Aprovechamiento tradicional de mamíferos silvestres en Pitzotlan, Morelos, México

Flores, Alejandro García; Marquina, Raúl Valle; Martínez, Rodríguez

doi:10.24188/recia.v10.n2.2018.620

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“…Figure 3 shows the importance of each registered use value for the wild vertebrates; the alimentary (0.54), medicinal (0.46) and ornamental (0.43) uses stand out. The use values registered in this study have been reported too for other communities in Mexico (Estrada et al 2018;García et al 2018;Velarde & Cruz 2015), being salient the use value as foodstuff in Mesoamerica (Guerra et al 2010), Colombia (Londono, 2009), Argentina (Cruz & Courtalon 2017) and Peru (Vela et al 2017) just as we report for the community under study. Besides, the use of fauna species as foodstuff and as a resource in traditional medicine is a common practice in different parts of Latin America; particularly in rural communities, wild animals provide meat for the diet and an accessible and socio-culturally acceptable alternative for the treatment of diverse ailments Machado et al 2016).…”

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“…Multiple use of wild fauna.-We registered 14 species of vertebrates with multiple use value (Figure 5), among them being salient the whitetail deer Odocoileus virginianus, the rattlesnake Crotalus culminatus and the black iguana Ctenosaura pectinata, that register four use values each; these species have been also reported with multiple use values by Cortés et al (2013) in Sinaloa and Reyna et al (2015) and García et al (2018) in Morelos, México.…”

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“…According to the estimated IVDE of 0.17, the diseases that stand out are: cancer, skin ailments, respiratory complaints, rheumatism, and lack of energy (Figure 4). In the state of Morelos, Mexico, the medicinal use of the following animals has been registered: whitetail deer, skunk, iguana, rattlesnake and coyote, this for the treatment of epilepsy, skin problems, anemia, cancer and rheumatism (García et al 2014;García et al 2018;Monroy et al 2011b;Reyna et al 2015;Velarde & Cruz, 2015).…”

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“…The salient species are the whitetail deer, striped skunk, armadillo, boa and rattlesnake. In the case of the whitetail deer, different structures that include the head, skin and antlers are used, this being a common practice in diverse localities of Mexico (Amador & De la Riva 2016;Retana et al 2015;García et al 2018), as well as in Colombia (Chacón & Salcedo 2017).…”

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“…Subsistence hunting represents a very important activity in countries such as: Bolivia (Tejada et al 2006), Brazil (Alves & Otavio, 2015), Colombia (Cuesta et al 2007), Costa Rica (Altrichter2000) and Mexico (Guerra et al 2010;Retana 2006), as in general for the american continent (Ojasti1993; Pérez & Ojasti 1996;Ojasti & Dallmeier 2000), because it has different use values such as foodstuff, medicine, pets, source of raw material for craftwork, tools, ornaments, clothing and as exchange value that enables the acquisition of economic income as well as being essential in their world view (García et al 2018;Montiel et al 1999;Retana 2006;Stearman & Redford 1995). In Latin America, hunting wildlife contributes to alimentary security, as historically it has provided a source of protein and of fundamental micronutrients in the diet (Bennett 2002;Milner et al 2003;Naranjo et al 2004;Ojasti & Dallmeier 2000;Stearman & Redford 1995).…”

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Ethnozoological study of wild vertebrates of the Bonifacio Garcia community, Morelos, Mexico

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The aim of this study was to analyze the ethnozoological knowledge that the inhabitants of the Bonifacio García community, Morelos, Mexico, conserve about wild vertebrate. Semi-structured interviews were applied to 30 key informants, through participant observation and guided tours, traces such as footprints, excreta, burrows and pelts and in vivo observation were researched for the identification of the mentioned species and the following indexes were calculated: value of diversity of use for each species (VDS) and of medicinal uses (DVM), as well as the diversity index of the treated diseases (DITD). The study recorded a total of 42 wild vertebrate species, of these 28 are used: mammals 39.3%, birds 32%, reptiles 18%, fish 7.1% and amphibia 3.6%. The main use values were alimentary (0.54), medicinal (0.46) and ornamental (0.43). The white-tailed deer, the black iguana and the rattlesnake registered 0.57 of VDS and a DVM of 0.19. The main diseases treated are cancer, respiratory and skin diseases and rheumatism with an DITD of 0.17. The animals are obtained by means of subsistence hunting in the fields (50%), croplands (43%) and backyards (7%), using most frequently shotguns as arms for capture. We conclude that the appropriation of vertebrates complements basic needs for food and health; therefore, ethnozoological knowledge must be integrated into public policies that enable the conservation and management of wild fauna in the community.

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Ethnozoological study of wild vertebrates of the Bonifacio Garcia community, Morelos, Mexico

2020

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Use and management of wild fauna by people of the Tehuacán-Cuicatlán Valley and surrounding areas, Mexico

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J Ethnobiology Ethnomedicine

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Background: Interactions between humans and fauna lay in the heart of the history of human subsistence. In Mesoamerica, the Tehuacán-Cuicatlán Valley (TCV) harbours a high biodiversity with archaeological and ethnoecological evidence of its use by people inhabiting the area since at least 12,000 B.P. It is recognized as one of the most ancient areas of agriculture in the Americas, and a broad spectrum of management practices aimed to ensure the availability of desirable plants has been documented, but it has not been analysed for animals. This study aimed to investigate the use and management practices directed to wild animals along current settlements within the TCV and neighbouring areas. Methods: We conducted an extensive search, review and analysis of documental sources for the period between 1967 and 2018. We found 38 documents providing information about the presence of animal species and 15 describing their use and/or management. We included our own observations from four case studies among the Ixcatec, Cuicatec, Nahua and Mestizo people, as well as from regional studies of biodiversity. We used unconstrained multivariate data analysis to describe the management typology of the animals in the region. Results: Hitherto, 652 vertebrate species and 765 species of insects have been recorded in this area; and until present, 107 wild animal species have been reported to be used in 11 use-type categories, mostly for food (65.42%), ornamental (27.52%) and medicinal (21.10%) purposes by the Nahua, Cuicatec, Popolocan, Ixcatec, Mazatec and Mestizo people. Their extraction entails manual capture and gathering as well as hunting and trapping strategies, some of them involving planning in time or space and communitarian regulations; in addition, relocation actions and care in captivity were recorded. Nearly 178 of the species distributed in the region with no reports of local use are used in other localities of Mesoamerica. Ethnozoological information is still lacking for the Mixtec, Chinantec and Chocholtec people in the area. Conclusions: Wild fauna is still a valuable resource for the inhabitants of the TCV. Animals are obtained through extractive practices, which vary from one another in their qualitative attributes. With this work, we provide a context for further research priorities on fauna management in a region of high biocultural significance.

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Fauna silvestre con valor de uso en la Reserva de la Biosfera Sierra de Huautla, Morelos, México

2021

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El objetivo de este trabajo fue sistematizar las especies apropiadas, formas de apropiación y valores de uso asignados a la fauna silvestre en comunidades de la Reserva de la Biosfera Sierra de Huautla, México, mediante un análisis documental y trabajo de campo. Se registraron 46 especies con valor de uso pertenecientes a 31 familias. La clase con mayor número de especies apropiadas son las aves (42.5%), seguidas de los mamíferos (34%). El 64% de las especies se apropian con fines alimentarios y el 38.3% se utilizan para el tratamiento de enfermedades en la medicina tradicional. Otros usos son adornos, amuletos, elaboración de herramientas y como animal de compañía. La apropiación de fauna silvestre se realiza por medio de la cacería, la recolección y la pesca. Las armas de fuego como la escopeta es el principal instrumento para la cacería. También se utilizan perros, machetes, resorteras, tarrayas, anzuelos, nudos corredizos y se capturan manualmente. La apropiación puede ser una actividad oportunista u organizada por medio de las arreadas, espiadas, lampareadas, campeadas, acorralamiento y recolección manual. La apropiación de fauna silvestre es una actividad culturalmente arraigada en las comunidades de la reserva. Sin embargo, el análisis de la relación sociedad-fauna en la región es limitado, por lo que es necesario generar información que promueva el manejo sostenible del recurso faunístico.

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Aprovechamiento tradicional de mamíferos silvestres en Pitzotlan, Morelos, México

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References 13 publications

Ethnozoological study of wild vertebrates of the Bonifacio Garcia community, Morelos, Mexico

Ethnozoological study of wild vertebrates of the Bonifacio Garcia community, Morelos, Mexico

Use and management of wild fauna by people of the Tehuacán-Cuicatlán Valley and surrounding areas, Mexico

Fauna silvestre con valor de uso en la Reserva de la Biosfera Sierra de Huautla, Morelos, México

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