OCCURRENCE (NEW RECORD) OF MANED WOLF Chrysocyon brachyurus (Illiger , 1815) (Carnivora, Canidae) IN SOUTHERN BRAZIL

ABSTRACT The present study presents the record of occurrence of Chrysocyon brachyurus (Illiger, 1815) in an area of wet grasslands which is adjacent to the riparian forest along Ibicui river, Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil. The species was found through the use of camera traps and search of vestiges in pre-established transections in the area, as part of an environmental monitoring program of a forestation project.

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Main Authors: Pinto,Leandro Chisté, Duarte,Marcelo Maisonette
Format: Digital revista
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Maria 2013
Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1980-50982013000100253
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Summary:ABSTRACT The present study presents the record of occurrence of Chrysocyon brachyurus (Illiger, 1815) in an area of wet grasslands which is adjacent to the riparian forest along Ibicui river, Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil. The species was found through the use of camera traps and search of vestiges in pre-established transections in the area, as part of an environmental monitoring program of a forestation project.