| Affiliation: | 1. Jaguar Conservation Fund/Instituto Onça-Pintada, C.P. 193, CEP: 75830-000, Mineiros — GO, Brazil;2. Universidade de São Paulo, Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, Departamento de Medicina Veterinária Preventiva e Saúde Animal, Avenida Prof. Dr. Orlando Marques de Paiva, 87, Cidade Universitária, CEP 05508 270, São Paulo — SP, Brazil;3. Universidade Federal de Goiás, Departamento de Biologia Geral, ICB, C.P. 131, CEP: 74001-970, Goiânia — GO, Brazil;4. Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn, Institute of Zoology, Endenicher Allee 11-13, 53115 Bonn, Germany |
| Abstract: | ABSTRACT The maned wolf (Chrysocyon brachyurus) inhabits the savannah-like Cerrado of Brazil. Although 80% of this biome has already been affected by human activity, little is known about maned wolf abundance. Using mark—recapture models, we obtained the first density estimate from central Brazil, the core of maned wolf distribution. With 5.19 individuals/100 km2, even large reserves support only small maned wolf populations. Therefore, long-term conservation of the maned wolf depends on land management outside of reserves. |
