Essays about: "Puma concolor"

Found 2 essays containing the words Puma concolor.

  1. 1. Jaguar (Panthera onca) and puma (Puma concolor) hunting preferences, and their effect on cattle (Bos taurus), in Pantanal, Brazil

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Breeding and Genetics

    Author : Agnes Fridell; [2020]
    Keywords : Panthera onca; Puma concolor; Bos taurus; ; Bos indicus; Pantanal; Brazil;

    Abstract : In Brazil, jaguars and pumas both constitute threats to cattle farming due to predation on calves. Since both jaguar and puma populations decline, con-flicts with humans should be avoided in order to prevent poaching, which can lead to the number of wild cats in Brazil decreasing further. READ MORE

  3. 2. Preliminary findings of puma (Puma concolor) diet and livestock depredation in the Brazilian Caatinga

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Ecology

    Author : Jonatan Borling; [2019]
    Keywords : puma; Puma concolor; Brazil; Caatinga; prey selection; livestock depredation; wildlife conflict; GPS; clusters;

    Abstract : The puma (Puma concolor) has the largest distribution of any mammal in the Americas, but has disappeared from large areas of its former range. Half of the puma’s current distribution lies within Brazil where it is listed as Vulnerable. One major threat to the puma is human-induced mortality due to depredation on livestock. READ MORE