First record of blackbuck Antilope cervicapra (Linnaeus, 1758) in Brazil

Authors

  • Paulo G. C. Wagner Centro de Triagem de Animais Silvestres da Superintendência do IBAMA no Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil. Laboratório de Protozoologia e Rickettsioses Vetoriais, Faculdade de Veterinária, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6854-566X
  • Laura Berger Laboratório de Protozoologia e Rickettsioses Vetoriais, Faculdade de Veterinária, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3155-8969
  • Fábio Dias Mazim Instituto Pró-Carnivoros e Ka'aguy Consultoria Ambiental, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6453-1869
  • Walter Nisa-Castro-Neto Organização para a Pesquisa e a Conservação de Esqualos no Brasil (PRÓ-SQUALUS), Torres, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8389-5599

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31687/SaremNMS24.11.7

Keywords:

blackbuck, conservation, exotic species, Pampa biome, southern Brazil

Abstract

This study is the first report of the exotic Blackbuck (Antilope cervicapra) in Brazil. The record was obtained through observation and videotape in a grassland area of Pampa Biome of the South region. The camera records are of female and juvenile individuals in an area adjacent to the riparian forest of the Quaraí River. In this region, there are also records of the exotic Chital deer (Axis axis), which underscore the necessity for studies of the impact of the presence of these species on the Brazilian Pampa ecosystem.

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Detail of a location in Brazil where Antilope cervicapra specimens were sighted (red dot)

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12/24/2024

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G. C. Wagner, P., Berger, L., Dias Mazim, F., & Nisa-Castro-Neto, W. (2024). First record of blackbuck Antilope cervicapra (Linnaeus, 1758) in Brazil. Notas Sobre Mamíferos Sudamericanos, 6(1). https://doi.org/10.31687/SaremNMS24.11.7

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Vol. 6 No. 1 (2024): Volume 6 – Year 2024

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