Jaguar and Puma Predation on Cattle Calves in Northeastern Sonora, Mexico

Predation by jaguars (Panthera onca) and pumas (Puma concolor) is often a source of conflict with cattle ranching in northeastern Sonora, Mexico. Because jaguars are endangered in Mexico, such conflicts have biological, social, and economic consequences. We documented the extent of predation by jagu...

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Published in:Rangeland ecology & management 2008-09, Vol.61 (5), p.554-560
Main Authors: Rosas-Rosas, Octavio C., Bender, Louis C., Valdez, Raul
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
animal husbandry
beef cattle
Calves
Cattle
diet
drinkers
dry season
Dry seasons
economic impact
Endangered & extinct species
endangered species
Environmental protection
feeding preferences
food animals
Habitats
Jaguars
Livestock
Mexico
Mortality
Panthera onca
Pastures
Predation
predator control
predator-prey relationships
Predators
Puma concolor
pumas
Ranches
ranching
Research Papers
riparian areas
Seasons
Sonora
vegetation
Water shortages
Wildcats
Wildlife conservation
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Summary:Predation by jaguars (Panthera onca) and pumas (Puma concolor) is often a source of conflict with cattle ranching in northeastern Sonora, Mexico. Because jaguars are endangered in Mexico, such conflicts have biological, social, and economic consequences. We documented the extent of predation by jaguars and pumas on cattle in 1999–2004 in northeastern Sonora, where the northernmost breeding population of jaguars exists in North America. Jaguars and pumas killed only calves
ISSN:1550-7424
1551-5028
1551-5028
DOI:10.2111/08-038.1