Emiliano Donadio
Other projects
26 Sep 2006
The Impact of Puma Predation and Human Harassment on Two Species of Threatened Wild South American Camelids: A Regional and Seasonal Assessment in Protected Areas of North Western Argentina
29 May 2008
Conserving the Last of the Wild: Pumas, Wild Camlids and Biodiversity in the Semiarid Landscapes of the Argentinean Andes
31 Oct 2013
Where the Wild Things are: Conserving Puma-Camelid-Condor Interactions in the High Andes of South America
Mortality factors affecting sympatric guanacos and vicunas in the vulnerable Andean Puna, Argentina
Chinchillon - Lagidium viscacia, San Guillermo National Park
No study has concurrently addressed the effects of human-induced and natural mortality in sympatric populations of guanacos and vicuñas in the Neotropics. This team will investigate the impact of these factors on an assemblage of these native vulnerable camelids. In areas with and without poaching, they will estimate camelids’ densities and conduct field necropsies on carcasses to determine cause of death. Predators’ scats will be analysed to determine the importance of these camelids in predators’ diets.
Mara Dolichotis patagonum, Talampaya National Park
The group will provide the first available information on the main mortality factors affecting guanacos and vicuñas. Attempts to conserve Neotropical camelids will be successful only if data on the factors limiting their populations become available.