First record of plastic ingestion by Cerdocyon thous (Carnivora, Canidae) in northeastern Brazil

Adriana Bocchiglieri; Rayanna H. S. Bezerra; Anderson M. Conceição

doi:10.31687/saremNMS.21.7.1

Autores

Adriana Bocchiglieri Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ecologia e Conservação (PPEC), Laboratório de Mastozoologia, Universidade Federal de Sergipe (UFS), São Cristóvão, Sergipe, Brazil.
Rayanna H. S. Bezerra Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ecologia e Conservação (PPEC), Laboratório de Mastozoologia, Universidade Federal de Sergipe (UFS), São Cristóvão, Sergipe, Brazil.
Anderson M. Conceição Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ecologia e Conservação (PPEC), Laboratório de Mastozoologia, Universidade Federal de Sergipe (UFS), São Cristóvão, Sergipe, Brazil.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31687/saremNMS.21.7.1

Palavras-chave:

cachorro do mato, lixo, poluição, semiárido, Sergipe

Resumo

Cerdocyon thous é um canídeo neotropical frequentemente registrado em ambientes naturais, fragmentados, alterados e agrícolas. Sua dieta generalista engloba itens vegetais, animais e aqueles provenientes da atividade humana, como frutos cultivados. Relatamos o primeiro registro de ingestão de plástico por essa espécie no semiárido brasileiro através de três fragmentos encontrados no estômago de um indivíduo atropelado. Essa evidência destaca a problemática do descarte inadequado do lixo doméstico e a ameaça desse material inorgânico ao estar presente na cadeia trófica.

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