Camera-trap study of ocelot and other secretive mammals in the northern Pantanal

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Reliable information on abundance of the ocelot (Leopardus pardalis) is scarce. We conducted the first camera-trap study in the northern part of the Pantanal wetlands of Brazil, one of the wildlife hotspots of South America. Using capture-recapture analysis, we estimated a density of 0.112 independent individuals per km2 (SE 0.069). We list other mammals recorded with camera traps and show that camera-trap placement on roads or on trails has striking effects on camera-trapping rates.

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Publication type Article
Publication Subtype Journal Article
Title Camera-trap study of ocelot and other secretive mammals in the northern Pantanal
Series title Mammalia
DOI 10.1515/mamm.2005.032
Volume 69
Issue 3-4
Year Published 2005
Language English
Publisher Walter de Gruyter
Contributing office(s) Patuxent Wildlife Research Center
Description 8 p.
First page 409
Last page 416
Country Brazil, Bolivia
Other Geospatial northern Pantanal
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