Jaguar Surveying and Monitoring in the United States.

摘要

The University of Arizona (UA) established and implemented a noninvasive system for detecting and monitoring jaguars (Panthera onca) in southeastern Arizona and southwestern New Mexico for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. UA team members working on this study had diverse expertise that included extensive field experience specifically focused on wild cats (including jaguars), facilitation/human dimensions experience, spatial analysis and modeling focused on large carnivores, and conservation genetics. Originally planned as a 3-year field study, factors such as adapting our implementation schedule to address permit/permission delays (some permits taking more than 1 year to receive), and other influences on the project timeline (such as having to remove cameras from the field sooner than expected), mean this report includes approximately 34 months of data and results (from April 2012 through February 2015).