Aspectos da caça no alto rio Aripuanã

Ayres, J. M.; Ayres, C. Haroldo L.

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“…A similar strategy was registered in Aripuanã, where hunters go out in canoes using a flashlight to spot pacas only on dark nights during the dry season (Ayres and Ayres, 1979). Ojasti (1996) described hunting from boats and canoes along the edges of waterways, using flashlight spotting as the main strategy to locate paca.…”

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Subsistence hunting of Cuniculus pacain the middle of the Solimões River, Amazonas, Brazil

2014

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Ungulates, large primates and caviomorfs are cited by Amazonian hunters as preferred species. In this research, paca (Cuniculus paca) hunting was investigated in relation to water levels and the lunar cycle. In eight years of monitoring in the Amanã Sustainable Development Reserve, the killing of 625 pacas was registered in five monitored communities. Paca hunting took place mainly at night and the most commonly used method is "spotlighting". A positive correlation between the number of pacas killed and water level (r s =0.890; p<0.0001) was found. At least 37% of the pacas were hunted when moon illumination level was less than 10%, before moonrise or after moonset. In the Boa Esperança community, capture of paca tended to decrease on nights with high moon illumination (r s = -0.663; p=0.067). At the same time, an expressive catch-per-unity-effort decrease was also observed in this community (r 2 = -0.881; p<0.001), allowing us to predict unsustainable hunting levels for the next decade. The stock of animals in these areas could be continuously replaced if surrounding areas consisted of continuous forests. However, continuous hunting and deforestation force local hunters to travel longer distances to kill prey such as pacas. The confirmation of the relation between paca habits and lunar illumination and water level, a pattern described by local hunters, demonstrates the potential value of participatory research and the possibility of integrating traditional knowledge into scientific knowledge.Keywords: abundance, catch-per-unity-effort, Cuniculus paca, hunting, Amazon. Caça de subsistência de Cuniculus paca no Médio Solimões, Amazonas, Brasil ResumoUngulados, primatas de grande porte e caviomorfos são citados por caçadores amazônicos como espécies preferenciais. Neste trabalho, a caça de paca (Cuniculus paca) foi investigada em relação ao nível d'água e ao ciclo lunar. O abate de 625 pacas foi registrado em oito anos de monitoramento em cinco comunidades da Reserva de Desenvolvimento Sustentável Amanã. A caça de paca ocorre principalmente à noite e o método mais utilizado é a "focagem". Encontrou-se uma correlação positiva entre o número de pacas abatidas e o nível d'água (r s =0.890; p<0.0001). Pelo menos 37% dos indivíduos foram abatidos quando o nível de iluminação lunar era menor do que 10%, antes do nascer da lua ou após seu ocaso. Na comunidade da Boa Esperança, a captura de paca tendeu ao decrescimento em noites com altos níveis de iluminação lunar (r s =-0.663; p=0.067). Ao mesmo tempo, uma expressiva redução da captura por unidade de esforço foi observada nessa comunidade (r 2 =-0.881; p<0.001), permitindo-nos prever níveis de caça insustentáveis para a próxima década. Frente a extensas áreas contínuas de floresta, o estoque de animais nas áreas de caça poderia ser continuamente substituído, mas os efeitos combinados de caça constante e desmatamento forçam caçadores locais a se locomoverem por longas distâncias para abater presas como as pacas. A confirmação dos padrões descritos por moradores l...

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“…Hunting represents an important source of protein for indigenous and rural populations in the Amazon (Ayres and Ayres, 1979;. Species weighing more than a kilogramme or even less are generally considered 'good prey' (Robinson and Bodmer, 1999).…”

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Subsistence hunting of Cuniculus pacain the middle of the Solimões River, Amazonas, Brazil

2014

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“…Most of the Amazon Basin's forests are inhabited by indigenous people (Schwartzman et al 2000, Nepstad et al 2006) who rapidly join the global marketplace and are able to acquire modern weapons and tools (guns, steel tools, fishing gear, chainsaws) and motorized transport. As a result, scientific research on bushmeat in the Amazon has focused on assessing hunting practices and their effects on biodiversity conservation (Ayres and Ayres 1979, Bodmer et al 1997, Emídio-Silva 1998, Lopes and Ferrari 2000, Peres 2001, Zapata-Ríos 2001, Bonaudo et al 2005, da Silva et al 2005, Levi et al 2009, Parry et al 2009, Prado et al 2012, Shepard et al 2012. There has been a limited number of studies dealing with the economics and social underpinnings of Amazonian hunting (Read et al 2010, Iwamura et al 2014.…”

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Ride, shoot, and call: wildlife use among contemporary urban hunters in Três Fronteiras, Brazilian Amazon

Vliet¹,

Cruz-Antia²,

Quiceno-Mesa³

et al. 2015

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ABSTRACT. Most bushmeat studies in the Amazon region focus on hunting patterns of indigenous populations in rural settings. Our study describes the existence of urban hunters in medium-sized towns. Using a variety of data collection methods, we describe the main socioeconomic characteristics of urban hunters in Benjamin Constant and Atalaia do Norte, Brazil. We analyze the patterns and motivations of urban hunters as well as the type of prey harvested and quantities traded. All interviewed hunters are caboclos, people of mixed Brazilian indigenous and European origins from rural areas who now live in urban and peri-urban areas. Living in these more populated spaces allows these hunters better market options for their harvest and allows them to alternate hunting with other economic activities. Only 29% of the interviewed hunters relied solely on hunting. In total, 11.6 tons of bushmeat were harvested (of which 97% was traded) by four hunters during the monitoring period (60 days). The most hunted species were terecay (Podocnemis unifilis), curassow (Crax sp.), paca (Cuniculus paca), and tapir (Tapirus terrestris). The ratio of bushmeat sold to that consumed, as well as the level of participation in the bushmeat market chain, allowed us to differentiate between specialized and diversified hunters. Specialized hunters sell 81% of the bushmeat caught to known wholesalers in the city. Diversified hunters sell 21% of their total catch to families, neighbors, or friends directly as fresh meat, avoiding intermediaries. For all hunters, hunting localities are associated with peri-urban roadways that are easily reached by motorbike or bicycle from the hunters' houses in the urban areas or city fringes. Our results show that urban hunters in medium-sized towns exemplify how traditional hunting systems can be adapted in the face of globalization, by living close to the market, at relatively manageable distances from hunting grounds, and using modern methods of transportation and communication to bypass law enforcement.

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“…Esses recursos são considerados uma fonte de proteína fundamental para diversas populações huma-nas que vivem na Amazônia, desde povos indígenas (Leeuwenberg & Robinson, 1999), colonos (Ayres & Ayres, 1979), população ribeirinhas e extrativistas (Calouro, 1995).…”

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Animais silvestres utilizados como recurso alimentar em assentamentos rurais no município de Uruará, Pará, Brasil

Cajaíba¹,

Silva

Piovesan

2015

Desenvolv. Meio Ambiente

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RESUMOO consumo de animais cinegéticos tem importância fundamental para a alimentação humana em diferentes áreas tropicais. Conhecer as espécies escolhidas, as técnicas de capturas e a quantidade escolhida são aspectos fundamentais para compreender a forma de uso e o grau de ameaça da caça sobre cada espécie silvestre. Nessa perspectiva, o presente trabalho teve como objetivo registrar as principais espécies de animais silvestres utilizados como recurso alimentar em cinco assentamentos rurais no município de Uruará, Pará, além de qualificar as principais técnicas de captura dessas espécies. A obtenção dos dados ocorreu através de entrevistas semiestruturada e observação participante. Para a seleção dos entrevistados, adotou-se o método "bola de neve". Como resultado, identificaram-se 38 espécies de animais consumidas, sendo a maioria delas mamíferos (42,1%), seguidos por aves (39,4%) e répteis (18,5% Palavras-chave: Amazônia; animais cinegéticos; etnozoologia.ABSTRACT The consumption of hunting animals is of fundamental importance for human subsistence in different tropical areas. Knowing the chosen species, the techniques of capture and the quantity are fundamental aspects to understand how to use and the degree of threat of hunting on each wild species. In this perspective, the objective of this work was to record the wild animal species most commonly used as food resource in five rural settlements in the municipality of Uruará-PA, in addition to qualify the main techniques of capturing these species. The data collection was made through semi-structured interviews and participant observation.

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Aspectos da caça no alto rio Aripuanã

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Subsistence hunting of Cuniculus pacain the middle of the Solimões River, Amazonas, Brazil

Subsistence hunting of Cuniculus pacain the middle of the Solimões River, Amazonas, Brazil

Ride, shoot, and call: wildlife use among contemporary urban hunters in Três Fronteiras, Brazilian Amazon

Animais silvestres utilizados como recurso alimentar em assentamentos rurais no município de Uruará, Pará, Brasil

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Subsistence hunting of Cuniculus pacain the middle of the Solimões River, Amazonas, Brazil

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Ride, shoot, and call: wildlife use among contemporary urban hunters in Tr&#234;s Fronteiras, Brazilian Amazon

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