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Universidad de Costa Rica
2007
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- Efficiency of box-traps and leg-hold traps with several bait types for capturing small carnivores (Mammalia) in a disturbed area of Southeastern Brazil Marta E. Fabián Fernanda Michalski Peter G. Crawshaw Tadeu G. de Oliveira Biología box non leg trap ethics Capturing small carnivores is often necessary for obtaining key ecological data. We compared theefficiency of box and leg-hold traps, using live and dead bait, to capture six carnivore species (Herpailurusyagouaroundi (É. Geoffroyi, 1803), Leopardus tigrinus (Schreber, 1775), Nasua nasua (Linnaeus, 1766),Cerdocyon thous (Linnaeus, 1766), Eira barbara (Linnaeus, 1758), and Galictis cuja (Molina, 1782)). The useof leg-hold traps significantly increased the capture rate of carnivores (5.77%) and non-target species (non-carnivores,11.54%). Dead bait significantly attracted more non-carnivores than carnivores and live bait was moreefficient for capturing carnivores (2.56%) than non-carnivores (0.77%). Both box and leg-hold traps causedsome minor injuries (swelling and claw loss). We provide recommendations for the ethical use of these trap andbait types. Rev. Biol. Trop. 55 (1): 315-320. Epub 2007 March. 31. 2007 artículo científico 0034-7744 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=44955133 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=449 Revista de Biología Tropical application/pdf Universidad de Costa Rica Revista de Biología Tropical (Costa Rica) Num.1 Vol.55