Monitoreo de Oso andino (Tremarctos ornatus) en la Reserva Madrigal del Podocarpus: Siguiéndole el rastro a cinco años de conservación y catástrofes ambientales.

Abstract

Abstract: The "Madrigal del Podocarpus" Private Reserve has 4 microhabitats: forest, anthropogenic, shrub and herbaceous moor that harbor macrofauna. In addition, it suffered strong environmental catastrophes. Therefore, in this study mammals such as the Andean bear (Tremarctos ornatus) were monitored by photo-trapping in 2014 and 2018. With a sampling effort of 1985 traps/night. Twenty-nine bears were identified within the reserve in both years. This number is really high relative to the size of the reserve. 96.5% of individuals are different in both years, only "Mean Y" shows similar displacement and habitat use, possibly it would be the resident of the RPMP. Ne= 14.7 shows to be stable and interesting according to its population density. Due to the availability of resources that differs between climatic seasons and sampling years, bears prefer forest, anthropic moor and shrub habitats. New genetic and behavioral studies will provide insight into these population attributes. Improving Andean bear conservation actions based on the characteristics and quality of the habitat in the ecosystems of southern Ecuador.