Abstract
ABSTRACT Using camera traps and capture/recapture analyses we recorded the presence and abundance of cat species at Turvo State Park, in southern Brazil. Ocelot [Leopardus pardalis (Linnaeus, 1758)] population density was estimated for two areas of the park, with differing management profiles. Density estimates varied from 0.14 to 0.26 indiv. km2. Another five cat species were recorded at very low frequencies, precluding more accurate analyses. We estimate 24 to 45 ocelots occur in the reserve, which is probably too small for long-term maintenance of the population, if isolated. However, if habitat integrity and connectivity between the Park and the Green Corridor of Misiones is maintained, an estimated ocelot population of 1,680 individuals should have long-term viability.
Highlights
Ocelot [Leopardus pardalis (Linnaeus, 1758)] population density was estimated for two areas of the park, with differing management profiles
The ocelot [Leopardus pardalis (Linnaeus, 1758)] is a medium sized cat (7 - 16 kg) with a broad geographic distribution in the Americas, ranging from the southwestern United States to northern Argentina and southern Brazil (Eisenberg & Redford, 1999). It is common over large areas, such as within the Amazon basin, this felid is regionally threatened and included in some local red lists. This is notably the case in the highly threatened biodiversity hot spot of the Atlantic Forest, where the ocelot is classified as Vulnerable on the red list of threatened species of Rio Grande do Sul State (FZB, 2014), among several other species
In the Neotropics, camera trap studies have been applied to only a few species of the smaller cats such L. pardalis (Trolle & Kéry, 2003, 2005; Maffei et al, 2005; Di Bitetti et al, 2006; Dillon & Kelly, 2007; Di Bitetti et al, 2008; Maffei & Noss, 2008; Goulart et al, 2009; Fusco-Costa et al, 2010), Leopardus geoffroyi (d’Orbigny & Gervais, 1844) (Cuellar et al, 2006) and Leopardus guttulus (Schreber, 1775) (Tortato & Oliveira, 2005)
Summary
The ocelot [Leopardus pardalis (Linnaeus, 1758)] is a medium sized cat (7 - 16 kg) with a broad geographic distribution in the Americas, ranging from the southwestern United States to northern Argentina and southern Brazil (Eisenberg & Redford, 1999). It is common over large areas, such as within the Amazon basin, this felid is regionally threatened and included in some local red lists. We use camera traps to evaluate the relative abundance and when possible, estimate density of felids at Turvo State Park, southern Brazil
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