TITLE

Argentina's Pampas Carnivores

PUB. DATE

August 2003

SOURCE

Earthwatch Institute Journal;2003-2004 Research & Exploration, Vol. 22 Issue 3, p55

SOURCE TYPE

Periodical

DOC. TYPE

Article

ABSTRACT

The article uses the status of carnivores to measure and mitigate human impacts on Argentina's prairies. For several years, Dr. Mauro Lucherini and his Argentinean colleagues at the Universidad National del Sur have been gathering baseline data here on four little-known carnivores. You can help them study the habits of pampas foxes, margay-like Geoffroy's cats, hog-nosed skunks, and ferret-like grisons to measure the animals' adaptability to disturbance and monitor the ecosystems health. To find out how each species uses its habitat and how much its needs overlap with others, the biologists need your help trapping and tracking the animals, surveying prey populations, and evaluating habitat quality in the park. Some teams will remain within Parque Tornquist, tenting in a basic field camp with no running water, but a nearby stream, chemical toilet, and occasional hot showers.

ACCESSION #

10583670

Tags: CARNIVORA;  PRAIRIES;  ANIMALS

 

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