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science ; Veterinary Sciences ; Zoology
WOS研究方向	Agriculture ; Veterinary Sciences ; Zoology
资源类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/391816
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Zapararte, Maria Belen,Napolitano, Constanza,Sapaj-Aguilera, Martin,et al. New Records of the Andean Cat (Leopardus jacobita) in the Central Andes of Chile: Filling Gaps in the Distribution Range through Private-Social Partnerships[J],2022,12(5).
APA	Zapararte, Maria Belen.,Napolitano, Constanza.,Sapaj-Aguilera, Martin.,Dinges, Tomas.,Kenrick, Catherine.,...&Palacios, Rocio.(2022).New Records of the Andean Cat (Leopardus jacobita) in the Central Andes of Chile: Filling Gaps in the Distribution Range through Private-Social Partnerships.ANIMALS,12(5).
MLA	Zapararte, Maria Belen,et al."New Records of the Andean Cat (Leopardus jacobita) in the Central Andes of Chile: Filling Gaps in the Distribution Range through Private-Social Partnerships".ANIMALS 12.5(2022).