O cervo-do-pantanal ou suçuapara, Blastocerus dichotomus, apresenta distribuição geográfica atual reduzida e fragmentada em relação à distribuição original e, no Estado de Minas Gerais, possui ocorrência potencial em algumas áreas, mas apenas raros registros confirmados. A espécie encontra-se Criticamente em Perigo em Minas Gerais e Vulnerável no Brasil. Apresenta-se um novo registro de B. dichotomus no Cerrado, no Município de João Pinheiro, Noroeste de Minas Gerais. Exemplares foram registrados com o uso de armadilhas fotográficas, em um remanescente de Vereda na várzea do rio Paracatu. Adicionalmente, também foram obtidos registros indiretos da ocorrência da espécie. Em função da riqueza de ambientes alagados é possível que B. dichotomus ocorra em outras áreas de João Pinheiro, especialmente ao longo das Campinas e demais várzeas de rios, o que é reforçado por relatos de moradores locais. A população local foi considerada provavelmente residual e ameaçada, devido principalmente à degradação dos ambientes naturais, caça e presença de bovinos. Impactos atuais relevantes são a expansão de monoculturas em larga escala e futuros represamentos de rios. São necessárias e urgentes medidas para a proteção da população local de B. dichotomus, tais como inventários e outros estudos, proteção de remanescentes naturais, recuperação de áreas degradadas e, principalmente, a criação de Unidades de Conservação, inexistentes em João Pinheiro.
Ocorrência de queixada (Tayassu pecari), caititu (Pecari tajacu) e javaporco (Sus scrofa) (Mammalia, Cetartiodactyla) em João Pinheiro, Cerrado de Minas Gerais, Brasil, com observações sobre história natural, conservação e distribuição regional Abstract. Occurrence of the White-lipped Peccary (Tayassu pecari), Collared Peccary (Pecari tajacu), and Wild Boar (Sus scrofa) (Mammalia, Cetartiodactyla) in João Pinheiro, Cerrado of Minas Gerais, Brazil, with observations on natural history, conservation and regional distribution. Field sampling with active searche and camera-trap produced new records for three species of wild pigs in an area of Cerrado in the municipality of João Pinheiro, northwest Minas Gerais State. Field study was carried out in floodplain, meadow, dry forest and plateau landscapes composed of remnants of a diversity of phytophysiognomies and agricultural areas. Groups of Tayassu pecari (White-lipped Peccary), Endangered in Minas Gerais, were recorded at 14 localities in a great interfluvial plain with extensive conserved remnants, suggesting the occurrence of a metapopulation. Groups of Pecari tajacu (Collared Peccary), Vulnerable in Minas Gerais, were recorded at 20 localities, indicating a wide geographic distribution in the region among remnants in different states of conservation.Established groups of Sus scrofa hybrids (Wild Boar), an invasive species, were recorded at a single locality.We present observations on the natural history of the three species, emphasizing the consumption of several Cerrado fruits and seasonal movements due to fruiting for T. pecari, and the formation of significant groups and possible piscivorous behavior for P. tajacu. The records for T. pecari represent the first recent confirmed occurrences for the species in areas outside of conservation units in Minas Gerais. Local threats to T. pecari and P. tajacu are discussed, highlighting habitat destruction and fragmentation in the context of the history of land occupation in the municipality, different hunting practices and potential interference by S. scrofa. Based on these records, the relevant threats identified and the known susceptibility of T. pecari to local extinctions, we considered that the population of this species in the municipality of João Pinheiro is in danger to extinction unless large natural remnants are effectively protected in conservation units.
Occurrence of tapir, Tapirus terrestris (Mammalia, Perissodactyla, Tapiridae), in João Pinheiro, Cerrado of Minas Gerais, Brazil. The tapir, Tapirus terrestris, is a species with great ecological importance and is currently Vulnerable on a global scale and in Brazil, and Endangered in the Cerrado and in Minas Gerais.We present new geographic records of tapir in the Cerrado, where there is a lack of species knowledge. We did field sampling with the active search (direct observations and traces) and camera trap methods. Tapirus terrestris was registered in 23 localities of 12 rural properties in the municipality of João Pinheiro, a Cerrado area in the Northwest of Minas Gerais with extensive natural remnants. The species has been found in several phytophysiognomies and landscapes, especially in aquatic environments, including in natural lagoons. The main species local threats are the Cerrado suppression and fragmentation and the absence of legally protected areas in Conservation Units. From bibliographical revision the T. terrestris distribution was mapped to 15 other locations in Minas Gerais, besides other unconfirmed records. The set of T. terrestris localities records in the Municipality of João Pinheiro represents the largest continuous area of species occurrence in Minas Gerais, which requires an urgent creation of Conservation Units in João Pinheiro aiming at the tapir protection.
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