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Huaranca, J.C.; Pacheco, L.F.; Villalba, M.L.; Torrez, A.R.
Ciudad de Piedra, an important site for the conservation of Andean cats in Bolivia
2014 Cat News (58): 04-07
Andean cat_ Oreailurus jacobita _has been found to occur in patchy rocky areas, at high altitudes, which might result in either a metapopulation structure or a pattern of small number of individuals using a small rocky area for some period of time, and then passing to another rocky area. Either of these patterns may result in low densities at the landscape level but inflated estimates when surveys are done at small scales. We present data from a preliminary survey at the site Ciudad de Piedra in Bolivia where rocky areas cover a continuous surface of >1,500 km2. Presence of Andean cat, pampas cat, puma, and other carnivores, plus a relatively very good conservation status of this very large area, reveal Ciudad de Piedra as an important site for the conservation of Andean cat in Bolivia, and probably in the region
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