Ecological aspects and hunting sustainability of paca (Cuniculus paca) in the Itaya river basin, Peruvian Amazonia

Authors

  • Rolando Aquino Instituto de Ciencias Biológicas Antonio Raimondi, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos. P. O. Box 575 Iquitos, Perú. Telefax 65265510.
  • Deyber Gil Centro Amazónico para la Edu- cación Ambiental e Investigación (ACEER), Morona 324, Iquitos, Perú.
  • Etersit Pezo Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Nacional de la Amazo- nía Peruana. Jr. Pevas, 5ta Cuadra, Iquitos, Perú.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15381/rpb.v16i1.179

Keywords:

Rodentia, sleeping dens, population structure, density, hunting impact.

Abstract

This report contains information about sleeping dens, population structure and the impact of hunting of the paca (Cuniculus paca Linnaeus, 1766). It is based in sleeping den observations, transect censuses and hunt- ing records. We found that each sleeping den has one to three orifices for regular access and way out, one to four orifices for circumstantial escape, and an internal cavity for the diurnal sleep. Of the total sleeping dens inspected, 67% where located between 0 and 60 m from water bodies, but some were also found as far as 100 m away. Of the population extracted by hunters, 74% were adults and only 4% were infants. The annual hunting pressure was estimated at 0,4 individuals/ km2 and the population density for the overall area at 6,2 individuals/ km2. Finally, the harvest model suggests that hunting of the paca is sustainable in Alto Itaya river basin.

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Published

06/15/2009

Issue

Vol. 16 No. 1 (2009)

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Copyright (c) 2009 Rolando Aquino, Deyber Gil, Etersit Pezo

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How to Cite

Aquino, Rolando, Deyber Gil, and Etersit Pezo. 2009. “Ecological Aspects and Hunting Sustainability of Paca (Cuniculus Paca) in the Itaya River Basin, Peruvian Amazonia”. Revista Peruana De Biología 16 (1): 067-072. https://doi.org/10.15381/rpb.v16i1.179.